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Originally Posted by Jon Oso
It's caused by a weakened frame to support more sturdy bumpstops. It's a design flaw and costs less than 1000 dollars (not covered by warranty) to straighten the frame out by Ford.
There's also a "Fix-Kit" for it...
http://www.superduty-hq.com/sdhqford...mentkit-1.aspx
I've actually been reading a bit about it, that particular run you're talking about had 14 trucks, 10 of them had the same damage.
http://jalopnik.com/5820104/are-ford...or-off+roading
There's a video on that page, if I were a Ford or SVT rep, I wouldn't warranty that either. The guy claimed he was doing 125 in a production truck, in the desert, over major hazards. You can only do so much with something from the factory, and driving it like a real Baja truck (Even though Ford claims you could be able to) isn't a good idea as it sits from the factory unless you want to void your warranty. |
Yeah those idiots act like they are in a $100k trophy truck built to take stuff like that.
The article says the Raptors are $42k but I dont know where you get one that cheap, mine is fully loaded with the 6.2L and it was $52k. Its a lot of fun offroad and it will do things normal trucks wont, but you cant treat it like its built for a professional driver to run the Baja 1000 with.