Gentlemen,
I don't have a Raptor but I've got a new aluminum Fx4 F-150 and there is only one downside to the new aluminum trucks for off-roading. I crunched the bottom of the front passenger door on a rock while on a hunting trip. It looked like $1000 worth of damage tops and it would have been if the door was steel. But the aluminum door couldn't be repaired and had to be replaced. Almost $3000 by the time it was all done. :willy
I love the was my F-150 drives and I'll never go back to steel trucks but I'm much more careful with it off road now. All the best.
Chip