Originally Posted by DirtyD
LOL. I honestly completely forgot what I had said. Just reread it. Now I will contradict myself. So here is goes.
Ford didn't build the truck to be a straight highway/asphalt queen. But unfortunately, and I'm sure they knew that it would, that's what 90% of the Raptors are. Not many are used for what they were designed for. However, it wasn't designed to go out and compete in the Baja 1000 either. The suspension has it's limits, but they are more than a normal 4x4 F-150 can handle.
I think Ford entered the Raptor project to tackle a different challenge. They wanted to build something that had both street and offroad manners that the typical 4x4 F-150 couldn't handle. They probably didn't plan on it becoming such a huge hit, which is why they can't keep up with demand.
My comments earlier were a little exaggerated though. Definitely exaggerated. We know it can handle more than a couple of inches on a jump, but it depends on how it lands on really what it can withstand.
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Great Post. I think back to that jackass jumping one at Rednecks with Paychecks. The truck competed in the BAja and finished I think its capable of that but Jumping and rock crawling not so much. S/n Ford snuck a Eco boost 2 into a Baja style race to test durabilty. They drove it there took out the Plexiglass ran it and the drove it home.
