Perch Mod vs Leveling Kit Discussion

jdowens1 said:

Would this really work though. I meant my earlier comment as a question. I do not develope or test performance off road products so I don't actually know. I would think limiting straps would work but the repeated drops of axle that far that fast could cause them to break rather easy. Maybe in the prerunner world they don' t want to use limiting straps.

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That wouldnt be the issue. However, by using limit straps to keep the suspension from over extending, you will loose travel. Thus decreasing the usability of the Raptor. In other words, whats the benefit from using a spacer with a decrease in wheel travel, instead of running on the top perch?

2" lift vs Shock Rung Height

Time to make a final decision, throw all the pros and cons at me for lift kit in the front or raising shock ring????

Uhm, what's your goal?

I'm sure BigJ will chime in on this. He did the leveling kit and found it was binding on certain parts so he is going back to the perch mod.

I am running the middle perch mod, most members are running the perch mod. I have had zero issues and totally love it.

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See, he beat me too it, i knew he'd chime in.

BigJ said:

Uhm, what's your goal?

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Ummm...to lift the front.

Goal is to have more a pre runner look, (slightly higher in front)

dallastxrptr said:

Goal is to have more a pre runner look, (slightly higher in front)

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Then go top perch...done!

Is the ride much stiffer than stock?

Some say it is, some say it isn't. With the middle perch, i haven't noticed a difference.

A 2" spacer is more of a leveling spacer. Plus, as Big J has shared, there can be serious issues with the spacer kits. Over extension and binding and all sorts of bad things. You should definitely go to the top perch as VG has suggested. Ride will be a little stiffer but not too bad. You can always put it back if you don't like it. It's not as easy with a spacer.