Did I Damage My Frame/Suspension?

[BlueRaptor20]

Hi all,

I recently had the chance to take my 2019 Raptor out to enjoy the AZ desert after the rain we had this week. Unfortunately I hit a washed out section carrying too much speed, and felt the truck take the impact on the driver's side. My rear passenger tire completely tucked and I felt the truck bottom out in the rear. It bent the stock bump stop slightly and took the paint off the inside of the wheel well. However the passenger side bump stop is perfectly fine.

Should I be worried about any kind of significant frame damage/suspension damage? I am assuming the worst. The truck drives straight and performs just as it did before. Pictures are attached.

 

[smurfslayer]

How’s the tire look?

It looks like a little rubbing. probably fine.

 

[MTF]

Both rear springs look flat and mashed the left side OEM dump stop.
Good thing the extra bump stop frame support was added like they started doing on the later Gen 1s

You'll be fine but the next time it's going to be a lot more damage.
Probably the rear shocks would get damaged because you've compromised the rear spring already.

Time to start upgrading.

 

[BlueRaptor20]

How’s the tire look?

It looks like a little rubbing. probably fine.

The tire is completely fine. I was more concerned with the bump stop being bent, and what that could potentially mean.

 

[smurfslayer]

Like @MTF said, time to start upgrading. That was probably a pretty respectable impact. If everything else is checking out ok, you’re probably good.

 

[TXRaptor]

Like @MTF said, time to start upgrading. That was probably a pretty respectable impact. If everything else is checking out ok, you’re probably good.

Yep, it is time to get rid of the factory leafs and blocks! Upgrade to Deavers and you will thank yourself later...

 

[jabroni619]

How can you tell the rear springs are bent from those photos or is it just guess work based on the description of what happened?

 

[Muchmore]

I haven't seen one yet that isn't missing a little paint in those exact same spots in the fender well. These things flex in the rear a ton with soft springs. It's pretty easy to get the tire into the paint if you are hogging on it..

 

[Fordraptorrrrrrrr]

No the springs arent bent lol from what I can tell but he is right, no other option but to upgrade!

 

[MTF]

From the pictures it does look like the springs are slightly going downwards at each side of the block.
Now I will admit it can be an optical illusion that the camera took.
Maybe a better shot from behind the tire showing the spring riding along the block would be ideal.

I didn't realize that Ford put an extra leaf in the spring pack.
The Gen 1 OEM rear springs only has 3



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