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I have them in both the rear and front of my F150. My experience so far is limited but very positive. After the first snow this year, that started as rain, the roads were covered in about 2" of cake ice with some breaks to the pavement. I left the house in 2wd to feel how it handled, made a...

Here is the cargo deck before it got fit onto the rack. 3/16" aluminum, 48" x 60". Large enough to sleep on or set up a chair and chill NASCAR style (or pile gear).

Cut to size. Grind to fit. Paint to match. How thick is the plate that you are using?

You can also see by this super refined drawing, how the planning of the rack build went.

I do not plan on any further upgrades to the suspension other than possibly new rear leaf springs. In my plotting of this project, I specifically dismissed racks that took up bed space because I could not give up the storage. Regarding the mounting points of the rack: The ability (or its...

In the back, I made these pads to through bolt on the bed rail. There is a 2"x3" backer on the inside of the bed. I was JUST able to get my monkey arm up there to hold it in place.

The rack is attached using the front bed pockets and through bolts on the bed rail. In the front, I made a pad to mimic the plastic cover on the bed rail, welded about 6" of angle to go into the pocket then drilled a hole in the right spot and welded a nut on the back of it. Then, to compensate...

A note on suspension and component selection: Originally, I had planned to go with Fox, was going to get a "racer discount" through the supplier for my friends who race as well as get the Camburg UCAs. In the end, the supplier completely let me down, Fox gave me a time frame of 8 to 12 weeks...

El Coyote Beach, Baja California, Sur.

Final weld-out on Sunday night. Paint and installation on Monday morning. The 3/16" aluminum plate for the cargo deck was formed on his press brake and ready to be fit in when I got home.

The Chase Rack: I spent many hours looking through Google images of chase trucks and incorporated certain elements of some into my design. As you can see by this pic, I got REALLY high tech and used a Sharpie and a ruler to plan the outboard profile of the rack. My design considerations were...

Thanks BikeHauler. My friend, who has a 1st gen Raptor, was impress with how it rode and handled while fully loaded on the Baja trip.

...but first, the suspension needed to be installed. Camburg UCAs with ICON 2.5" coilovers and shocks with remote reservoirs. ICON does not specifically offer the front suspension w/ remote reservoirs for this generation of F150 but after consulting with their tech and engineering departments...

So.... This pile of VisionX lights arrived and it was official. I must get the chase rack built.

The Skid Plate: This is made of 1/4" aluminum and is attached to the lower lip of the bumper and the front cross member.

Next came the Hard Notch Customs front bumper that will hold a winch, powder coated OEM wheels, BFGs and fender flares. Then my good friend from Fire Guys Racing called to say they were taking their class 7 Toyota to the 50th anniversary of the Baja 1000 and he wanted to know if I wanted to...

This is how it all started. 2007 F150 XLT. I talked myself out of buying a Raptor because this truck was paid for and even after depreciating its value to zero and doing all the upgrades and modifications that planned, I would still be money ahead. At that time the list was relatively modest...

Just across the River

Thanks for all the welcoming responses! britz, my gal will be happy with that comment as I am not native (over a dozen year, though). We'll be out in CDL at the end of the month to visit family that just moved up there. I'm looking forward to my first actual visit and look around to the...

Thank you. I'll be posting a build thread soon to dive a little deeper in.