02 rear end looks way higher?

No, spacers/blocks are simply a poor man's way of achieving lift. They don't serve any practical purpose other than looks, and they ruin the quality of your ride especially when they're big spacers (can also be unsafe). The proper way to lift is via the suspension; for hauling you want heavier duty leaf packs or airbags in the rear.

 

I can't say for sure he's using blocks, best bet would be to ask for more pics of the suspension front/rear.

 

Okay that makes sense. So ill definitely check for spacers.
I dont see the point in only doing the rear in that case

 

www.victorymotorsofcolorado.com/inventory/2004-toyota-tacoma-v6/35450


Heres the link

 

I can tell by the first pic there is no spare under bed. Add a spare and there ya go..

 

It will make THAT much of a difference?

 

You would be surprised spares weigh around 70lbs

 

Well, not coming with a spare sounds like more money off

 

A spare isn't going to lower that hardly at all lol. Maybe if the rear end were stock it would make a noticeable difference but not on a setup like that. I have a 3" lift in the rear and with/without my spare I hardly noticed any change. And my spare is a heavy 32" E rated all terrain tire. This guy has stock size street tires.

 

not necessarily a positive, just noting that his springs have good arch, mine on the other hand are a bit "frowny"