Bilsteins 5100 0-2" adjustable?

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Old 05-01-2011, 12:03 AM
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Bilsteins 5100 0-2" adjustable?

HELLO EVERONE i am new to this forum and i love it,i own a 2004 f150 supercrew.i am installing a 6" PRO COMP lift ,so far its been a pain in the butt,but im almost done. i went ahead and replaced the front factory struts with some BILSTEINS 5100 SERIES struts adjustable from 0-2 inches.i was thinking can i adjust them to give me 2 more inches or should i leave them alone?i was told from 4 wheel parts that they dont recommend it and so did a couple of other offroad dealers.putting to much stress on CV's and upper control arms and also will crack my front transfer case.i had them already adjusted to give me a total of 8"with the lift but went ahead and lowered the strut to its lowest ring.thanks BEN
 
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Old 05-01-2011, 10:29 PM
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Several members have done this with no problem. It's no different than upgrading to Pro Comp's MX6 coilovers and cranking up the preload for 2 more inches of lift.
 
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Old 05-02-2011, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by calaberas
HELLO EVERONE i am new to this forum and i love it,i own a 2004 f150 supercrew.i am installing a 6" PRO COMP lift ,so far its been a pain in the butt,but im almost done. i went ahead and replaced the front factory struts with some BILSTEINS 5100 SERIES struts adjustable from 0-2 inches.i was thinking can i adjust them to give me 2 more inches or should i leave them alone?i was told from 4 wheel parts that they dont recommend it and so did a couple of other offroad dealers.putting to much stress on CV's and upper control arms and also will crack my front transfer case.i had them already adjusted to give me a total of 8"with the lift but went ahead and lowered the strut to its lowest ring.thanks BEN
Belltech also makes a lifting/lowering strut.
 
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Old 05-04-2011, 04:18 PM
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Ok thanks ,
 



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