**2015 Bent Frame** help needed

With all due respect, and I'm not trying to beat you up over it, none of these issues are due to the new truck. The quality of the parts that were added to the factory components are 100% to blame. To be honest, I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did running a 6" lift with 35" swampers.

 

Until you throw it on a frame measurement machine this is all silliness.

Your buddy talks out of his ass, and he is as clueless as anybody is when it comes to why.

If he thinks your frame is bent and you believe him, have the frame measured and find out concretely one way or the other. I don't know how this is lost on either of you.

You say it's bent because he said its bent, and he said its bent because the truck leans. Meanwhile, nobody is doing anything to actually quantify that opinion except jaw jacking and pointing fingers.

I have no doubt that it sucks, but come on.. you'd know if your frame is at risk of being bent because you've owned and driven the truck. Any accidents? Any "oops" moments?
If not, then fix the issue - it isn't your frame.

 

Think his may explain a lot of it maybe...

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2015-tacoma-lift-kit-help.444206/#post-12945840

"go for the 6" man. if thats really what you want. dont let yourself be swayed to do something that you dont truly want. there are some outstanding 6" lift kits out there now days. i have one on my 2015 and i beat the snot out of it and it handles everything i need it for.
you wont regret it. heres mine."

 

^ Ding ding ding ding. We have a winner.

 

Uh-Oh!

The cat is out of the fuckin bag!

 

Swapping the springs is still going to result in Taco lean. The springs are not 'bad', they are just not designed to counter the issue.

Taco lean is not 1/4". 1/4" front spacers which translate into 1/2" lift are used in the front spring seat of a quality to help counter Taco lean on the driver side. Even then, lifts that do this still often result in some lean. If your lift does not counter this by design, then it is not surprising your lean is greater. You get what you pay for. Cheap lifts are going to give you cheap results.

 

Now I can say I've heard of a bent leaf haha. Was it twisted? Do you have pictures of it?

 

k.

wait wat

The best way to 'fix it ASAP' is to get a 3" lift with quality parts... and some decent 33" AT tires.

OR

you can take that money pit and keep on pouring money in.

Your truck. Your Choice.

 

I love this place.

 

Beats shit out of truck.

Gets mad when truck is beat to shit.

 

There's a 95% chance your "buddy" is an idiot. Taco lean is well known. They'll do it straight from the factory. Gas tank, battery, and driver all on the same side on a truck that is sprung for handling, not weight carrying.

There's a 5% chance you've bent the frame. You have to try pretty hard to do that. Most people's definition of "beating on a truck" doesn't meet that threshold, short of the "oh shit" type moments when you go waaayyyy harder than you meant to.

If you want to know for sure, take it to a frame shop and get it measured.

 

this right here..... they tell you your frame is bent... but i assume your truck has never been in an accident nor has it offroaded much due to the 6in drop bracket bro lift.... Run from this "reputable" shop

 

Just re-read your entire first post.

I'm upping my estimate to a 99% chance that your buddy is an idiot. Putting a 1" block on one side only in the rear is just begging for weird axle wrap issues. If you want to fix the lean, crank a coil over up front (if you have them) or use a 1/4" spacer up front.

 

Did you replace the cheap blocks with cheap springs?

 

i will update with the end result when i straighten this whole mess out