What a stupid thing to overlook! I have them in storage, I checked that the oem rubber ones wouldn't fit. Then I guess I just assumed the whole pipe assembly wouldn't work with the front mount intercooler.
Fittings ripped all the way through, makes for a not so subtle boost leak. Hoping to get new ones asap so I can drive the truck again... View attachment 166328
Not too sure. I noticed they were ripping on both passenger and drivers side, and subsequently inquired with Full Race a while ago. Followed up the other day when it ripped all the way through and I believe they're working on finding replacements and figuring out a price.
Might be too oily of air flowing through it, which has me suspecting a turbo seal. But there's not a huge pool of oil when I removed the fitting or anything too fishy. And they have only 15k miles? And its both sides?? The fittings have consistently had some oil residue on the outside, I wipe and check them pretty often but no clue where it would be coming from other than internally.
Other option is too much blow by from when I had my catch can removed?
When I installed them the angle is slightly less than 45 degrees, so there was a slight amount of tension on the interior radius. Definitely not kinked or pinched or anything severe. But I can only assume that has exacerbated the issue since they split directly on that radius..
I’ve always wondered if you could take a Raptor Suspension and put some Viking shocks on it to lower it. Then you’d have a wide body dropped truck. Would be dope on a tremor
Still need alignment. I got sick Saturday so no progress. Then slow moving Sunday and stripped the tie rod to rack. Picked up a tap yesterday and finished it off.
I have a completely different feeling about additional footprint-width accomplished by THIS method! That's geometry that can be leveraged in handling favor.
Axle and fenders are on my purchase list, fenders are more important because of crunch. I could go spacers for much cheaper and I may as a temporary option. But I'm from So Cal, the land of the lean and pre-runner offsets lol. So as long as the rakes level, it has a faint appeal for me.
To be honest I expected more as well. When I buy new wheels it'll bring them out even more.
The ride feels great!! More leverage so it lets the shocks work. I have progressive front springs that are softer than OEM Raptor ride initially, stock valving but rebuilt with flutter stacks. Plus I removed the sway bar. So its pretty squishy
I have a completely different feeling about additional footprint-width accomplished by THIS method! That's geometry that can be leveraged in handling favor.
Fantastic is a fitting word. It feels more planted and stable. Still only minimal road use, I'll do a light shake down soon in the dirt. No serious bruises until a new bumper, rims, and fenders. Then axle, rear springs, and bump stops in the long run.
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