How many miles on your truck?
If not too many miles, reach out to Ford to see if they can help as this is a known and common issue.
Can't hurt to ask.
Also, if you're a DIY kind of guy,@quangdog has posted a video on Youtube of the whole procedure.
And thanks and props to @quangdog for doing...
The Raptor will come standard with 33" tires (285/70/17) so no need to upgrade right off the bat unless you just want something different.
I'm guilty of that myself as I put new wheels on my truck within a month of getting it.
JMO but I would stick with the 17" wheel size.
For an off road...
I have that same bedcover. It's a very sturdy cover and has held up well in the 3 years I've had it.
The T-slots are great for mounting all your stuff.
I got a set of adjustable height T-slot cross bars and a pack of T-slot nuts on Amz.
The bars were for a full size so I had to cut them down...
My co-worker who used to have (key words are Used To Have) a BMW X5 can tell you all about the joys of a water cooled alternator that left his wife stranded just after it went out of warranty.
Only a mere $1600 later and she was back on the road.
A couple of months after that, something in the...
Looks great!
For that one spot that tore, get a bottle of this and put a drop on it to prevent it from tearing further.
My Grand Cherokee had a small crack on the side of the driver seat that I was afraid would get bigger as you got in and out of the truck.
This stuff welded it up nicely...
The XLT is actually leather.
You have the stitching so it's the factory leather.
It's just crappy leather.
I recently drove a new ZR2 Colorado and a Lariat Ranger.
The steering leather on both was FAR better than my Ranger leather.