WarSurfer

Level with an adjustable coilover. Lift pucks are garbage.

If you change to Raptor arms you'll need to use either Raptor or aftermarket fenders or the tires will hit the fenders on suspension compression.

bbrad1775

Already have the pucks. They came with the truck. How much more upwards articulation do you think you would get? 1.5" - 2" at most?

WarSurfer

I'm not sure I understand the question.

Raptor arms won't allow for anymore upwards movement than non Raptor. The issue is that your tires would be pushed outwards 3.5" on either side - putting them outside non Raptor spec fenders. That means that whatever space you have between the fender edge and the tire is all the up-travel you have before you rip the fender off - this distance will depend on tire size and amount of lift you have dialed in, either by puck or by adjustable coilover.

bbrad1775

I was under the impression you were saying it increased up travel but now that I thought about it that wouldn't make since due to the fact that the struts limit up travel. At the moment I have 2" spacers in the front which put a pretty serious angle on my control arms. So I would imagine my wheel base width in the front has shrunk an inch or two. With the raptor arms and a 2" leveling kit I would imagine it is only going to push the tires out maybe an inch or so past stock. As for contacting the fender, I have never had a problem and my tires stick out past the fender and they are 33's so I think the raptor arms would be fine.

Baja Kits

You will also need to get Raptor Shocks as well as the stock F150 shocks will not mount up to the Raptor lower arms.

bbrad1775

What's the difference?

Kenton C

However if you lift the truck any more with a leveling kit, it will move the fenders further up from the tires, making it less likely to hit the fenders. I think longer arms would allow for larger lifts without dropping any x-members

Baja Kits

The ends are different.

WarSurfer

It already has a lift puck (level kit). 35" tires and any speed at all off road and the tires will hit the fenders, we are only talking about 3 or so inches of up travel before contact. Just driving on pavement - probably be ok in most situations. There are a couple guys on this forum running wider arms with stock fenders, not optimum but they make it work.

As I posted earlier, CVs are the limiting factor. Max is about 3" before you have CV issues, this isn't guestimation, this is a known issue among Raptor owners '11 and newer running top perch. For whatever reason it didn't impact the '10s as bad. If 2wd, you can run 'em solid against the lower mounts if you like - ride will suck but you'll have your lift.

If increased travel is your goal, the answer is longer arms. If lift is your goal, there are better ways to do it - given adding longer arms will only allow for another inch or so.