How do I know f I have the towing Package?

Not sure you’ll get what you really want out of the AALs tbh. Might want to add some Sumo’s on top.

 

These AALs are for Tacoma, F150, GMC1500. My max payload is 1400lbs. F150 max payload is 1900-3000lbs. I was reading the reviews on Amazon and people with Tacoma's were satisfied with the results and people with bigger trucks saw not so much lift. I've only got 2 leaves going across the axle ....scares me. This extra spring with add another leaf at least. I can always add the Sumo's once I see how much room I have between the top of the spring and the stop were the bump stop hits. Some Sumo's have 5 layers and others have 4 ...I will see what fits best so it's not riding right on the Sumo all the time.

 

Uhh payload isn’t based on your leafs.. It’s based on your axle brother.

AAL won’t change a lot. Just letting you know.

 

Just pointing out the F150 is a much heavier truck. Plus if a truck has twice the payload capacity, one of the reasons being it has a more substantial axle, it probably also has stiffer springs. Again only one way to find out if it works for my situation.
"I am trying the add a leafs because I had such good luck with them (even though this is a different spring)on my last truck. I could fill the front half of the bed with fresh cut maple firewood and it wouldn't sag at all and that was with a loaded trailer. I could travel safely at highway speeds."
That was a 2001 Tacoma 4x4 with the 2.7ltr engine that bottomed out with any load added. I added the Wheeler 3 pack (same as the Icon 3 leaf) and after that I could load that sucker up with 2 rows of fresh cut sugar maple to the roof of the fiberglass cap. Right in front of the tailgate and it might go down an inch or two. In this case I was just shuttling firewood to the front of my property for splitting and stacking. It was a night and day difference.
I have a new 35hp tractor and can use the bucket for moving firewood around so I won't need to task the truck with doing that anymore. Basically just handling the weight of a fiberglass cap and towing maybe 2500lbs max.If I was trying to tow a travel trailer or go nuts off roading I wouldn't even try this!

 

So I just got done installing the 36" National Drivetrain AAL's I bought off of Amazon for $69 shipped and a set of Bilstein 5100's. The shocks are supposed to be good for up to 2" of lift I have heard. I got 3"of lift! I have not driven it yet. I have to take it for a spin and do the final torquing of the u bolts. They say they are supposed to settle some and I definitely hope so. The weight of the cap I am getting will bring it down some also I hope. I basically wanted it to ride at stock height with the cap and maybe 400 lbs cargo in the bed and 350 lbs. of tongue weight max load. I don't want to mess up the shocks so I hope it settles down quickly.

 

Just put weight in it to make it settle quicker.

 

I've got some cement blocks laying around I'll throw in the back,maybe 250lbs. I really have not looked at it in the daylight yet so maybe I will consider taking out the overload leaves at a later date. I have some Sumo Spring knockoffs I purchased off of Ebay installed in place of the factory bump stops and they are nowhere near making contact.

 

I'm surprised only one person mentioned the hot pink fan hub.

 

Never seen a Tacoma in the wild with that much payload. You're looking at the specs in the brochure or online. That number is theoretical. Your trucks payload is printed on a sticker attached to the driver's door or door jamb. Tacoma's are notoriously low, some under 1000 lbs and about 1200 is the most I've ever seen.

Same with F150. Some are as little as 1100, most 4x4 crew cab F150's are 1400-1700. It's extremely rare to see one over 2000. 3000 lbs is on the upper end for F250's. Most of those are 2500-3000. The newer Fords made since 2015 with aluminum bodies on average have about 200 lbs more payload than the older steel bodies since the trucks are lighter.

You can do anything you want to modify the suspension, but it doesn't change your payload. The truck may sit higher, it may not sag as much under a load, but that just hides the problem, not fix it. Pretty much every truck ever made has been overloaded at some point. And a couple hundred pounds occasionally can be managed if driven carefully. But it's a light duty truck and you're not going to change that.

Last week I was hauling some oak firewood home. Since adding the lift to my truck it simply doesn't sag much in the rear. I was loaded pretty heavy and sitting level. But that much weight in the bed meant my front tires weren't firmly planted on the pavement. I could feel the difference in both steering and braking. I drove 20 miles home very carefully, no faster than 45