Gen 1 Tacoma Rear General Leaf Springs + Bilstein 5100 Install Overview

After letting the rear settle a bit now, the gap between the tops of the tires and the wheel well are as follows:
Driver Front: 6-1/4"
Passenger Front: 6-1/2"
Driver Rear: 8-1/2"
Passenger Rear: 8-3/4"

That puts me around 1-3/4" of rake between the (stock) fronts and the rear. Is that a little on the high side? Poking around the side its seems most would say 1" or so is about right. Agree?

Trying to decide if I want to lift the front at all or leave it in the stock position. I'm guessing replacing the fronts with new 5100's and springs will pop up the front a little bit since these are the original springs from 2004 (with 80k miles), but do I go to the next height up of 1-1/4"...which I'm guessing would then leave my rake at about 1/2".

 

I would leave the new shocks/springs on the no lift setting and see where it settles. If you don't like it, the good news is that you can adjust them later.

 

The boots look better when they are upside down. Lol.

 

OP, how is the arc of those leafs holding up after a year? I too am looking at general spring. I can tell from your install pics the arc is definitely better than flat stock.

 

It's been about 5 months, and they seem to be about the same as when they were installed. I put Billstein 6112's on the front about 6 weeks ago which helped balance the truck out. Here are photos from today:

 

Looks good, thank you!

 

Hey man, did you have to relocate the tailpipe with the OME bracket?

 

Nope, didn't need to.

 

I am sure this is for OP and 1st gens, however for 3rd gens, no tailpipe mod is needed for General Spring HD droop and I have 24.8" length shocks to max the leaf droop.
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