DWSmoot

For those interested, I did get in contact with the right person at Stage3. They confirmed there should be no issue running Boss Coilovers set at 1" lift and actually should get a good ride out of them with the lift. There are others doing it and they have sold them for the same purpose. Recommended the Boss over the Fox for this particular application as the Fox 2.0 are really designed to run at 1.5" lift as set out of the box and any other set point I understand would potentially effect the ride quality. The Boss's are a "true" adjustable coilover.

spj2017

@DWSmoot not to dig up an old thread but did you end up doing the boss coilovers with the 4" strut spacer? That is what I was hoping to do as well but no one seemed to have any input other than call.

WarSurfer

Fox coilovers are a 'true' adjustable coilover as well and are in no way inferior to Boss.


If you don't want 1.5" of lift, you just use the spanner and change the preload - all it will do is soften the ride.

AK2TX

I've got them and love the set up. But I got them as part of my BDS lift install as well. So I don't know how they would work on yours. I'll say though - I drove a couple of '16 F150s with Rough Country and some other brand kits on there; holy crap. The aftermarket guy at the dealership was laughing at me when I said I wanted BDS w/ the Fox Coilovers. He said I was going overkill for what I intended on using the truck for primarily. I laughed at him. I ended up paying somewhere around $1500 more for all that, but when it was done, the guy drove it and came back in awe. I asked him if he thought it was worth it after all that; he agreed with me.

The ride is better, more controlled and far more smooth. None of that rattling and clanging around like the others. Whether that was the BDS kit or not that solved it, I know the coilovers are responsible for the ride and control. Hands down, I wouldn't forgo them ever again.

DWSmoot

I ended up adding an inch to the front with a BDS preload spacer after discussing with BDS. Did not change the ride and got the added 1" I wanted.

Phil7027

What exactly is this "preload spacer"? Is is basically a leveling kit stacked with your lift? I am looking to go about an inch higher in the front so not sure whether to do coils or not

DWSmoot

basically it goes on top of the coil BDS use them in their leveling kit. Give them a call and I'll give you the part number.

spj2017

Thank you sir. I haven't thought about that yet. I came across stage3's thread of stacking the boss lift with the BDS spacer. I am torn but I will decide when the truck gets here.

Thanks again!

SilverSurfer15

you can stack the spacer with the coilover (since the coilover is a factory replacement, same size as OEM strut) but you cant really crank the coilover for much more lift usually, or the angles all become terrible as mentioned

but I just wanted to add... you can also get a custom length coilover, several options there but ill just use king as an example. So say you have a 4 or 6 inch lift, standard kit with a strut spacer. Say the strut spacer is 4" long. So you have stock strut, lets say its 20" for simplicity... stock 20" + 4" spacer = 24". You can order a custom set of Kings (or whoever) at that 24" length, bolt them in, get rid of the spacer, and enjoy. Ideally, this is the way to go but its more expensive. and you could of course adjust the preload up and down still. custom kings are about ~2300, not sure on the other brands. I haven't done this on a Ford, but a few GM trucks and a dodge. I think they ride better afterwards, but could be in my head. If anything, it looks better. a lot better.

Its actually a better idea to get the coilover made based on the diff drop bracket size vs the strut spacer. If the diff drop is 4" but the strut spacer is 6", you want the coilover at 4 vs 6. But either way, its the best scenario.

Having said all that, BDS sells this ready to go lol. BDS also sells the coilover upgrade separately, which you should be able to use on any other kit too.