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Old Apr 25, 2012
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Well there is now lots to come! My truck will be on display for Bcsupertrucks at an upcoming show so front and rear bumpers are goin to start next weekend and deavers are on order. Lots of little things to clean up too
 
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Old Apr 25, 2012
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awesome! man i wish i could throw more money in my truck!
 
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Old Apr 25, 2012
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Old Apr 25, 2012
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Originally Posted by BLK02
Well there is now lots to come! My truck will be on display for Bcsupertrucks at an upcoming show so front and rear bumpers are goin to start next weekend and deavers are on order. Lots of little things to clean up too
Sweet... can't wait for the pics!
 
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Old Apr 27, 2012
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Man that looks great!
 
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Old May 1, 2012
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they kind of look narrow in person too actually, they are 35x12.50 but I think the lack of sidewall makes them look narrower than they are
mine are like that too. some times the look wide as hell, but mostly look like pizza cutters.
how are yours holding up?
 
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Old May 1, 2012
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Mine are quite full of vibration, noise and wobbliness. They were good for a while but they have gotten pretty chewed up. Falken rocky mountains for me next
 
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Old May 1, 2012
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Good tires, my buddy has them on his Tacoma, F250, and Jeep. Only thing I dont like about them are their low tread and non-aggressive sidewall. To an untrained eye they just look like street tires to me.
 
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grabbers are great in sand, terrrible in anything else.
i know a few guys with raptors that run em, they all say the same thing.
 
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Old May 2, 2012
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i know a few guys with raptors that run em, they all say the same thing.
I usually don't listen to Raptor owners
 
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X2. 99% know nothing about trucks, and think they do because their truck is a "trophy truck with fox racing shocks"
 
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Old May 2, 2012
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My grabbers have been absolutely amazing in mud, snow, and rock as well. Tire reviews are useless, always someone hating on a tire when they have nothing to compare them with or just for the sake of argument
 
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X2. 99% know nothing about trucks, and think they do because their truck is a "trophy truck with fox racing shocks"
you obviously dont know any true raptor enthusiasts.

i absolutely hate when people assume 99% of raptor owners dont know anything and dont use their trucks.
i bet its more like 75% actually do use their trucks.
man you guys can be so retarded sometimes.
 
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Old May 2, 2012
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Originally Posted by 06FordFX4
you obviously dont know any true raptor enthusiasts.

i absolutely hate when people assume 99% of raptor owners dont know anything and dont use their trucks.
i bet its more like 75% actually do use their trucks.
man you guys can be so retarded sometimes.
Not to turn this into another, Raptors are junk thread, but most Raptor enthusiasts don't realize they can build a better truck cheaper than the Raptor comes stock.
 
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Old May 2, 2012
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no, you cant.
people have tried. it cannot be done.
 
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Old May 2, 2012
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Well there's a million ways to tackle that argument lol, let's just say people who buy raptors usually like full warantys and something good to go that will handle plenty of abuse. You can buy a slightly used f150 and build it "better" for cheaper but not many people want there truck to be down for half a year having it built.
 
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uhhh.. for 60 grand i can huck a 150 200 feet without a hitch. but i wont get into the argument about raptors, its not worth my time and effort.


adrian, any updates on the truck? >>>
 
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Old May 2, 2012
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Originally Posted by 06FordFX4
you obviously dont know any true raptor enthusiasts.

i absolutely hate when people assume 99% of raptor owners dont know anything and dont use their trucks.
i bet its more like 75% actually do use their trucks.
man you guys can be so retarded sometimes.
Im pretty sure you must be the biggest internet wheeler out there. Every thing you say consists of "i've read...I've seen on a forum....Somebody told me....I dream of...."and so on. i'm not sayin you dont know ****, but im just sayin....... maybe stick to critiquing dome light installs or something.
 
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Old May 2, 2012
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It's gettin hot in here.
 
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LOL.

Originally Posted by SteelDirigible
It's gettin hot in here.
 
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Old May 2, 2012
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interesting.....production vehicle engineered for mild offroading.....

production vehicle. truck cost $3000, suspension $2500 (camburg entry level/5.5kit) impressive jump= priceless.

Im unjacking your thread now adrian. cant wait to build those bumpers for your truck!
 
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Old May 3, 2012
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Originally Posted by 06RangerXLT
uhhh.. for 60 grand i can huck a 150 200 feet without a hitch. but i wont get into the argument about raptors, its not worth my time and effort.


adrian, any updates on the truck? >>>
60 grand? No.
Try 55 fully loaded. 45 base model.
That gets you leather interior, power everything, moonroof, nav, heated seats, etc etc.
You cannot build a raptor equivalent truck. It's not possible. Even with 100,000.
Raptors have things no other F150's have.
Offroad mode, hill decent, etc etc.
Sure I may not own one, but I'm on a raptor forum and have been since before they came out. I know more about raptors than I do about rangers.
 
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Old May 3, 2012
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Originally Posted by SteelDirigible
It's gettin hot in here.
Well duh, it's getting into summer now.

I'm on a boat!
 
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Old May 3, 2012
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Originally Posted by 06FordFX4
60 grand? No.
Try 55 fully loaded. 45 base model.
That gets you leather interior, power everything, moonroof, nav, heated seats, etc etc.
You cannot build a raptor equivalent truck. It's not possible. Even with 100,000.
Raptors have things no other F150's have.
Offroad mode, hill decent, etc etc.
Sure I may not own one, but I'm on a raptor forum and have been since before they came out. I know more about raptors than I do about rangers.
^ This guy is makes me LOL
 
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Old May 3, 2012
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Originally Posted by 06FordFX4
60 grand? No.
Try 55 fully loaded. 45 base model.
That gets you leather interior, power everything, moonroof, nav, heated seats, etc etc.
You cannot build a raptor equivalent truck. It's not possible. Even with 100,000.
Raptors have things no other F150's have.
Offroad mode, hill decent, etc etc.
Sure I may not own one, but I'm on a raptor forum and have been since before they came out. I know more about raptors than I do about rangers.
Not even gonna say a word. Ford canada's website.

http://www.ford.ca/app/en/fo/vehicle/raptor.html?

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So ill tale this truck:
http://www.autotrader.ca/a/Ford/F-15...o/19_4884011_/



drop in camburgs performance kit:
http://www.camburg.com/store/susp-sy...rformance-kit/

Set of deavers
some nice tires and rims
couple overpriced graphics

leather, heated seats, power everything.

sunroof for 1500,
nav for 1000 in dash.

so im up to $39,776 Tax in. if your saying that these trucks are 55K fully loaded, i have $15,000 to play with now. custom cage, tripple bypass's, 4 link, supercharger...

it CAN be done, it HAS been done.

 
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