Overextending Bilstein 5100 rears with my 3" lift, which Bilstein 5125 part?

str8flexed · 2019-02-20T01:28:21+00:00

So, long story short I have about a 2.5-3" lift and the normal Bilstein 5100 rear shocks which are only meant for 0-2" of lift. I noticed a thud when going over speed "humps" at over 20mph when the rear of my vehicle is bouncing up in there air. Anyway, I can deal with this... the shocks are cheap at $75 each, I think if one breaks I can then replace with them longer shocks, maybe Dobinsons or something. Don't need to go crazy and rip them out and replace them now, hell I'm happy I just put them in a few weeks ago. I just need to go over speed humps slower. I figure also, when offroading, I tend to go slow anyway when there's lots of articulation. But, I searched and I've seen failures of the 5100's possibly from overextension. This is the one thing I'm worried about - this happening if I'm out wheeling on a road trip. Is it really that bad to overextend them sometimes? Does anyone else overextend their shocks frequently (5100's or otherwise - I mean, basically this happens at full droop right? Or why does my sway bar not limit it? Hmm)