I want a raptor but refuse to sell my kidneys.
 

As the title says I want a raptor, and since my K20 soon will have a new home I hope. I need something else.

How close to a raptor can I coax out of a stock C20 suspension. With out going to custom long travel a arms or something.

Truck must be a crew cab since I can not avw another rclb like my K20 for family times.

Re: I want a raptor but refuse to sell my kidneys.
 

You're trying to compare an 80s c20 to a new Ford Raptor? I think you're way off

Re: I want a raptor but refuse to sell my kidneys.
 

Depends how you want to use the truck.Trail riding and mid range off roading your truck can do with some upgrades.Now high speed desert racing that would take a ton of money for any truck to take that beating and last.I'm a ford guy and think the raptor is way over priced and hyped.

Re: I want a raptor but refuse to sell my kidneys.
 

If you cant afford a Raptor, you cant afford to build a C/K 20 to act like one unless you have mad fab skills.

Re: I want a raptor but refuse to sell my kidneys.
 

I have riden in one on the street, and it sucked up dips quite well.

Do you think a bagged C20 set up soft could be fairly close.

Or is the longer a arm of the Raptor to much of an advantage.

Re: I want a raptor but refuse to sell my kidneys.
 

I wasn't comparing the trucks. No where in my post says does any comparison take place.

I was asked if a tarted up C20 could get close to Raptor performance.

Thusly no comparison, but using the Raptor as my bench mark for my next truck.

Re: I want a raptor but refuse to sell my kidneys.
 

See above post.

The raptor is a nice truck, but no where near a truly set up pre-runner.

You know they go for $55,000 plus right. You can build a lot of truck for that. Which as hinted I do not want to sell my kidneys. So I am comfortable with a few thousand in sspension if I can get close to the raptor as a base line.

I know with out customer A arms, and a stack of bills. Close is as close as I can hope for.

Which is why in the second paragraph first two words are "how close".

Re: I want a raptor but refuse to sell my kidneys.
 

You'll have to go with custom arms for more travel. Custom suspension won't be 55k, but it won't be cheap either.

I dig the look of the Raptors & get the draw. But, new Raptors can be financed. Setting up a +25yr old CC 3/4 ton as a pre-runner can't. Which is the greater out of pocket expense?

Re: I want a raptor but refuse to sell my kidneys.
 

Sell your kidneys and buy the raptor. But wait til the 16 new body style.

Re: I want a raptor but refuse to sell my kidneys.
 

Air bags can help but if you want it to go off road then you go http://giantmotorsports.com/content/view/85/105/

Re: I want a raptor but refuse to sell my kidneys.
 

I'd think you could bolt some fake beadlock alloys and 33" All Terrains for $3-4k and get the look.

Spend another $1-2k replacing all the worn out parts, ball joints, bushings, shocks, brakes and it'll drive real nice and not grind the tires off as quick.

Re: I want a raptor but refuse to sell my kidneys.
 

It's only money. You can smoke a raptor.

https://truckandute.files.wordpress....cab_pickup.jpg

Re: I want a raptor but refuse to sell my kidneys.
 

I normally don't care for off road stuff but man that is nice!!