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

Sep. 01, 2005 By Sean Stratton
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.

    Revtek Industries
    4252 SE International Way
    Suite H
    Portland Oregon 97222
    503-659-1650
    http://www.revtekindustries.com
    sales@revtekindustries.com


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