Man! I love my Raptor!!!!!

[doby369]

To many internet jack as ses these days that can't stick to a topic but hey read through the junk and keep it fun!

I wondered what happened to this thread on post #82. Wonder why I clicked on this thread again... oh yeah Nimrods excitement and speaking good about something.



Just messing with you, but damn that was off topic.

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[conejoracer]

I appreciate Nimrod's enthusiasm, it's a great truck!

[Zambo]

Nimmy, sorry if I was the one being a downer on your good time. Just want you to still be around for the long haul. Glad you're enjoying your ride.

[McCredie A]

Nim,

Some of still like this site for what its "worth".

To many internet jack as ses these days that can't stick to a topic but hey read through the junk and keep it fun!

Hey Jerry, can you explain what help the upper arms would be? I would assume they are stronger, but do they give you more travel or better geometry? Thanks

[Jerry Zaiden]

Hey Jerry, can you explain what help the upper arms would be? I would assume they are stronger, but do they give you more travel or better geometry? Thanks

We have seen stock arms fail under extreme use so we made a stronger arm out of 4130 tube with a 1.5" uniball with heat treated stainless spacers/adapters. We also use heims on the inner pivots so you can add or take away camber/caster depending on how much lift you get out of the re-positioning of the factory shock height settings or adjusting an aftermarket coiover. The standard geometry of our arms also has more caster and a slight difference in the camber compared to the factory arms. These arms will also allow more travel in bump and compression than the stock arm. This will come in handy if you have a coilover that will yeild more travel than the stock shocks.

[McCredie A]

We have seen stock arms fail under extreme use so we made a stronger arm out of 4130 tube with a 1.5" uniball with heat treated stainless spacers/adapters. We also use heims on the inner pivots so you can add or take away camber/caster depending on how much lift you get out of the re-positioning of the factory shock height settings or adjusting an aftermarket coiover. The standard geometry of our arms also has more caster and a slight difference in the camber compared to the factory arms. These arms will also allow more travel in bump and compression than the stock arm. This will come in handy if you have a coilover that will yeild more travel than the stock shocks.

Got it thanks for the response. A couple more questions if you dont mind, typically how long do the heims and uniballs last before needing replacement and what is the typical cost on those? I know it all depends but i am just hoping for a rough idea. Thanks

[treypal]

Got it thanks for the response. A couple more questions if you dont mind, typically how long do the heims and uniballs last before needing replacement and what is the typical cost on those? I know it all depends but i am just hoping for a rough idea. Thanks

I have a different brand UCA with uniballs and I got 40k miles out of them with about 3500 prerun miles.

[McCredie A]

Is your UCA bushings? And if so how did hey look? Thanks for the response

[randy s]

hey everyone. i heard nimrod really likes his raptor. any truth to that rumor??

[Mark Newhan]

I drove south on the dirt towards Coco's at about 40-45 mph. We ate lunch at Gonzaga and then I drove north at a much higher rate of speed. There was about 6 of us all spaced out to avoid dust and communicating on the radio about traffic. I felt safe but I'm a nimrod so ya know I'm sure it was plain stupid.


I did however have a blast.


Sometimes RDC is a real drag. I promise to never tell you guys about having a great time again. Sheeze. I've prerun thousands of miles and the worst I ever did was ruin a centerline wheel. I'm pretty stupid but PAB has tried to teach me how to use my head. Best of luck to you clowns. I'm gonna be on the Raptor forum for a while. I'm over it.





Ps. Jerry I'll be calling about those A arms!

Don't hesitate to share with the rest of us. There are some that think you didn't have any guidance growing up and feel the need to chime in. Maybe some day we can go out and race each other in our raptors and try to kill one another... Oh! I'm a loose cannon alright,hehe