AAL suggestions?

looking into the Icon 3 leaf AAL for a small lift in the rear to level my truck and bring back the worn out springs. Does anyone have experience with the Icon one? Open to suggestions, looking for a 1-1.5 inch lift with camper shell.

 

You shouldn't add an add-a-leaf to a worn out leaf pack. The AAL ends up just trying to counteract the worn out springs. You're better off getting the correct new pack, as that will last far longer. You'll be back to sagging in much less time with the AAL.

 

good to know, thanks!

 

I have the icon 3 aal. My leafs springs weren’t worn out though and it did give me 2” lift on the rear. They are still holding up well after 5 years. When I do need a change I’ll get OME Dakars probably.

 

I have been using/abusing a set of DEAVER 1.5-2" AALs on my '97 V6 Taco Xcab 4x4 while off-roading for the past 10 years. They raised the Taco approx. 2" at the rear fender well which pretty much leveled it. Just discovered that one of them is broken at the front. Both OEM leaf packs still appear serviceable after 27 years/135K miles, so can probably just install a fresh set of AALs. But it may very well be time for a fresh set of rear leaf springs such as the General Spring HD leaf packs or the newer (improved?) OME/ARB DAKAR springs for my early Xcab. Will have a better idea after tearing the Taco down, probably in the next few days.

EDIT: Top-Bottom: angled shim, OEM over-load leaf spring, and broken DEAVER AAL +1.5-2" AAL. The DEAVER AAL broke due to 10 years of HARD off-roading thru deep washouts for 150-200 days a year. The super-tough Energy Suspension poly leaf spring bushings were also completely worn out from the same hard use/abuse with the pins literally falling out of the bushings. These parts should be considered as consumables for hard offroad use, so I rate both the DEAVER +1.5-2" AALs and the Energy Suspension poly leaf spring bushings as A+ and GTG. Bottom line: I got 10 years' worth of off-roading smiles out of these parts!