05-08-2012, 10:38 AM
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Location: Denver, CO
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Originally Posted by Dunnbrother
Hi Guys...
FYI...I did the middle perch adjustment on my Raptor this week. Raptor is a 2012 delivered to me in Dec. 2011. It just hit 3000 miles...no exposure to salted roads (didn't even snow this past winter). Additionally, I gave the truck underbody a "Fluid Film" treatment on 2 different occasions over this six month period.
When I got the shock assembly out of the truck and exposed the split ring under the collar, sure enough...corrosion. Here's the pictures. This in my opinion is the result of 2 different metals coming in contact with one another (steel and aluminum). It was unnoticeable in the stock position but now at the middle perch I can see it and it really pisses me off. Like I said, the truck was never exposed to salt. The rear shocks don't have this problem, only the fronts with the split ring.
ls it worth going to Fox and asking for replacements? I have to believe all of our trucks are going to see this happen to the front shocks as I don't believe it has anything to do with salt.
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Yep, happens to everybody from what I've seen. Mine included. That looks worse than my 2011 though.
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