ok, since it will be a while until we see any coilover lifts from anybody, let the debate begin!: which is preferable, the daystar lift, or the revtek? and more importantly, why?

edit:
oops, guess i should have specified 4th gen lifts, but comments on the companies and your experiences from all generations are helpful.

also, those of you who vote "other," which lifts do you have?

 

Well the reason I chose Daystar was price, and the material the spacers were made out of.

 

Chose Daystar!
Price, and the front coilspring isolator was a lot thinner then the Revtek one so I thought it will have less impact on ride quality. The front strut top spacer is bigger to make up the height.

 

I like the REVTEK, although I have not seen the Daystar kit installed, any kit that comes with longer replacement shocks is good in my book

After feeling the ride of the kit as well , I wouldn't want it to feel any other way - perfect.

 

I say Revtek because I found Randy @ Revtek a lot more helpful, and if you don't have XREAS, then the Revtek kit's longer shocks are an awesome benefit.

If you DO have XREAS, then you can just keep the extra longer shocks lying around, or sell them.

In any case, I am glad that I chose Revtek over Daystar. (and the price diff. isn't that big)

 

i do not have xreas, and initially i am leaning revtek's way primarily because of all your hard work 4route. i will do research into the two applications, but i do like the idea of longer shocks since i am going to be missing the benefits of longer coils.

biff- how does the daystar material differ from revtek's, and what is its advantage(s)?

mark- any particular comment(s) grab you that you can share?

bulldog- i find your post particularly interesting because one of my main concerns with spacer technology is its effect on ride quality. how does the thinner isolator have less effect?

thanx all for your feedback.

 

The nice thing is that Revtek comes with those longer shocks. Also, I am pretty sure that Revtek and Daystar are made out of the same polyurethane material ... ?

 

oh ... another reason I chose RevTek was from willymoe's recommendation:

"I do not have the X-reas system on my runner. If you search the forums you will find that I was the first to install the Rev-Tek lift.
I work for a shop that lifts and lowers car and trucks and have had exposure to the Rev-Tek stuff for years. The reason I used the Rev-Tek product is because of the engineering that they put into their product. If you compare the Rev-Tek to the Daystar on the shelf you will see that they are totally different in design. The lifts both have the same two components on the front. They have a pre-load spacer that goes between the spring and the mounting plate and a top out spacer between the mounting plate and the strut mount (attached to the frame). The Daystar uses a thinner pre-load spacer and a thicker top out spacer. This in theory gives a softer ride but it also causes the upper ball joint to contact the spring at the point that the suspension droops out. It doesn't take long for the ball joint to go bad when this happens. The Rev-Tek does not have this design and thus does not have this problem."

 

(and yet) another thing: what was the cost on your lifts?

 

Daystar is about $250, RevTek is $420.

 

Actually you can get your Daystar kit for $200 at mesa4x4.com

 

mesa4x4 is closed!

 

Daystar makes its spacers out of polyurethene(sp) plastic, and Revtek front only I believe is some sort of metal maybe steel (corrrect me if I'm wrong 4route). My reasoning to go with Daystar, and I echo what Bulldog, said was the the Revtek spacers at least the front would effect the ride quality. Now this was my reasoning.

 

What are you talking about, bought my rear spacers from Jay, just last month. Send him and email

 

i went to the site and clicked on the catalog link (here) and he has a message that he is closing down the catalog and refunding $ -- evidently his old lady and pooch want some more luvin' ...

 

My ride with my Revtek kit on is barely noticeably different at all ... It is smoother over bumps and things that normally would jar the hell out of it.

 

I used a combination of hockey pucks, steel washers, and some spray foam/insulation to complete my kit...

I voted other.

Billy

 

Holy, this is turning into a very interesting discussion.

4route already posted my reasoning, less preload of coilspring would mean less chance of any affect on stock ride quality. Remember that nobody I know of on the forum has actually done both and drove both types of lifts for some time to give a good assesment, so everythingi s based on perception. Being humans everybody will want to justify their choice as being the best.

The Revtek does give .5" more lift. But it also cost almost twice the price. The Daystar does less preload of the front coilspring, but more top spacer lift above the strut. What it really does needs to be determined, but I cant feel a difference yet on ride quality at all, still need to try those mall speedbumps.

So pick your poison.

 

Why is everbody concerned about a change in ride quality. How can Toyota sell so many TRD equipped vehicles if the stock ride is soo good. The number one upgrade for any Toyota truck or SUV is shocks. Look at what Bilstein offers for the Toyota's as far as product selection. They have the TRD, Ivan Stewart, Bilstein HD, & Bilstein Coilovers (tundra). This is more than they offer for the "Big Three" (Ford, GM, Dodge). I say the REV-TEK makes one heck of an upgrade from stock.

Go down and test drive a new H2 and hop in your lifted 4th gen. I've done it.
I had the H2 for a full day and I'd take my REV-TEK equipped runner over that H2 anyday.

I have sold a lot of REV-TEK lifts and never had one customer complain of the ride quality. So with all this info that must just leave $$$$ as the issue on a vehicle that cost $30K or more.

 

bulldog is right ... the kits are so similar in construction and effect ...

the only BIG thing different is that the Revtek kit comes with longer shocks for the rear, and is a bit taller.

i like the extra .5", but really, 'tis no biggie