F150 Bilstein 5100 vs ready lift on 4th gen expedition

[pm89spur]

Putting on the 5100's on my 2018 expedition with new Ford ome spring as my originals are shot.
I'll be using the factory 20" wheels. Can anyone suggest a good tire size?
Thanks

I just finished mine this weekend. Wound up going with the Bilstein f150 fronts (lowest setting) and expedition rears (highest setting). I went with the
BFGOODRICH ALL TERRAIN T/A KO2
LT275/70 R18 125R E1 RWL. No rubbing or trimming at all.

I should’ve put the OME springs while I was in there. I did that exact setup on my Tacoma and love it. Where did you get the springs? Are they for expeditions or f150s?

 

[Polo08816]

Just curious how the Bilsteins make the control angles any different that the ReadyLift?

They may help if there's rapid weight transfers where the compression and rebound of the Bilstein shocks slow down the change in "angles". However, it's not going to help if the vehicle is going through a long sweeper where there's a continuous load on the suspension. The effective spring rate will matter more in that case.

 

[Rtorres001]

I just did my 2018 and went with Bilstein F150 fronts on lowest setting; I also went from 20" wheels down to 18" wheels and new Michelin's also. The ride a just a bit stiffer, but very tight and aggressive feeling. Should have done it sooner. Sorry for dirty pics, we just had a good rain.

 

[Speedboosted]

I should’ve put the OME springs while I was in there. I did that exact setup on my Tacoma and love it. Where did you get the springs? Are they for expeditions or f150s?

I'm almost positive he meant oem, not OME unfortunately. Eibach appears to have the only drop in lift spring available for the F150/Expo, which would need to be ran with 2wd F150 or Expedition specific 5100s on the bottom ring of both, and would still be at least a 2" lift result. The Eibach spring is 525lbs, and the Expedition front spring is rumored to be in the mid 500lbs, so something to keep in mind.

Also, what wheels are you running? They look great

 

[pm89spur]

I'm almost positive he meant oem, not OME unfortunately. Eibach appears to have the only drop in lift spring available for the F150/Expo, which would need to be ran with 2wd F150 or Expedition specific 5100s on the bottom ring of both, and would still be at least a 2" lift result. The Eibach spring is 525lbs, and the Expedition front spring is rumored to be in the mid 500lbs, so something to keep in mind.

Also, what wheels are you running? They look great

Ah that makes sense. I thought I missed something in all my research. The Vision Wheel “Nemesis” is what we went with

 

[Speedboosted]

Ah that makes sense. I thought I missed something in all my research. The Vision Wheel “Nemesis” is what we went with

Would you mind posting a shot down the side of the truck (to see fender fitment)?