In America, two generations of Ford F-150 and one Bronco have defined the Raptor name as an analog for go-fast, go-hard, off-road badassery. Meanwhile, the fraternity of midsize pickup trucks has ...

Ford’s Ranger Raptor replaces the rear leaf springs with coil springs and pivots to a Watts-link suspension to control the rear axle. It seems obvious now, but it was hard to imagine the rippled ...

But the big news is the coil-sprung rear axle, which is unique to the Ranger Raptor (regular Rangers have rear leaf springs). Four trailing links hold the axle in position, while the coil springs ...

This 405-hp Bronco Raptor with a bed is lighter, likely quicker, more useful, and WAY cheaper.Enthusiasts can be forgiven for having never paid the Ford Ranger much attention. From 1983 to 2011 it ...

Visually, the Ranger Raptor follows the pattern set by previous ... upper and lower control arms at the front, and the solid rear axle adds a Watts link to better manage lateral movement of ...

Ranger Raptor ditches the leaf springs and replaces them with coil springs to handle the load while a pair of trailing arms work with a watts link that now controls the rear axle. Fox Live Valve ...

Speaking of the suspension, the Ranger Raptor adopts a new long travel setup ... are locking differentials at both the front and rear axle. The powertrain is protected from trail intrusions ...

If you haven’t given the new Ranger Raptor much thought until ... s new 33-inch All-Terrain T/A KO3 tires, rear coil-over shocks, a live rear axle with Watts linkage, 2.5-inch Fox Live Valve ...

A lot of trucks with solid rear axles get jittery over successive bumps, but the Ranger always stays planted. The seats of the Ranger Raptor are leather trimmed, with the driver’s being 10-way ...

The Ranger Raptor’s sophisticated suspension system is a combination of Fox Live Valve shocks with variable compression damping and coil springs throughout. The rear shocks also have remote ...

Every Ranger has a ladder frame, but only the Raptor's solid rear axle features a relatively sophisticated Watt's linkage and coil-spring setup rather than the standard Ranger's Panhard rod and ...

The Ranger Raptor has already had time to iron out the ... it will also push the rear axle side to side as the suspension cycles. The Watts link is more mechanically complicated but lowers the ...