Which Truck to Get?

[sam_b03 10+ year member]

Just saying I would rather build a truck that can go where I need it not some flashy thing from the factory... Just like I wouldn't buy a mustang with a performance package from the factory I would rather just build one and be faster and differnt then every other guy that just drove off the lot... There are soapy around here and they are pretty much useless for our type of environment (not that any of them ever see anything but mall parking lots) I would much rather have a dodge power wagon for around here...

the raptor was built as a prerunner not a rock crawler. it doesn't have the flex needed to climb up a 4ft wall and the wider track doesn't help it on narrow mountain passes. It was designed to go fast down rough beaten paths not cut its own. Out in the plains they work pretty great.

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

the raptor was built as a prerunner not a rock crawler. it doesn't have the flex needed to climb up a 4ft wall and the wider track doesn't help it on narrow mountain passes. It was designed to go fast down rough beaten paths not cut its own. Out in the plains they work pretty great.

Ya that's why I don't really understand it I gues... A normal truck will go fast enough for your average person down a dirt road thy don't need any more excuse to go faster lol... It kinda defeats the purpose of having a truck too since it drops the load capacity

 

[Timmy13091 10+ year member]

Ya that's why I don't really understand it I gues... A normal truck will go fast enough for your average person down a dirt road thy don't need any more excuse to go faster lol... It kinda defeats the purpose of having a truck too since it drops the load capacity

Fuccck that what other truck besides dodges version of baja are you gunna be able to Jump stock... Idk about y'all but I atleast hit like 4 jumps a day going to work ...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smokin.gif.f1dc8d2acb1809e863ebd6a47eaa0d45.gif

 

[sam_b03 10+ year member]

this is from the raptor forum after they had a meet at the Little Sahara by Wanoka, OK. this guy from the Nebraska and totally stock. He eat it pretty hard on the front end and tweeted his skid plate and the alignment was off by maybe 1/4 on the steering wheel. He cleared 78ft though.

Ford Raptor jump at Little Sahara,OK - YouTube

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

my fronty i had with the 4.0v6 was stout and it got loud

 

[sam_b03 10+ year member]

Ya that's why I don't really understand it I gues... A normal truck will go fast enough for your average person down a dirt road thy don't need any more excuse to go faster lol... It kinda defeats the purpose of having a truck too since it drops the load capacity

I am talking highway speeds or faster on roads that haven't been grated or are just washed out. Hit a pot hole that is a foot deep at highway speeds while drinking coffe or doing paper work without spilling or smudging your signature in a normal truck. You can in raptor.

I agree that alot the people that buy them will never use them to there potential but especially in the city. It is handy when curbs have all the influence of road stripes. You miss the turn you can turn or have a split parking lot and just jump it.

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

Oh really now?

Yes. Very lame. Titans are ugly.

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

08 sierra denali.

in black

 

[E-Rock 10+ year member]

08 sierra denali.
in black

Love the Denali trucks. My mom had a Yukon XL Denali and then replaced it with another new Yukon Denali. Gonna wait until I get back to Idaho to find a used truck. Dealers have way more selection of what I'm looking for up there. I woulda thought there would be more choices in SoCal since it seems like every other dude has a huge lifted truck.

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

i love the denali trucks too man they look good stock

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

The new and relatively new GM stuff is way expensive for what you get.

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

The new 2014's are ugly as hell!

 

[UnderFire 10+ year member]

I am talking highway speeds or faster on roads that haven't been grated or are just washed out. Hit a pot hole that is a foot deep at highway speeds while drinking coffe or doing paper work without spilling or smudging your signature in a normal truck. You can in raptor.
I agree that alot the people that buy them will never use them to there potential but especially in the city. It is handy when curbs have all the influence of road stripes. You miss the turn you can turn or have a split parking lot and just jump it.

You've clearly never ridden in a pre-runner, no matter how much shock you have, it's still bumpy as hell. And those Raptors don't have that much.

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

You've clearly never ridden in a pre-runner, no matter how much shock you have, it's still bumpy as hell. And those Raptors don't have that much.

Bro you clearly dont know that the Raptor is a pre runner... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[UnderFire 10+ year member]

Bro you clearly dont know that the Raptor is a pre runner... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

Yep, fox shocks and slightly flared fenders, seems like one to me.