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Old 12-11-2017, 02:17 PM
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It’s proving to be a lot more difficult than i was originally told.
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Originally Posted by flowmasters40
So the older raptor diffs bolt right up? And did you buy the factory headlight trim so you can run a actual raptor bumper?
Yes they bolt in, you will need to either swap the wheel studs front or rear to match I don't remember which way it went but I think 14s were 14x1.5 thread where as 15+ went to 14x2.0 threads. I went to the 14 wheel studs but I wish I would have swapped the rear as the 14x1.5 are far less common. The rear brake lines need to be converted as the fittings were different. I am still running the 16 e-brake lines but I wish they were a little longer.
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Lol you ordered all that without doing due diligence and researching it fully? Dont you think with 13"+ of wheel travel something in the suspension geometry could have changed?
Come on you can make anything fit, for King/Fox swaps even the Raptor owners have to redial their upper shock tower? I am using a factory frame with the some of the same reinforcements you can buy for a Raptor.
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I think you would be better off buying a kit from RPG or Rogue, the cast lower and knuckles on a Raptor are the weak links, you could buy fully fabricated parts and be way ahead of the game. I can not think of anything that was not bolt in, or a simple modification like the brake lines if you get the right parts.
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Ok i ordered rogue racing uca and lca, coilovers are ordered. Last piece of the puzzle. Do i order gen1 or gen 2 cv axles.
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I don't recall but I did get my axles from Rogue, they should be able to tell you. I think mine were Gen1 as the Gen2 were not out yet.
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I don't recall but I did get my axles from Rogue, they should be able to tell you. I think mine were Gen1 as the Gen2 were not out yet.
Are you running stock knuckles?
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No, Rogue. I was told that is probably the weakest link of the front suspension.
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I have a '15 with gen 1 raptor components from ADD. For the rear I am running a Currie F9 that is 7" wider than stock and triple bypasses. Front coil overs are Fox 3.0's for the gen 1.
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Originally Posted by Dozer466
I have a '15 with gen 1 raptor components from ADD. For the rear I am running a Currie F9 that is 7" wider than stock and triple bypasses. Front coil overs are Fox 3.0's for the gen 1.
That’s awesome! What front axles are you running? Gen 1?


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