Carli Eventure or Just get a Raptor R

JimmyG79 said:
I have the fox HTO’s on mine right now. They have about 3000 miles on them. Hopefully my kit comes in next week. Would you be interested? Have them front and rear.
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Thank you, no thank you.

I prefer dampers when absolutely new because then I'm not swapping them out as soon.

Again, thank you for even thinking of me. Cheers.
 
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I own a Raptor R, and have a 7.3 KR on the way. I’d have both if possible. I also had a high output 250 with e-venture on it. IMO the e-venture rode better than the R on trails. The small bump compliance is still not great on the Raptors as compared to the eventure with every carli option and big hits really are felt with the R unless at speed. The R is a fun toy, and cannot have much weight in the bed at all.

I think of the R as my fast car, and when the 7.3 marsh gray king ranch arrives, it’ll get e-venture again, and that will be my daily.

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JimmyG79 said:
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They told me that my tongue weight wasn’t heavy enough to require airbags. That plus I don’t tow much anymore
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Can confirm this. I tow my 5th wheel travel trailer without bags right now because my budget doesn’t allow for me to buy full travel bags. If I do any long distance before I can afford the full travel bags I’ll purchase some timbrens.

I also am considering this same thing. If I decide to sell my trailer then I will seriously consider it.

I personally have a full pintop level minus the trophy hitch and the radius arms. Even though there was a loss in capacity with the full progressive leaf springs, it was a massive improvement in my overall towing experience. I was surprised how much energy was absorbed by this suspension system. The trailer doesn’t seem to get beat up as much.

Good luck with your decision
 
I was in the same predicament as the OP, but I chose a different route 😂 no suspension on the Tremor for the time being. I grabbed a Raptor R today, I’m fucking stoked!
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JimmyG79 said:
It’s an RS7 and a Demon… close enough
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At 840 horses, you should enjoy that sucker everyday! Have you considered trading it in for the 2023 170 at 1,025 HP?
 
The RS7 is APR tuned and puts over 700 to the wheels. It’s a ballistic missile off the line and runs the quarter mile pretty close to the demon. The raw power and super charger scream of the demon is pretty special. Always puts a smile on my face.. If I had the room I’d just get the Raptor R too. I love fun stuff.
 
I rarely step on it with my R, but when I do…. Thing’s a rocket. Why I’m going 7.3 on this 250, don’t need another super truck.
 
Optimus🤖 said:
Congratulations! Now add a Whipple and get that baby tuned like my shop did to be at 975 HP!


Enjoy it!
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I’m sure I’ll get an itch at some point 😂, I swore I’d keep my GT350R stock and ended up adding a Whipple amongst a slew of other things.

I keep telling myself the discretionary spending needs to be reigned in…just not today 😂
 
gg350r said:
I’m sure I’ll get an itch at some point 😂, I swore I’d keep my GT350R stock and ended up adding a Whipple amongst a slew of other things.

I keep telling myself the discretionary spending needs to be reigned in…just not today 😂
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That's awesome. You should submit a pic for TOTM! 🤪
 
Just got quoted 29k CAD for Carli eventure system.

OP, Pull the trigger and let me know if it's worth it or not :P
 
I called CJC and they steered me to the Pathfinder system. My add ons were torsion sway bar, upper steering stabilizer, soft rear leaf springs and shackles. Was $8,500 with tax. Would have been $11,500 for the E-venture. Hard to believe it would be $17,000 for labor..
 
I have E-Venture on my 2022 F-350 Tremor - 3.5" lift - torsion bars, upper/lower steering stabilizers, soft rear springs, shackles, and air bags with Daystar cradles. I have over 57,000 miles of towing (30k), street (20k) and offroad (7k). It is not a Raptor, but it is a great all around truck and suspension system - the ride quality is second to none - I sent my shocks in for rebuild at 55,000 miles and had the pathfinder shocks on while the rebuild was underway - it is very nice, but I was very happy to have my E-Venture shocks back. The E-Venture shocks really smooth out the small bumps/chatter and the ride is much better. E-Venture also give you total flexiblity, tune to your liking, and adjust rear for towing to full firm all from the cab. Other than the price there is nothing not to like about the E-Venture.

When you go to tow 36', even if just 9k - the tail will be wagging the dog if you are in any 1/2 ton, worse in a Raptor - you are just be a passenger in the Raptor if things go wrong - in the Superduty the truck will remain in charge. From a safety standpoint the SD is far superior and if towing a travel trailer you most likey have precious family cargo! I am towing either a 17k toy gooseneck toybox or a 10k race car traier. The 10k race trailer (24') will tax the Raptor versus not even noticing it is there in the SD. When it comes to towing the HD trucks are superior. The rest of the days you will wish you were in the Raptor R!

Personally I would not put a $8k or $12k supsension on 2021 with 55k miles on it - I would get a new truck and do it to that so you can amortize the cost over 100k miles! Other alternative is to get the Raptor R (which is my favorite truck) and downsize the trailer a bit and you will be good to go. GLWD!

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Here's my two cents.... I have a stock height '24 Tremor with Fox 2.5" PE's and 37's (45f / 35r) and it has always handled the dirt roads, washboards, pot holes extremely well. Three months ago, I was involved in a wreck that almost totaled the truck -- I still don't have it back. The wreck was my fault and I don't carry rental car coverage. I needed a truck, ASAP. I'm to the point with work that I don't really need a 3/4 ton truck anymore and had been considering ordering an Raptor R from the dealer that I buy my trucks from. They didn't have an R on the lot and weren't sure when they would get their next one. Having bought multiple trucks from them, they told me they would "only" charge me half their typ mark-up (still $15k over sticker -- another dealer in the area is at $50k over). Being a business owner, I consider that fair.... But, I needed a truck. They had just got in a non-R on 37's. I've already put 5K miles on it, 2K of that was on a trip to Colorado to fly fish. LOTs of miles up/down washboarded roads. It really is the only truck for terrible dirt roads. Places the 3/4t would be limited to 30 mph, we were doing 50+ and our kidneys weren't bleeding. The 3.5l makes ton's of power, I can't fathom what the R is like.

The downside, it's not a work truck. Just standing in the bed makes it sag. While Ford may say it'll tow 9,000 lbs, I sure wouldn't want to do it for very long as it would wear you out.

FYI, the 3.5l with 37's has the same dual-valved shock package (both rebound and compression) the R has. The trucks with the 35's just has control of the compression. It's crazy how quick the suspension can react/adjust. At highway speed, when you hit a big pothole, you can feel the truck adjusting mid-stroke. Fox claims it takes input 400 times per second. I used to think my wife's GX550 OT rode great, for a body-on-frame SUV. I drove it the other day and was surprised how rough it rode... Even she says the raptor rides like a car.
 

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Supercup said:
I have E-Venture on my 2022 F-350 Tremor - 3.5" lift - torsion bars, upper/lower steering stabilizers, soft rear springs, shackles, and air bags with Daystar cradles. I have over 57,000 miles of towing (30k), street (20k) and offroad (7k). It is not a Raptor, but it is a great all around truck and suspension system - the ride quality is second to none - I sent my shocks in for rebuild at 55,000 miles and had the pathfinder shocks on while the rebuild was underway - it is very nice, but I was very happy to have my E-Venture shocks back. The E-Venture shocks really smooth out the small bumps/chatter and the ride is much better. E-Venture also give you total flexiblity, tune to your liking, and adjust rear for towing to full firm all from the cab. Other than the price there is nothing not to like about the E-Venture.

When you go to tow 36', even if just 9k - the tail will be wagging the dog if you are in any 1/2 ton, worse in a Raptor - you are just be a passenger in the Raptor if things go wrong - in the Superduty the truck will remain in charge. From a safety standpoint the SD is far superior and if towing a travel trailer you most likey have precious family cargo! I am towing either a 17k toy gooseneck toybox or a 10k race car traier. The 10k race trailer (24') will tax the Raptor versus not even noticing it is there in the SD. When it comes to towing the HD trucks are superior. The rest of the days you will wish you were in the Raptor R!

Personally I would not put a $8k or $12k supsension on 2021 with 55k miles on it - I would get a new truck and do it to that so you can amortize the cost over 100k miles! Other alternative is to get the Raptor R (which is my favorite truck) and downsize the trailer a bit and you will be good to go. GLWD!

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Beautiful truck! Really swaying me towards going ahead with the Carli kit. Wish Canada had more local installers to work with!
 
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