My taco seems... different

So while looking at mods I want to do, Ive noticed that my taco seems a bit different from most peoples. Its a 2010 white access cab SR5 that I bought used. It seems a bit lower to the ground than most but that could have just been my head. While looking to get Bushwacker fender flares, I noticed that my Taco seems to be the only one without stock fender flares. You can see that here:

It just has no fender flares or any evidence of it ever having them but I haven't seen another taco without flares. Also, there are no Bushwacker installation instructions for tacos without stock flares already on.

While installing my rear AAL yesterday, I saw that the axle sits on top of the leaf springs rather than below the leaf springs as it does in stickied tutorial in the suspension forum. So, generally things just seem to be a bit off from other peoples tacomas... Im really wondering if anyone can identify why these things are different. Is it the year? Is this a special custom model? Did the previous owner modify it? Or is it something else? I'm just a bit puzzled...

if you can help explain any of these things, please do!
Thanks in advance!

 

Looks like you got a regular 5 lug. Not a prerunner or 4x4.
5 lug tacomas besides the xrunner come without flares. Everything else comes with flares.

 

If that's a stock truck it's most likely a 5 lug

 

He posted more pics in another thread:

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/new-members/325744-im-introducing-myself-hi.html

It's a 5-lug. So no pre-runner.

Here's a pic of your truck stock. Looks like the PO put bigger tires on stock wheels.

 

Damn!!
Fuck it! Long travel that bitch!

 

I noticed the gap too, hope it's just the angle.

Yeh, a 5 lugger with a long bed sitting that low is kinds boat-like. Definitely needs some tires, driving lights, and some height.

 

Lift it 6" and throw 35s on it. Problem solved.

 

U have a 5 lug my friend.

 

time to slam it to the ground and forget a lift

I like slammed 5 lugs

 

I saw a truck like yours spraying mosquito spray down the road the other night

 

I agree

 

With money anything is possible

 

..... did you not understand what you bought when you bought the truck?!?!

 

Not certain but I believe "FatBob's" sells a lift for the 5 lug.

 

They have companies that sell lifts for 5 lugs. But that just puts you to factory prerunner height

 

slam it and race it

 

BTW: is this real? I feel like this is a bad prank

 

I don't know man. Plenty of members on here who didn't/still don't realize their Tacoma has a composite bed and isn't just a plastic bedliner. Sounds dumb but some people just don't research their purchase.

Not saying that is the OP's case. It would suck if he was after a 6 lug type Tacoma or something and bought this 5 lug thinking it was just that.

 

He obviously knows what he bought, when he bought it. He is simply asking for clarification in body styles.

 

OP knows he has a 2010 white AC SR5, beyond that OP has no idea why his truck is different, suggesting he does not know what he bought.

Pretty big difference between a 5 lug and what he thought is just like every other Tacoma with fender flares (ala 6 lug).