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Old Jul 28, 2012 | 10:19 PM
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There's a dealer near me who said I can have them put on my Bilstein 5100s and maintain my warantee. The quote they gave today was more than the quote they gave a few months ago, before I had actually bought the 5100s. So I figured I would call another dealer just to see. Dealer #2 said they won't put them on because they change suspension geometry thus void my warantee. I guess I'm going with Dealer #1!

I figure maybe it's just a case of the Saturday crew being the guys who aren't fit to do more than an oil change. Gonna call both back on Monday.

Does anyone have experience with leveling kits, or even 5100s specifically? I know others have had theirs dealer installed.
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Old Jul 28, 2012 | 10:24 PM
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What exactly do u want to know?
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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 01:42 AM
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What kind of effect getting the 5100s installed will have on the warranty.
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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 02:51 AM
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The dealer would have to prove that the 5100s actually caused whatever ford part to fail. They can't just void your warranty because they are on there. Paint them black and I doubt the dealer would even notice.
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 03:48 PM
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im a newbie, sooo.. whats the purpose of blistens? if you have a lets say 6" lift, they already have a suspension lift? Do people put these on for more support? or is this a lift its self??
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Old Aug 2, 2012 | 03:18 PM
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The 5100s are adjustable. They can be replacements at stock height, or provide up to 2.25" of lift in front to level the truck's stance.
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