What size drop hitches are you guys running? I wanna buy a b and w. But measuring my trailers. A 5” drop makes sense but afraid of clearance issues from hitch bottom to ground.

 

Then you're dropping too far - your trailer sets the height the hitch should be at.

 

my truck hitch is at 19.5” and my boat is at 15”

 

So you're worried about the clearance when you're not hooked up? (remove the hitch) i don't know why you'd be worried about clearance when it's hooked up as the trailer is what's going to touch down first. I guess i'm not fully getting the reason for your concern here.

 

Im not going to be leaving a $240 hitch on my truck when I’m not hooked up. I’m speaking of when towing and backing up at a launch. And scraping is 5” to long

 

I would think the tongue weight and any gear in the bed of the truck would squat the back of the truck.
Your 19.5" may be significantly less when loaded up.

I would load everything and then measure your clearance.

 

My truck is just leveled with 35's and I don't use anything more than around a 2" drop. I use Gen Y mostly. Also, check out Bolt receiver locks. They are amazing.

 

Which is a softer ride; Bilstein 5100 adjusted at 2 inch lift or Bilstein 5100 at stock ride height with 2 inch spacers?

 

Oh great question, I'm curious as well. My dad ran the Bilstein 5100 at the highest setting on his Titan and hated the ride, but he also had a 2.5 hour round trip drive everyday and was picky about ride quality. My guess is a stock ride height shock paired with a spacer would be a softer ride, but that's just a guess.

 

Can anyone recommend a shop in the Toronto area to install 5100's up front? Aurora, Newmarket, Richmond Hill would be ideal. Quotes I'm getting seems steep @ $700+ if that's typical then I'll just DIY it.