Ram Runner Vs. Raptor

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i saw that on facebook...pretty cool
 
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Yup that's where I seen it there. Thought I would share here.
 

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Amazingly better on almost everything it showed.
The Raptor just looks like a floppy soft sprung regular half ton.
 

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Saw it on facebook too
Didn't even bother looking at the links
Not even a competition IMO till I see one of these fabled Ram Runners driving down the street
Till then it's still a concept vehicle in my mind
 

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Saw it on facebook too
Didn't even bother looking at the links
Not even a competition IMO till I see one of these fabled Ram Runners driving down the street
Till then it's still a concept vehicle in my mind
What he said!!! Your talking about a production truck vs an aftermarket product. Can you go buy a ram runner off the lot.? Thats like comparing a chevy impala stock to jimmie johnsons nascar impala to a certain degree. Until dodge starts mass producing these things,,raptor gets the nod . Imo
 

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Cool stuff! I'll bet the Ram frame didn't crack like the Raptors are known for. :D
 

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Ram Runner!! I had this discusion with a co-worker. His dad has a Raptor, he thought they were the best thing to hit the street till I showed him this thread... Now he's gonna talk his dad into getting a RAM Runner!!!

Sent from my ADR6350
 
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4wd express and add the ram runner pkg!!!!! Booyah
 

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Hmmmm....

I always thought good trucks were bought, but GREAT trucks were BUILT. It was probably forced on me, but those are the guys I respect the most.

So you can go buy a really expensive truck and take it out and the frame bends or breaks.....

Or you can buy a truck which is a great starting point because you can thrash it and the frame doesn't jink and then BUILD one from a myriad of suppliers because the factory isn't the only place you can get HD stuff from. You just have to look a bit more. Guys like Thuren, Carli and KORE have been building these trucks before the Ramrunner was a pipe dream.

You now have your own individual vehicle that will go almost anywhere and fly through the air as well.

My vote goes to the Dodge...Build your own and BE different.
 
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M What he said!!! Your talking about a production truck vs an aftermarket product. Can you go buy a ram runner off the lot.? Thats like comparing a chevy impala stock to jimmie johnsons nascar impala to a certain degree. Until dodge starts mass producing these things,,raptor gets the nod . Imo


I'd rather buy a Ram and have the kit put on to have a better performing offroad truck than an overhyped production one that doesn't live up the Ford's hefty claims. Plus the RAM Runner doesn't seem to have the frame issues that the Raptor does. If you have the money to buy a truck with this kind of off road goodies on it anyways what difference does it make if it's an add on kit or a production vehicle.
 

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I'd rather buy a Ram and have the kit put on to have a better performing offroad truck than an overhyped production one that doesn't live up the Ford's hefty claims. Plus the RAM Runner doesn't seem to have the frame issues that the Raptor does. If you have the money to buy a truck with this kind of off road goodies on it anyways what difference does it make if it's an add on kit or a production vehicle.

But they don't exist! LOL

You could put the same money into a raptor as well
You can never get an honest answer on performance IMO
It all comes down to money and taste!
 

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But they don't exist! LOL

You could put the same money into a raptor as well
You can never get an honest answer on performance IMO
It all comes down to money and taste!

To each his own yes. IMHO though, If I was spending this money my money goes with the RAM Runner because it outperforms the Raptor and I haven't seen people complaining about f"ed up frames. :)
 

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With the KORE Tactical Series suspension, you will not bend the frame in a Ram.

During all our testing at KORE, we never bent a frame from driving/flying a truck off road .

And we did stuff to the vehicles that normal people will never do - like flat landings from 7 feet in the air.

Ram frames are tough and well designed.

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I haven't seen people complaining about f"ed up frames. :)

I haven't seen a person with a ram runner either! Lol

I'm sure it would be a bad ass truck but I think it's like comparing a corvette and a mustang
 
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