Recent Revtek Install ??????

T-rev · May 27, 2014

blackmav04[OP] said: ↑

I give up. If can't get a real honest opinon thats fine. I never said I was going to get RevTek anyways I just want a real answer.
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Real enough?

"A Spring Preload Spacer installs between the upper spring perch and the top of the coil spring. The spacer applies more preload to the spring, raising the static spring rate, which increases the ride height of the vehicle.

This type of spacer kit has two major shortcomings:
loss of rebound damping control, and loss of free down-travel or “droop”."

And..

"The Spring Preload Spacer kit is designed to work with an OEM or aftermarket replacement “stock length” coilover assembly. This causes a major short-coming in the suspension’s performance due to the OEM specified rebound damping rates of the stock shocks. When additional preload is applied, the higher static spring rate will over-power the rebound damping capability of the O.E. shocks, creating excessive front end bounce movement. This situation is both uncomfortable and potentially dangerous."

Both taken from Bilstein US.

http://www.bilsteinus.com/fileadmin/user_upload/user_upload_us/pdfs/Bil_LevShks_WebArticle.pdf

Scenekyd · May 27, 2014

^^^
Probably not.

magikbean562 · May 27, 2014

Whats the point of the thread if your thick headed self already made up your mind to buy a cheap ass spacer? You just cant fix stupid.

T-rev · May 27, 2014

Scenekyd said: ↑

^^^
Probably not.
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Lol right?

Scenekyd · May 27, 2014

T-rev said: ↑

Lol right?
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blackmav04 · May 27, 2014

T-rev said: ↑

Real enough?

"A Spring Preload Spacer installs between the upper spring perch and the top of the coil spring. The spacer applies more preload to the spring, raising the static spring rate, which increases the ride height of the vehicle.

This type of spacer kit has two major shortcomings:
loss of rebound damping control, and loss of free down-travel or “droop”."

And..

"The Spring Preload Spacer kit is designed to work with an OEM or aftermarket replacement “stock length” coilover assembly. This causes a major short-coming in the suspension’s performance due to the OEM specified rebound damping rates of the stock shocks. When additional preload is applied, the higher static spring rate will over-power the rebound damping capability of the O.E. shocks, creating excessive front end bounce movement. This situation is both uncomfortable and potentially dangerous."

Both taken from Bilstein US.

http://www.bilsteinus.com/fileadmin/user_upload/user_upload_us/pdfs/Bil_LevShks_WebArticle.pdf[/QUOTE]

Revtek 3 in. lift Review @Off-Road.com

Sep. 01, 2005By Sean Stratton

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There are currently 4 publicly known spacer lift companies on the market; Downey, Cornbred Spacers, All Pro Off Road, and now Revtek, bringing a new understanding in spacer technology. Along with the new spacer design Revtek takes the guess work out of the whole suspension equitation, at a price evryone can afford. Revtek's kit retails at $525.00.

A well known problem associated with spacer lifts is the top-out issue. Toping out happens when the suspension is so compressed that it has no more "up" travel, resulting in a bumpy ride. Revtek has come up with a very innovative idea to cure this problem, and it works wonders.

One company stacks the spacer on top of the coil assembly, above the upper coil plate. This eliminates the stuff ride issue, but causes the ball joints to come in contact with the coils. Another problem with the spacer located in this position is the 3" lower down travel, since the shock is the limiting factor in droop up front, you can run into problems with CVs and CV boots binding and breaking, along with ball joints going out.

Another innovator in the spacer design places the spacer inside the coil assembly, making the ride stiffer by compressing the coil, gives you the 3" lift, and limits the travel to stock, making sure the suspension components are not under any additional stress from the 3" lift. This design is very sweet, but top-out is an issue concerned with it.
Now that Revtek as made an introduction to the industry, they seem to bring the "perfect spacer" design to the public. Revtek's spacer is a 3" lift, split between two spacers. The thicker of the two, shown in the picture saying "Revtek", goes in the coil pack. The second spacer is placed above the coil pack. This gives you a 3" lift.
With Revtek's design you do not run into the problem of a stiff suspension, no more topping out, and no stress on the suspension components such as ball joints, cv joints, or cv axles.
The 3" Revtek kit comes complete with: 2 Preload Spacers
2 Top Out Extenders
6 10mm 4140 Heat Treated Studs
2 Lift Blocks
4 U-Bolts with Nuts and Washers
1 Valve Bracket
1 DOT Approved Brake Line

All of the parts in the kit are yellow zinc plated just like OEM Toyota parts. For the instillation of the spacers, you have to disassemble the coil pack.
First, compress the coil, and take out the coil from the strut.
Next you have to tap out the 3 bolts on the top of the coil plate, which can be difficult. A hammer during this step will make wonders.
Now install Revtek's longer bolts, so you can install the second spacer, the thinner of the two.
Lastly, place the thicker spacer in the coil assembly and re-assemble the strut. That is it for the front.
For the rear Revtek provides you with a 3in. block, an extended break line, a valve bracket, and longer u-bolts. The instillation of the rear lift is very straight forward and easy to do.
In my opinion the block is brittle, hence being subject to cracking, or breaking easily under stress.
When installing the block myself, I happened to chip off part of the block where the centering pin on the leaf spring goes in. The blocks also feel brittle to the touch.
The brake line and valve bracket are very nice and keep the suspension from binding up on flex. When installing the u-blots, mine seemed to hang down quite more than the stock u-bolts, exposing the threads to rocks when on the trail. If you find it necessary, compare the new u-blots to the stock u-bolts, and cut the new u-bolts accordingly. Overall, the Revtek kit is very complete, and offers the best spacer lift I have seen on the market to date.

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ErocksTaco · May 27, 2014

Is the "best spacer lift on the market" like being the tallest midget?

YotaOverAll · May 27, 2014

Funny thing. My toytec spacers are the samething. Large spacer, then a smaller one on top. Still shit.

Lindsey Walrod · May 27, 2014

What a bad first impression to everyone on TW.

vrod671 · May 27, 2014

Lindsey Walrod said: ↑

What a bad first impression to everyone on TW.
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your signature quote is on point! story of my life right there

blackmav04 · May 27, 2014

Lindsey Walrod said: ↑

What a bad first impression to everyone on TW.
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As if I cared ?

blackmav04 · May 27, 2014

This forum is laughable nothing but retail market driven sheep.

YotaOverAll · May 27, 2014

Haha people are trying to help you to not waste your money

magikbean562 · May 27, 2014

blackmav04[OP] said: ↑

This forum is laughable nothing but retail market driven sheep.
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yet you made the potatoe thread and youre the dipshit thinking revtek makes a superior spacer.

T-rev · May 27, 2014

blackmav04[OP] said: ↑

This forum is laughable nothing but retail market driven sheep.
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Lindsey Walrod · May 27, 2014

Maybe you should trade in your tacoma for a short bus.

truckboattruck · May 27, 2014

Lindsey Walrod said: ↑

Maybe you should trade in your tacoma for a short bus.
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lol

Skinny Rogers · May 27, 2014

blackmav04[OP] said: ↑

This forum is laughable nothing but retail market driven sheep.
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Popcorn. Man the attitude has got to go man. U will learn if u pull ur head out of ur ass. Not being a dick but ur handling the situation the wrong way. B tactful. A spacer lift of any kind "can" b ok for daily driving on the street but will b bumpy. Ur on a site where ppl really care about their trucks and most don't skimp in the suspension. If I was in ur shoes I would go the 5100 route. I think u will b much happier in the long run. Just b cool man. Stop being pissed at the world.

bjmoose · May 27, 2014

OK, this is going downhill in a hurry. Can't we all get along?

Fact: many people run revtek and other spacer lifts and are happy with them. They just tend not to be denizens of TW.

Fact: all spacer lifts are NOT the same design - this is even pointed out in the Bilstein white paper linked to this page. There's top-plate, in-coil, and combination.

Fact: you could break a 5100 shock with its spring perch set to 2.5 in the same way as that spacer-lifted factory shock (image earlier in the thread) was broken. If you run either of them hard and fast off road - you need to space out your bumpstops so that when the suspension bottoms out the bumpstops transfer the load instead of the shock absorber strut. Most folks don't bother to do this and yet we don't see a huge epidemic of broken shocks because most trucks are lifted for looks and never see hard off road use.

Fact: a 5100 shock with a spring perch set to 2.5" has a larger oil reservoir than the factory shock, and is valved with the assumption that it's at-rest position may be near the top end of its travel, as compared to the factory shock absorber. This does make it a superior option to an in-coil or combination spacer installed on a factory shock absorber.

Fact: Most folks on TW who previously had revtek (or any other) spacer lift and then ended up upgrading to a more expensive (better) lift feel like it was money well spent.

Fact: You can get 5100 shocks with a 1/2" top plate spacer and either a lift-block or add-a-leaf to lift the rear installed using your factory front coils for about the same money as a revtek spacer lift. My definition of "about the same money" may not exactly coincide with your own definition.

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vrod671 · May 27, 2014

this thread is getting more action than my love life...

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