Help my rear end is leaning

So I came out of the gym today and notice my driver side rear was leaning more than my passenger side. I took it home and decided to measure it out just to be sure. And noticed I have lost an inch of height on the driver side. My driver side shock does have some oil on it witch may indicate a leak. So I got a hold of Toytech and they said the oil could be normal and that the shocks have nothing to do with the height of the truck. anyone have any ideas what could be causing this issue?

 

Good deed for the day...
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...he-1-4-top-plate-spacer-for-taco-lean.372354/

There are a bunch of threads on this.. search around and you should be able to find what your looking for... mine is leaning too lol !

Good luck!

 

I have been searching for hours and keep finding treads about the front strut lean. But my issue is not with the front struts. I have the same measurements on both the passenger and driver side front struts. Its my rear end that is leaning towards one side.

 

The whole truck leans to the driver side.

 

No, just my driver side rear. I have looked under the truck to see if there is anything out of place but can't find anything.

 

If you are just leaning on one corner, the frame has to be twisted. 3 out of 4 corners can't be correct and one out of kilter. Unless you are parked with one wheel in a depression so that that shock has to extend (since the frame is not going to give). More than likely you are leaning on both corners on the same side since it is unlikely you have a twisted frame (unless you have one of THOSE frames that look like swiss cheese with rust holes anyway).

 

Gotcha.. but don't let the front fool ya into thinking it's the rear, did that on an old leaf sprung truck a while back.. anyway, I see where the Dakar rear spring packs have a (+) and (-) side so it seems there may be an inherent lean to these trucks to begin with..

 

I hope my frame is not twisted, The truck is only a year old and I haven't had this issue before today. my driveway is pretty flat but I will go take measurement somewhere else just to be safe.

 

Pick up and inch or so on the front drivers corner with a jack or something and re-measure... I know sounds dumb but try it.

 

RNGRCaldera I'm running a 2015 TRD Pro with the front end raised up about 1.75" from stock. I have a significant lean when I have a full tank of gas and I am parked facing downhill in my driveway. It is easily a full inch difference driver vs passenger sides, and that is on a brand new vehicle. When on flat pavement it is only about 1/2", but as soon as the weight is loaded to the front of the truck it becomes dramatic. I notice that you have a steel front bumper... Do you have an equivalent amount of weight in the rear end? If you have a loaded front and an unloaded rear, this might be the cause of your lean being more excessive than most... at least from what I have measured on mine at different loading from front to back.

I have read different posts talking about how the front spacer should be good enough to correct for the lean, but mine is mostly in the rear end of the truck like yours. I have a set of ICON AAL's that should be here in a couple of days. I am going to order the spacers below as well and try them out. I'll update you with how it goes.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/ome-tp04-trim-packer.348618/

 

Did

you ever correct the problem ?

 

Taco lean is pretty common due to the light duty nature of the springs used and all the weight (fuel tank, battery, driver) residing on one side. It can be corrected with properly adjusted coilovers and leaf springs that are stronger on one side. I have had Taco lean ever since I lifted my truck and it honestly doesn't even bother me anymore.