Leveling a lease

I love my Tacoma but I hate the rake. My question is will I get in trouble if i lift the front to level it out since its a leased vehicle?

 

Return it back to stock before you turn it in

 

No you won’t get in trouble, plenty of dealers sell/lease leveled trucks right off their lot. Either turn it in with the level, return it to stock before turning it in, or better yet use the high resale on these trucks to your advantage and sell it outright near the end of your lease. We have sold two Tacoma’s near the end of their lease and walked away with a couple thousand in our pocket.

 

should be fine, I would remove before returning it though.

 

is there not an issue with voiding the manufacturer warranty , lifting is not considered cosmetic ?

 

If you're leasing it ... its not Yours

 

Technically yes you’re right, however the same can be said for a conventional auto loan too, it’s not yours until you pay it off and you have the title in your possession. In most cases as long as the bank gets their money they don’t care what is done to the vehicle. I have modified plenty of leased trucks and cars and it has never been a problem whether I buy it at the end of the lease or sell it outright before the end of the lease. If you’re planning on turning it in I definitely wouldn’t do any heavy modifications to it, but a leveling kit or even a reasonable lift kit won’t be a problem. For all they know that’s how you got it from the dealer when you originally leased it.

 

Its not the same at all, paying to use vs paying to own. Kinda like paying for a rental car its just a long term rental

 

Except that you don’t have the option of purchasing or selling the rental vehicle at the end of the rental period, and you can’t modify or make changes to the rental either.

 

You don’t own it bro you’re just a tenant so the answer is no you can’t but people do it all the time and leasing companies don’t pursue because they love captive buyers of their product.

 

The option only matters if your intent is to purchase after the lease is up otherwise its still not yours

 

If you finance it (like 99% of people) it's not yours either, what's your point?

 

They wouldn't even notice....

 

Do whatever makes you happy.

 

Check with who you are leasing from on what you are allowed to do to it. If I were to lease I would not do anything but add gas and change oil. Leases are not good.

 

They have the option of asking you to return the vehicle to "stock" or pay for the restoration. If your buying at the end, no big deal. If your not buying at the end, is it worth the risk?

 

It's better to ask for forgiveness than permission.

 

I live by this rule

 

Yes you will be sent to a Japanese internment camp where you will be forced to do hard labor until your lease is up. I actually put a drop bracket lift in a leased '99 Tacoma. I financed after the lease and ended up selling it. But seriously, just do it and return to stock when your lease is up. Just don't cut anything up like a CMC!!