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What notch did you set them to? I've had similar experiences with 5100's at their top notch in my Nissan Xterra, Chevy Silverado 1500 and Toyota Tacomas. You might think the issue is the preload but believe it's more of an issue with the down travel you have with those at max since is little next to nothing so when the strut/co has to extend down the shaft is literally as its max and tops out harder than normal. They're not extended travel and everybody always go for them at max. If you lower them 2-3 clips and use a little 0.5" top spacer life is much better.
Either that or use anything that's extended travel so if you go a little higher on the preload your shock shaft still have some room to extend and if the rebound valving is correct the valving stack has enough time to slow down the shaft from opening too fast and you won't feel them top out hard at all. King, Fox, Icon, Radflo etc make really good COs for your F150. If you want to save some Falcon makes a set of performance struts that are similar to the 5100's and you'll reuse your springs. Not as cheap as 5100's but are extended travel and will handle roads and dirt roads a lot better than 5100's
Iād have to disagree a bit on that. I used Bilsteinās lift struts on my F-150 and it rode like a damn horse and buggy. I got tired of that and bought a 2ā spacer for my truck, lowered the same struts down to the 3/4ā lift setting and couldnāt be happier. The struts were just preloaded too much and had no give. The key with spacers is understanding their limitations and buying one from a REALLY solid companyā¦ no chimesium crap. I absolutely agree that at higher lift heights you HAVE to go all-out because the taller height will destroy your cvās and screw up all of your geometry; but for those who simply want just a bit more room between the flares and the tires; there is nothing wrong with a spacer kit. Iām considering a 1.5ā in the front and maybe an inch in the back. I also learned that if you add upper control arms to your Bronco, you void your warranty, so those 3.5ā kits are out. With everything in the driveline being built like it is, Iāll ride my warranty all day long. I have a great dealership and we walked through all of this step by step, but anything under 2ā or so is fine. I would never go more than 2ā with a spacer on a Sasquatchā¦ Iād do less honestly, you're just pushing things too far.
Changing the control arms 100% does not void the warranty.
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