Slammed Widebody Ford Raptor: Great Idea or Plain Wrong?

[Photo: Pandem]
Check out this slammed wide-body Ford Raptor by Pandem. TRA Kyoto is the parent company for Japanese body-kit manufacturers Pandem and Rocket Bunny. Typically, you would expect to see these kind of body kits on Japanese sportscars like the Toyota 86 or a Subaru WRX. However, for this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon, Pandem has come out with a widebody kit for the Ford Raptor.

[Photo: Pandem]
This kit, like many of Pandem’s designs, features super wide fender flares, adorned with a bolted-on look to give the truck a wider stance. Of course, this one appears to be much lower than a standard Raptor. It is possible that the truck is on air suspension so that it may also go on rougher terrain every once in a while. To match the wide fenders, Pandem has fit the truck with some incredibly wide, chunky off-road tires and a set of 6-spoke alloy rims.

[Photo: Pandem]
While some may think this is a great look, others may not be such a big fan. The Ford Raptor is already an incredibly wide truck. Adding extra width may ruin any inkling of practicality that this truck once had. We want to know what you guys think! Is this a great idea and look for Ford’s most off-road worthy truck? Or does it miss the point of the truck?

[Photo: Pandem]
Please be sure to leave a comment below and let us know what you think of the widebody Ford Raptor! For more vehicles like this, the Tokyo Auto Salon takes place from January 12-14th this year. That’s basically at the same time as the 2018 Detroit Auto Show, which our team is going to.

Roman had a chance to drive this widebody Super Duty not too long ago. Although this one was a bit more than just a widebody kit. Be sure to watch the video below to see what it was like.