2014 Ford F-150 Raptor SuperCrew
A second-life Gen 1 Raptor reborn for high-speed desert use. Brooks brought us a clean 2014 SuperCrew with a request that's becoming more common as Gen 1 trucks age into their tenth year — keep the soul, dramatically upgrade the capability. We rebuilt the suspension around King 3.0 coilovers and Deaver progressive leaf packs, dialed the geometry with Camburg upper arms, and finished it with Method 305 wheels, BFG KO3s, and a complete Baja Designs lighting package — a Squadron-Sport switchback ditch kit, S2 reverse pods, and an OnX6+ 30" bar above the bumper grille. The truck eats fast desert two-track now without crashing through travel.
Build philosophy
Gen 1 Raptors arrived from the factory ahead of their time, and a decade later they’re still the easiest place to start a serious desert build — provided the chassis underneath has been refreshed. Brooks’s truck came in with a tired factory FOX setup that had been working hard for 80,000 mostly-paved miles. The goal was simple: bring it back to “like new” performance, then push past it.
What we did
We started with a full suspension teardown, replacing the factory shocks with King 3.0 race-series coilovers up front and a matched 3.0 bypass setup out back. The factory rear leaf pack was retired in favor of a Deaver progressive stack — significantly better at handling a loaded bed without sacrificing small-bump compliance.
Camburg KINETIK uppers replaced the stamped factory arms to clean up the geometry at full bump and droop, and a set of Method 305 wheels wrapped in 35” BFG KO3s finished the rolling chassis. Lighting is the truck’s other transformation — a full Baja Designs system gives Brooks dual-mode forward driving, switchback ditch coverage, and proper reverse light when he’s backing a trailer down a forest road at night.
Build time
Approximately 6 weeks from deposit to delivery.