who hates the stocks raptor suspensions

[justvettn]

Yes, but i have not take the right desition.
Spending it on the front or on the rear or a bed cage or LTS i dont know
I konw is starting to get anoying

Don't worry about annoying anyone, I think its quite entertaining.
When you buy your Raptor get one of the 3.0 shock setups, you previously showed interest in the ICON set up so go with that, it will work great on the horrible roads in Panama, and you should be happy with it. For what you need the long travel will be more of a hassle.

 

[SDHQ]

just a smoother driving, i like how the bed cage suspension and LTS looks too.
i have a shirmp farm located it in a deset area, as well there are a few acres of desert here in panama.
El Desierto de Sarigua en Herrera - Panama Turismo | Panama Turismo

Right on! You have a few different options to go with... A great start would be-
3.0" Icon bypass shocks
Our rear bump kit
Deaver rear springs

This set up will get you .75" more up travel and .75" more droop, as well as a smother more controlled ride.

Adding the Icon 3.0" coil overs in the front and an UCA will improve the front as well.

Out back your next step up would be a sprung under rear suspension. Your wheel travel will depend on how much work you do to the bedsides & inner rear fender well work. You can go to 17.5" of travel with a properly set up system. You would either have to run a bed cage or a cantilever system to achieve that wheel travel. This way will not be an easy bolt on system and will have to be brought to a shop that has the skills and know how to build it.

 

[Squatting Dog]

Unless he likes spending $$$ to prep it every time he goes to gas station.. Think it cost outlaw $5000 or more in prep to drive his LT Raptor on a raptor expedition event..

-Greg

 

[ktm505sx]

Don't worry about annoying anyone, I think its quite entertaining.
When you buy your Raptor get one of the 3.0 shock setups, you previously showed interest in the ICON set up so go with that, it will work great on the horrible roads in Panama, and you should be happy with it. For what you need the long travel will be more of a hassle.

ok, i agree.

here in panama are so many raptors owners that have never used the offroad mode even, so i want something different with the agressive
pre runner looks.

hey if i want to get the same wider per side of a LTS, will be ok wheel spacer with offsets wheels?

 

[justvettn]

Don't get wheel spacers, if you want a more aggressive look get some bead-locks with a more aggressive offset like 0mm

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[Maxx2893]

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

 

[BigJ]

ok, i agree.

here in panama are so many raptors owners that have never used the offroad mode even, so i want something different with the agressive
pre runner looks.

hey if i want to get the same wider per side of a LTS, will be ok wheel spacer with offsets wheels?

Ahh ok now that makes a little more sense.

Here's the thing: if you've never taken the truck off road (used off road mode) then you don't really know how the off road suspension feels. Adding more off road parts may improve the off road suspension feel, but its going to do nothing to improve the on road feel, and in fact may make the things you currently hate about it worse.

So if you hate the ride now, and by 'now' we're talking on road feel, you're going to hate it after throwing thousands of dollars in parts at it just as much, if not more.

If you're ok with the on road feel, and instead are just after how it looks, then there are things you can do to help just that part; beefier tires, bigger tires, bigger wheels, better wheels, mid or even top perch to clear the bigger wheels and tires. Throw an aftermarket bumper on the front and rear, throw a bunch of LED lighting at it, maybe add a chase rack or roof rack... these are all things that will make the truck different from everyone else in terms of how it looks. The additional functionality is kickass too, but it doesn't sound like that matters to you so we'll just stick with the looks.

If you're not ok with the on road feel... the Raptor isn't for you. There's nothing you can do to make it handle better on the road and still keep what makes a Raptor, a Raptor.

 

[jjwpgh]

Unless he likes spending $$$ to prep it every time he goes to gas station.. Think it cost outlaw $5000 or more in prep to drive his LT Raptor on a raptor expedition event..

-Greg

I tried to be good, but I think this is going to turn into an epic thread...

 

[Squatting Dog]

I was just starting to wonder if truckwolf had an illegitimate kid living in panama..

-Greg

 

[justvettn]

The guy lives in Panama as in South America where the roads look like our off-roads, so I think he is after more than just good looks, although nothing wrong with looking good.