Does this truck look lifted or leveled?

@Snowmonkey800 the while the cav & voodoo blues aren't for me, I like the colors! (If that makes any sense.)

 

Ya I'm still on the fence, but committed now. Hopefully when it shows up I'll love it, untill then. Sleepless nights on taco world. Lol

 

Haha hear ya! The sales manager let me know last Saturday that they expected to know a build date for me on Wednesday (6/2). I assumed that meant he would also follow up with me that day or Thursday to let me know. Still haven't heard. Suspense is killing me!

 

Post up some pictures when it comes man!

 

For sure!

 

The previous owner must be waiting for his new truck to come in? That could take months...lol...

 

The Delaware dealer said they are building dblcabs the last two weeks of June, and Accesscabs the first two weeks of July.....

 

@Late Camaro

 

that picture is distorted.. the back tire appears to be a smaller diameter than the front in the photo.

When I put a topper on my AC it dropped the back by about 1/2" with the additional weight but
mine has been lifted. 1 3/4" front, 1 1/4 back from stock. Still have rake after lifting and topper install.

My rake was over 1 1/4" in stock format so the back should still be slightly raked with the topper installed on the one you are waiting for if it has stock suspension.

for reference with 265/75-16 tires



without the topper and lifted

 

Lifted for sure.

 

When will you be taking deliver of the truck?

 

Any day this week. I'm hoping for Wednesday. But it was supposed to ship last Thursday, then it was supposed to ship out today. So...I really have no idea? The suspense is killing me. I actually never seen a cav blue taco in person.

 

Don't play with my emotions!

 

Do you have a 2-1 lift on your Taco @Fast1? If so, I'm curious if you removed the 1" rear if the Taco would become level?????

 

No, it would be low in the back.

In stock configuration the back sat 1 1/4" higher than the front. Hub center to fender measurement.

I currently have Bilstein 6112/5160 suspension lift kit with a 1 1/4" tapered rear block
Front is set at 4/5 clip positions which is max per Bilstein and provides approx 1.75" lift
for an AC 4x4.

I installed the front dampeners and coils first along with the 5160 rear shocks and no rear lift. Back was low about 1/2" after the front assembly was worked off-road. I considered just added a 1/2" rear block to level it out. However I decided to added a shell which required the additional block lift in the back which is a tapered 1.25 block. With the shell on the back it sits about 1/2" high in the back with slight rake which will accommodate additional supplies in the bed for camping without dragging the back end down.

Went out and measured it again on the driver's side as I was typing
22 3/4" F hub to fender
23 1/2" R hub to fender
1/2" rear biased rake with the Leer 180 topper
265/75-16 Michelin Defenders
16x8 zero offset Konig Countersteer wheels

To get an accurate hub to fender measurement
-measure diameter of wheel, outside edge to outside edge (mine are 17.25 / 2 = 8.63")
- measure from the bottom of the fender down to the top edge of the wheel (mine F is 14.15")
8.63+14.15= 22.75" - Front hub center to bottom of fender measurement

This method provides a much more accurate measurement than trying to guess the actual center of the hub and then bend the tape measure around the tire up to the bottom edge of the fender.

I went to the dealership and measured a half dozen new TRD DC trucks and they were all less
than my AC when it was stock.. surprisingly different

I also loaded in 200 lbs of water softener salt in the bed over the rear axle and measured rear spring sag to get an idea on what my topper weight would do to the back springs. That is how I knew I'd get approximately 1/2" rear sag with stock springs in the back with the addition of a topper.

 

@Snowmonkey800

Here is a pic of my new AC in completely stock form for comparison to yours

 

This is what I say to my gf when she asks how she looks with new jeans.

 

hah

 

My Taco is “leveled” with 5100’s front and rear... top perch... with add a leaf. Def a difference.