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Anyone in here have a Braptor? I'm currently running a 4Door OBX non-sas that has really done more than I thought it could in terms of offroading. However, I've definitely realized I want to update the off-road abilities of my daily driver and am torn between a WT and Braptor. The Braptor is overpriced IMO at $100,00 but has all the bells and whistles. I've seen people talk about getting great deals on them down near $70k which has peaked my interest again in them. My main goal is to have overkill offroading abilities so I limit the chance I really ruin my daily-driver.

I'm mostly concerned about the extra width of the Raptor. I've taken a couple very tight trails in my OBX which turned out to be really fun. Can anyone speak to the draw backs of the Raptor over the WT when wheeling down here in the South East?

Braptor is a bit too wide imho. I don't have one, but I wouldn't trade mine for one just based on how often I'd be scraping up against brush, trees, and rocks on the trails here in N GA.

@GABroncin

@GABroncin thats how I'm feeling about it too. The extra towing capacity plus other "top-of-the-line" features are really the only thing making me think about it. I currently don't have a trailer or anything but more than likely would get one in the future.

@cake

@cake Lot’s of bells and whistles, yes, but the Braptor really is built for the desert and trails in the Southwest. Here in the Southeast, trails are tight. Now, I’ve seen guys run Braptors around here who don’t care about the beating to the fenders, but if you do, it can lead to a lot of trail rash all over. My suggestion would be to look at a Wildtrak or Badlands now it has the upgraded rack and do maybe $10K in suspension mods. Won’t even have to do that with a Wildtrak unless you want to upgrade tires to 37s is about all it would need. If you can afford a Braptor, good mods on a Bronco shouldn’t be too much of a wallet stretch. Or, get the Braptor and let it rip!

Braptor is too wide. However people are getting $20k off 2023s, and more than$10k off 2024s.

@vrtical

@vrtical has a mean braptor setup and has done a lot of offroading in GA and TN.

Depending on what you like to do I'm personally in favor of building up the capability on a badlands over anything else

@Gene Dios

@Gene Dios Yep, @vrtical is the best example around these parts of a true Braptor wheeler for sure. He lives near Windrock and hits those trails regularly and I ran Beasley Knob with him last May. He'll send it, but not crazy with it. His rig also isn't banged to hell either because he wheels smart, not an ego off-roader. So, if you take your time even on tight trails you can avoid the worst of it most of the time. If the Braptor were a 2 Door, I'd have one in a heartbeat wide and all and wouldn't care.

@MadMan4BamaNATL

@MadMan4BamaNATL Andrew Sea from the NC group runs 40s on his and he's pretty hardcore and knows what he's doing. He's running F150 raptor wheels so he's a bit less then me. Width is an issue sometimes but it's a very small percentage. Most of the big parks or out west most built rigs are just as wide. If you upgrade to one of the full pro suspension setups and run some good offset your just as wide as me or close. I am 3" over OEM width. I am 88.3" wide.

@vrtical

@vrtical Wow, now that’s wide! I totally give the wide wheelers edge on stability. Wranglers are narrow and sometimes pay a price for that on some obstacles. An example here in Georgia would be the deep breaks or ruts on Old Bucktown Road. I’m good on it with a short wheelbase, but thankful for being a tad wider as well. In a Braptor on 37s, I’d just walk it without even thinking about it. PNW and some trails I’ve run you’d hate, like Auger Hole Road on the NC, SC border around Lake Johassee (spelling). I picked up pin stripes due to overgrowth, but just don’t care much about them or the rock chips from my tires. With Braptor prices, I can see guys being sensitive in the darker colors for sure. So, choosing the best line may take some more thought on the tight trails and of course, going slower. Need to connect with Andrew to one day watch him in action!

@vrtical

@vrtical 3" doesn't seem as bad as I thought. Did you swap out your wheels? Everything I looked at online was saying over ~10" in additional width.

@cake

@cake I run a 0 offset wheel so each side is 1.5" out on top of OEM width so its more like 13" wider

Braptors are cool but like everyone is saying the width is just a big issue for me. I'm on 37's in my Badlands and still considerably narrower than the Braptors. Im also a wash out floor kinda guy so the interior is only minor differences compared to a loaded out Badlands. Also, Braptors are just too expensive IMO. No way it should cost over 90k

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