Caption: Long Travel suspension can be found on desert race trucks, like this F-150 from Camburg Engineering

Four Wheeler Magazine has uncovered some information regarding Ford Motor Company and their long travel suspension 2009 F-150. Being codenamed "Raptor" (any Jurassic Park fans?), the program is well into development and is roughly a year and a half to two years away from being in production. Consisting of lower and wider characteristics from Baja-style trucks, the new F-150 is being co-developed with Fox Racing and is said to have 33 to 35 inch off-road tires with a selectable locker. Sources have also said that "Raptor" will also accommodate flared prerunner fenders for the larger suspension travel. The power-train details are not official, but it is believed to have the new Boss V-8 with the newly released EcoBoost turbocharged engine. But for now, we can sit back and dream.

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Source: Four Wheeler Magazine.