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Real travel numbers for f150 LT kits not advertised
Yeah yeah..I'm the noob that's gonna stir the pot with his first post. Anyway, I have a '13 F150 FWD that I want to turn into a pre runner. I live in Vegas and I'm always out in the desert riding or shooting so I might as well have a truck thats capable of some high speed fun.
Here's what I want to know and discuss - REAL travel numbers for 2009+ FWD F150s. I'm posting this here because I see that at least Brenthel and VDF are here which are two options for me.
I know some of the guys (RPG) claim 19" of travel, H&M 18", etc. yet I've never seen proof.
Can someone give me real verifiable "useable" travel numbers?
Help out the noob, thanks.
Last edited by DezertNoob; 05-28-2015 at 08:03 PM.
There is more to it than just travel. I'll take a truck with coilovers and bypass shocks and 14" of travel over a coilover truck with 18" of travel. If you have Brenthel in your neck of the woods, I would head over there and let them do their thing.
I can tell you most the numbers off the top of my head. Brenthal's "Baja Kits" is around 14-15" once strapped, SDHQ's is around 16", Camburg's 13-14", BMS/OutlawOffroad/HnM straps at 18"~, RPG has a bolt-on LT kit now that is around 14-16".
The issues these guys run into are the CV angles, so they have to make the kits super wide to pull those numbers. On a 2WD truck they could pull more travel. HnM is the top dog for IFS on the Ford. You'll get around 18", but the truck will be 93-94" wide.
I can tell you most the numbers off the top of my head. Brenthal's "Baja Kits" is around 14-15" once strapped, SDHQ's is around 16", Camburg's 13-14", BMS/OutlawOffroad/HnM straps at 18"~, RPG has a bolt-on LT kit now that is around 14-16".
The issues these guys run into are the CV angles, so they have to make the kits super wide to pull those numbers. On a 2WD truck they could pull more travel. HnM is the top dog for IFS on the Ford. You'll get around 18", but the truck will be 93-94" wide.
So if you are 2wd with stock raptor arms, what way would you go?
So if you are 2wd with stock raptor arms, what way would you go?
The most cost effective route would be to get a set of Camburg upper arms, upright(knuckle) brace welded on, possibly bump stops mounted to hit on the lower arms, and a pair of 3.0 coilovers like Fox's or King's. Raptor suspension/geometry is great and will be plenty for most. If you get to the point where you are running the truck so hard that you need long travel over midtravel, you'll also be at the point where the truck needs to be caged.
Bumpstops will be a much cheaper route than getting aftermarket lower arms and a pair of bypass shocks, which you can always do later.
Icons mounted on stock raptor suspension. Raptor suspension will be plenty for most.
05-28-2015, 07:47 PM
Real travel numbers for f150 LT kits not advertised
