Are shackles stock?

Hello, just wondering...but do Tacoma's come factory stock with shackle's on the rear? I have a 2003 Tacoma TRD that I recently bought, I was installing new rear shocks and noticed that the truck is equipped with shackles, is this stock or has the previous owner made this mod? Thanks!

 

Shackles are a standard component of any (certainly most) leaf spring suspensions.

 

Oh ok...thankyou.

 

There are shackles on 1st gens, but not the 2nd gens.

 

2nd gens also have shackles but they r upside down if that makes sense. Leaf springs need to have shackles for them to work appropriately

 

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Are you suggesting that my truck does not have shackles at all? There's certainly something on the leaf spring mounts that I would refer to as a shackle....

 

here is a pic of the 2nd gen shackles (kinda crappy pic). Some guys mod their trucks to make the shackle go the other way to give them a few inches of lift

 

Doh!

 

I was wondering what is the best way to lift the back of my 2011 Tacoma since it appeared I can not use shackles........ I'm looking for 1 inch lift approximately but I don't want to negatively change the ride of the truck