Leveling kit - Help Plz!!!

2016 Tacoma SR5
1) added a 1.5” spacer in the front and have a slight vibration. Comes and goes every 2-3 seconds. Dealership has looked at it and said the needle bearing looked fine. Happens at all speeds and in 2wd and 4wd. Anyone else have this issue?

2)I am thinking of putting a 1.5” block or add a leaf in the back. Do I need shims with only 1.5” block? Do I need to make sure I have angled blocks? Is 1.5” enough to screw with my driveshaft?

 

1) No
2) No

 

Wow, why would you add spacers and blocks to you $40K dollar truck?

 

Welcome to TW friend.

 

Not everyone wants or needs Icon stage 46

 

Kings or ELKA.

 

I wish I had a nickel for every time this question was asked. Lol! I’d have a set of Kings! Cheap mods can sometimes bring big problems. Not worth it to see if it goes bad on such a nice truck to me.

 

I didn’t need a full 3+ inch lift. I don’t know a ton about it and don’t have the money to spend on an $800+ lift kit. I was just asking if anyone else ran into the same issue.

 

Nothing wrong with spacer lifts. Not everyone wants to throw out new suspension.

You have a diff vibration from axle strain. Search "ECGS Bushing" on here.

Stick to 1" in the rear, but you don't need axle shims unless you have an issue in the rear.

Also don't bother wasting time with diff drops in the front, big waste of time.

 

Expensive mods also can bring big problems. There is nothing wrong with running a small spacer and AAL or block

 

I was looking at those bushing and thought that may be the issue but the needle bearing looked fine and people were saying if it stops in 4wd you need the bushing but mine does it all the time.

 

Good luck OP. Take care brother.

 

Does it feel like it's in the steering wheel or the drive line? Drive shaft will feel more on the rear.

 

In the gas pedal. And can hear it sometimes. Sounds similar to a tire noise for a second and then goes away for a couple seconds. Sometimes the interval between vibrations/hum is less than other times

 

Just to rule it out, did you recently add new wheels or tires?

 

No....

 

I would rather spend more and have a problem then to buy something cheap and be limited in the ability of the truck. Basically I don’t care what anyone else uses, but I personally would never use spacers as I think it’s a cheap but risky mod. To each their own. It’s his money not mine!!!

 

Is everything torqued properly after it was set back down on the ground. Wheels properly torqued???
Could be the body mount bushing or motor mount area.

 

Try re-torquing everything

 

That is your truck telling you to take that spacer off. Friends don't let friends bro-dozer