Mid Perch Mystery

I went into my local FORD dealer yesterday to inquire about having them do the mid perch adjustment.

When I brought it up with the service manager he looked at me like I had three heads and said, "We've sold several of those things and I've never heard of that before". After I educated him on the Raptor suspension he said, "remind me when you come back for the air bag light and I'll ask somebody".

Anybody else dealt with anything like this? Not sure I'd even want these guys to do the work.

What other type of shop should I look for to do this? I'm in CA. Santa Cruz, Montery, Salinas area.

I bought my truck and had them say the same thing, I ended up doing it myself and having it aligned at 4 wheel parts. Good luck


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Good morning. I went to my local dealer and asked if they could do it as well. The tech drove my truck in and then came and got me and told me my shocks were not adjustable. He then walked me to the back of the truck to show me what he meant. I politely asked him to drive my truck back out. He told me he wanted to look at it some more to "figure it out." I ended up doing it myself and saving the hassle...

Its typical man.. I would take it to an raptor specialist such as one of our sponsors.

i am in watsonville. my shop is in mountain view. i do not know of a raptor specialist in our area. however mid perch is not an issue, if you want i can get you set up with a shop in milpitas.

Soldier64 said:

Good morning. I went to my local dealer and asked if they could do it as well. The tech drove my truck in and then came and got me and told me my shocks were not adjustable. He then walked me to the back of the truck to show me what he meant. I politely asked him to drive my truck back out. He told me he wanted to look at it some more to "figure it out." I ended up doing it myself and saving the hassle...

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totally off topic.

Do you know Patrick Taylor? Prior enlisted officer, used to be part of TF 160th.

WarSurfer said:

totally off topic.

Do you know Patrick Taylor? Prior enlisted officer, used to be part of TF 160th.

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@Soldier64

Even more off topic, I wish I was an Apache Longbow pilot. Well done, sir and thank you for your service.

just talked to the dealership I bought my Raptor from. They informed me that Ford considers the front shocks "non adjustable". Even showed me a TSB (or whatever ford calls that) stating such. I would avoid getting this mod done at a dealership, especially if you plan on using your warranty.

I had mine done at toms 4x4. Also going this week to a shop that does lift kits and I'm going up to top! I can't wait! I also have the alignment cam kit from sdhq coming in and the guy said its no problem

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My dealership pretty much had no clue as well. I haven't done it yet but fortunately I live close to the RaptorAddict shop so I'll probably be giving them a call soon. Sounds like you're in my old stomping grounds. I grew up in good old foggy Monterey.