Cincinnati Area Thread (Tri-State, Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana)

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Anyone have any miraculous taco lean tips? I have the 1/4" top strut spacer and my front is dead even...but the rear is all crazy still. Like worst I've heard of.

PF - 23"
DF -23"
PR - 26 1/4"
DR - 24-1/2"

I have new energy suspension body mount bushings, and radiator bushings.

Any luck pulling out an overload leaf from 1 side, or adding a spacer to the other rear pack?

 

Maybe swap leaf packs side to side?

 

I was worried you'd suggest that.

When I put these leaves in it was a gigantic pain....but maybe that's because the bolt was seized in the bushing.

 

Any chance the leaf’s rear hanger coupling thingy is flipped on one side? Just double check.

 

I removed my overload leafs earlier this year and replaced them with 1/2” shims I bought from wheelers off-road. I did it because my 3 leaf AAL was making contact with the overload leaf on both sides. My truck has been lucky enough to avoid any “taco lean” in the rear, but I also had the new TSB leafs installed before the AAL was originally put on.

If you want to try to correct yours without replacing or swapping the entire leaf packs I’d suggest removing the overload leafs and adding a 1/2 inch shim to the driver’s side. You’d likely lose about 1/2 - 3/4 inch of lift on the passenger side doing that but you could also leave the overloads in and add a shim if you want to maintain that much rake.

 

If those are your numbers on level ground your frame might be a bit tweaked.

 

I installed an Elka 2.0 IFP setup with JBA UCA's. The UCA's are not adjustable.

 

Think it's all groovy, but I'll double check.

This is kind of what I was thinking of trying. I'm not sure I what to think about having a spacer on only 1 side.....but that's how the front is, so why not the rear too! hahah.

That was in my driveway....which I think is pretty level. Possible. The carfax was clear of any accidents, but the truck came from Canada and they may not keep records like we do. I thought I remember it being mostly level when it was stock. Maybe I just teeter tottered on 2 wheels a bit too much and it went a little flexy...if that's possible.

 

If you don't have a boxed frame with extra ladders the back half can get tweaked pretty easy, not anything to be too concerned about imo, and can be adjusted a bit if you ever re-install your rear bumper

 

I was wondering if there could be any truth to my teeter totter theory....I can remember at least 3 times when I was on 2 wheels, and all of them I was on the front passenger and the rear driver.....which if that did tweak the frame that would exaggerate the taco lean.

Maybe I need to do some flexin the other way around.

How can you adjust when taking off the bumper?

 

the bumper and all the rear lader sections are bolted into the C-channel of the frame, so really you can un-bolt/loosen all of them and tweak the frame rail of your choice up or down with your favorite tweaking device then tighten everything back down!
If you have an aftermarket bumper, thats probably the strongest ladder component... if the bumper is missaligned at all, ya really won't be able to fix it.

you can also see if your bed is still square/plumb to check, both for the frame being tweaked or if the bed has failed. if you are measuring wheel center to wheel well (did you say?) you could be getting a "false" lean if one of your rear bed supports is failed.

My truck has a failed PS rear bed support that I should probably fix.

 

double post.

 

Measuring center of wheel to bottom of fender flare.

I'll check the bed mounts, but I don't think that's it. The bumper and bed look aligned squarely, so that would point towards suspension or frame.

I may drive around and find a few different level looking places and see how it measures just in case my driveway and garage are both way out of level.

 

also measure where your rear wheels sit in the wheelhouse, like front to back.

 

New to the scene (glad I found this thread) and have been looking around here for a couple of days since buying my first Tacoma.. I've seen postings about the DBBB and since I'm currently (and for at least a while longer because money) bone stock that seems like my best bet for a little off-roading? Plus, I'm into the camping part.

Already started compiling a list of future mods... The wife won't be happy about this.

 

Welcome!!

 

Happy Thanksgiving all!

Now, someone reassure me I didn’t put my truck back together wrong...

Short backstory. Truck has been in the garage on jackstands (no wheels) for 6+ months. I started the work in the rear, replacing my shocks and removing the overload leafs and replacing them with 1/2” shims. Everything went relatively smooth (had to cut a bunch of stuff off) but I had no issues reassembling both sides.

Fast forward to today and I hand tightened all the bolts I’d removed, put my new wheels on and lowered the rear of the truck back onto the ground. Here’s where I’m concerned. To my OCD eyes, it appears the passenger side rear wheel is sticking out of the fender about 1/4” further than the driver’s side. The more aggressive offset wheels make this much more noticeable. Is there a chance I reassembled something incorrectly or do you think the rear axle with “self center” when I get the front of the truck back on the ground and am able to drive it up and down the street?

I’m trying to decide if I need to lift the rear back up, loosen the U bolts (they’re only hand tight at this point) and try to shift the entire axle over or if I’m just being paranoid and a little crazy...

 

Did you do any measurements? Or even measurements before you started?

 

I did not... I assumed the centering pins would hold the leaf springs in the proper location after the reinstall. Especially given that the rear of the truck doesn’t have any alignment adjustments.

At this point, I’m hoping that since the truck hasn’t had any weight on the rear axle in months, it’s been jacked up from each side separately and with all the changes I made that it just needs the full weight of the truck and some driving to straighten itself out. I also could be making a big deal out of nothing if it’s an optical illusion simply due to tire wear.