REVTEK alert

[Fitchconstruction]

I installed 2" Revtec lift 2 months ago. Followed instructions to the t. Good instructions. This weekend using a short cut (dirt road) the front end started to make a metal on metal sound. Looking on passengers side I see that two of the studs sheared off and only one is holding the shock tower on. Driving slowly back to the parents house I find the last one snaps the bracket off. Now I have a broken bracket on Saturday afternoon and a truck I can't drive. Found a DC dealer that can order on Monday. Part is $8 and tax and shipping adds $33. Local slavage yard has on for $10 and I remove. Take frontend apart in parents rock driveway. Dad doesn't have the correct tools but I get by. Find the studs are hardend,so drilling is out. Remark new holes and drill and tap. Front end back together in 6 hours. It took 1 hour to install the first time. Just got off the phone with revtec and they say they use different studs now and torque specs might of been wrong in directions. I can't see how using a 1/4 allen wrench on a harden steel stud could shear it off. I noticed that the studs that sheared had rust on them. That didn't happen overnight. Sorry had to get that off my chest. :-{}

 

[banshee]

Mine has broken one of the studs off on the passenger side, too. It was/is fully rusted on the break as you described. I have spot welded the shock tower to the frame for the time being, but I do need to get it repaired.



John

 

[Bertram65]

That sucks, I installed a set on my buddy's dually a couple months ago, I had bought the set for my truck but decided not to install it. It is hard to imagine the stud has that much lateral force on it if any, did you guys use Loctite on the studs? I could see it happening if they got loose, hard to figure if they were tight. I had had the kit for about 4 months before we installed so it is now about 6 months old, did Revtek give you any indication as to when they switched the studs?

By the way where in MA are you? I am in Lynnfield.

 

[Fitchconstruction]

They never gave a date when they switched over. New studs are stainless steel. Old are black metal which I had. I followed their instructions and agree that lateral force is minimum. I found one of the studs on the frame with the nut still attached. Stud was sheared flush at the nut. I live in Middleboro. :-laf Transplanted.

 

[Punkineater]

Did you retorque everything after some drive time?

 

[Bertram65]

The studs we used were black, guess I better give them a call, thanks for the info.

 

[KBertetto]

I have the Revtek leveler and I just went to replace the front shocks (Bilstein 5100's from Geno's) and found 2 studs (1 on each side) completely sheared off. Tried to take the rest off to complete the job and they all just crumbled under very little pressure with the wrench. I just ordered the Superlift springs... no more spacers for me. The only thing that remains to be seen is how Revtek handles this as far as warranty goes. Why in the world would they use such crappy studs??? Anybody have any experience with Revtek's customer service? I left a message on their answering service (said they would check messages throughout the holiday weekend, but no callback as of yet), and I also emailed them about the situation.



Kevin

 

[JLibert]

Same thing happened to me, 1 stud on the driver's side. wierd.