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    Is anyone here cross-shopping other vehicles?

    I agree with others that all of our offroad "needs" vary. We find that as a couple we dont enjoy trails rated more than a 2, and I personally avoid anything over a 4. That said we probably have around 1-2k miles offroad including Mojave and Bradshaw Trails and lots of weekends around Big Bear...
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    Is anyone here cross-shopping other vehicles?

    I agree with others that all of our offroad "needs" vary. We find that as a couple we dont enjoy trails rated more than a 2, and I personally avoid anything over a 4. That said we probably have around 1-2k miles offroad including Mojave and Bradshaw Trails and lots of weekends around Big Bear...
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    New Gen 2 Raptor owner in Houston

    I've got the same (no sticker) silver truck. You'll love it. Sometimes I catch myself gazing at it sitting in the driveway. DAMN!
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    The Raptor Wave

    Sometimes we gen 2 people are so blown away with all the mods you gen 1 people do that we just stare as you drive by
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    New here @415_Raptor

    Welcome from Lake Forest Ca Ken! That is a great bumper. who manufactures it?
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    Raptor R - Will you be buying this beast.

    Love my 2018. Such a capable truck. Drove to the mountains last weekend, just to drive in a blizzard, camped up there three weeks ago just to go off road and mudding. It'll be 4-5 years old with 60k on the clock when these come to availability, if they really become available to the common man...
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    Snow and Gear Selection

    4A or weather (not sure the difference) for California mountain (wet) snow. Used 4L and diff lock once when I sank the truck in 3.5' deep snow, and blasted the thing out like something in the movies. Thanks for the traction control tip though, i'll give it a try next time i get the chance.
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    Fully Loaded 2018 or No Option 2019

    First of all, Welcome and You Cant Lose! Personally, I had the choice between 2018 and 2019 802a's, purchasing in December of 2018. Test drive both with wife and kids in car. Everyone agreed the 2018 rode softer (with what we later learned to have 80 lbs of tire pressure!!) and was more...
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    Towing Set-ups??

    I pull a 6k wakesurf boat (TIGE) beautifully up mountain roads and across the desert on my 2018. I did begin to feel uncomfortable with the sag, so in preparation for a (1400 mile) Lake Powell trip last sumer I purchased and installed SUMO SPRINGS which acted like a taller bumpstop. The ride...
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    One HOT wheel, and three not so hot

    I had a steel belt shift on a tire once, it heated up and ultimately blew out. My only evidence was watching the pressure spike, but thinking it was an anomoly. Maybe, if the above caliper things seem to check out, you rotate the tire and see if the problem moves with the tire, or stays with...
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    Who is Towing a Travel Trailer and what are your experiences

    6k wakeboat from Lake Havasu to Orange County at 80-90mph across I-40 in 114 degree heat - No problem. Crazy. Yep rear spring sag, but the KO-2 are so wide that the rig is stable. The sumo springs slapping made the ride suck so bad my wife made me get out of the car and remove them mid trip...
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    Will a 37" KO2 fit in the OEM spare tire location?

    I'm at 25,000 miles now on y 2018 and will be looking for tires shortly. I'd love to do that install. Can I use stock rims with the 37" x 12.5" x 17" BFG KO2's?
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