well this is my settings , this settings dont drop items with sockets even s4
SCF_SocketOptions.ini
[SocketDropOption]
SCFMaxSocketsOnItem=1
SCFEnableExcSocketItemsDrop=1
SCFExcAdditionalPercentOnSocketItem=1
SCFExcMaximumOptionsOnSocketItem=1
SCFAutoRemoveSameSocket=1
SCFDropEmptySpearRate1=60
SCFDropEmptySpearMonsterLevel1=40
SCFDropEmptySpearRate2=50
SCFDropEmptySpearMonsterLevel2=60
SCFDropEmptySpearRate3=40
SCFDropEmptySpearMonsterLevel3=80
SCFDropEmptySpearRate4=0
SCFDropEmptySpearMonsterLevel4=100
SCFDropEmptySpearRate5=0
SCFDropEmptySpearMonsterLevel5=120
[SlotRecovery]
SCFIsRecoverEmptySlotItems=0
SCFNumberOfSoketsToAdd=3
SCFMinExcOptionsCountOnSoketItem=5
try to play with this one just make sure you make another back up. goodluck