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2017 F-150 Raptor Tires
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<blockquote data-quote="EditorTurner" data-source="post: 15324475" data-attributes="member: 128409"><p><img src="http://www.svtperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/0-2017-F-150-Raptor-Tires-Featured.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px">Truck Traction</span></strong></p><p><strong>Ford details the performance tires that let the new Raptor dig its claws in</strong></p><p>By Steve Turner</p><p>Photos by Ford Motor Company</p><p></p><p>As we await the arrival of the 2017 F-150 Raptor, Ford is slowly giving us more details about this next-gen performance truck. We know it will be lighter and faster than its predecessor, but we don’t know quite how much power it will make just yet. We do know it will produce more than the last version of the truck and to help put down that power it has a unique set of tires. Today Ford released details and video about the truck’s unique rubber.</p><p></p><p>“Raptor’s all-new <a href="http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/" target="_blank">BFGoodrich</a> all-terrain T/A KO2 tires were developed in parallel with the truck’s chassis, so as the platform developed, the tires changed along with it,” says the company. “Ford and BFGoodrich engineers went through more than a dozen variations to ensure the tires matched the extreme performance expected from Raptor. Hundreds of hours were spent using computer simulations to predict how the tires would react in real-world driving situations.”</p><p></p><p>Watch the Raptor and its tires in the real world right here…</p><p></p><p>[video=youtube;a5CanDJDFi0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5CanDJDFi0[/video]</p><p></p><p>As we know, Ford Performance <a href="http://www.svtperformance.com/2015/11/03/news-ford-performance-tire-partner/" target="_blank">partnered with Michelin and its sister company BFGoodrich</a> to develop high-performance tires specifically for its vehicles. The BFG Raptor tires feature a tread pattern with an optimized contact patch that puts more tread on the ground for better traction, while its large sidewall lugs help dig in off-road. Meanwhile, the tires steel and nylon internal belts are set to improve ride quality on the street.</p><p></p><p>These tires have also proven themselves on Ford’s r<a href="http://www.svtperformance.com/2016/02/03/news-2017-raptor-desert-racer/" target="_blank">acing Raptor in the Best in the Desert series</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.svtperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1-2017-F-150-Raptor-Tires.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><strong>The BFGoodrich all-terrain T/A KO2 tires on the new Raptor were developed specifically for this truck and developed right alongside the vehicle.</strong></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.svtperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2-2017-F-150-Raptor-Tires.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><strong>Ford put together this handy infographic detailing the highlights of the Raptor’s BFG T/A KO2 tires.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EditorTurner, post: 15324475, member: 128409"] [IMG]http://www.svtperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/0-2017-F-150-Raptor-Tires-Featured.jpg[/IMG] [B][SIZE=4]Truck Traction[/SIZE][/B] [B]Ford details the performance tires that let the new Raptor dig its claws in[/B] By Steve Turner Photos by Ford Motor Company As we await the arrival of the 2017 F-150 Raptor, Ford is slowly giving us more details about this next-gen performance truck. We know it will be lighter and faster than its predecessor, but we don’t know quite how much power it will make just yet. We do know it will produce more than the last version of the truck and to help put down that power it has a unique set of tires. Today Ford released details and video about the truck’s unique rubber. “Raptor’s all-new [URL="http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/"]BFGoodrich[/URL] all-terrain T/A KO2 tires were developed in parallel with the truck’s chassis, so as the platform developed, the tires changed along with it,” says the company. “Ford and BFGoodrich engineers went through more than a dozen variations to ensure the tires matched the extreme performance expected from Raptor. Hundreds of hours were spent using computer simulations to predict how the tires would react in real-world driving situations.” Watch the Raptor and its tires in the real world right here… [video=youtube;a5CanDJDFi0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5CanDJDFi0[/video] As we know, Ford Performance [URL="http://www.svtperformance.com/2015/11/03/news-ford-performance-tire-partner/"]partnered with Michelin and its sister company BFGoodrich[/URL] to develop high-performance tires specifically for its vehicles. The BFG Raptor tires feature a tread pattern with an optimized contact patch that puts more tread on the ground for better traction, while its large sidewall lugs help dig in off-road. Meanwhile, the tires steel and nylon internal belts are set to improve ride quality on the street. These tires have also proven themselves on Ford’s r[URL="http://www.svtperformance.com/2016/02/03/news-2017-raptor-desert-racer/"]acing Raptor in the Best in the Desert series[/URL]. [IMG]http://www.svtperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1-2017-F-150-Raptor-Tires.jpg[/IMG] [B]The BFGoodrich all-terrain T/A KO2 tires on the new Raptor were developed specifically for this truck and developed right alongside the vehicle.[/B] [IMG]http://www.svtperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2-2017-F-150-Raptor-Tires.jpg[/IMG] [B]Ford put together this handy infographic detailing the highlights of the Raptor’s BFG T/A KO2 tires.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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