Uneven bed after lift help.

Maybe they'll even out by 2020

 

I'll update this thread in a few years with some new measurements.

 

Haha

 

The truck is within half an inch of being level in the back so I am calling it good enough and leaving it alone. Possibly in 4 years I'll try to get it completely level. Lol.

 

Awesome. 1/2" aint bad at all.

 

Fill your tank. That might bring it level.

 

I went to the body shop because I noticed this on my truck after a real hard hit. I thought I bent the frame, because it all of a sudden looked crooked but they said the frame was dead on. They explained to me basically the bed sides are just bolted on and can slide around as they please and make it look fucked. Mine leveled back out after a few months, maybe even a year? Idk, its fine now. There are only so many fucks in life to be given... perhaps this shouldn't be one if it works ok?

 

So I guess I have the same problem on my stock 2015, not sure of the solution ...
I'm getting a full inch of difference in hub to fender, 22" drivers, 23" passenger. Im at the dealership where i bought her right now, they are telling me to make an appt with the body shop. Not sure, it seems to be a suspension or frame issue.also my leaf Springs on the both sides look like they are drooping. 16k miles on truck, seems a little soon, but I guess it's common from searching on here . I have Dakars on the way so hopefully that fixes it.

 

You don't have the same problem. Your truck is leaning the normal "taco lean" side, to the driver's side.

 

I felt as though this is more than that I've had 3 tacomas and this is more pronounced and is just in the rear the front is the 1/4 " off

 

I doubt it's the same issue. Mine only came up after I installed the lift.

 

Could you unbolt the bed from the frame and use washers on one side?

 

Seems like it would work. Anyone have experience with this?

 

The drawback being your putting basically a block on the suspension. If you did it by the bed you wouldn't alter the suspension at all

 

There is no drawback to using a 1/2" shim

 

P.S. I have Dakars being shipped to me so hopefully that solves it, it came up today because I was going to buy a camper shell and wanted to see if I could sort this out before I had it installed..

 

Your changing the suspension geometry. And using a different set of hardware ok one side vs. the other. Built with different materials and different levels of fault tolerance. Nothing negative may ever happen. But as an engineer I see it as a potentioal failure point. That being said. Nothing bad may come of it.

 

K , never lift your truck

 

Thanks James, you were right about my bed, it was indeed skewed. The gaps on my drivers side and pass side were uneven, and my bed was an inch higher on the passenger side. The dealership fixed it today by repositioning the bed and using washers to shim it they were able to even it out. The first pic is the before, last pic the washers inserted, it still looks a little uneven but it's not, it's just the photo