Help with suspension components

hi!

I bought this 2003 Toyota Tacoma ext cab V6 4x4 for my son. The truck has 177,000 miles on it. the body and paint were in bad shape when we bought it but my father-in-law owns a body shop and brought it back to life.

My question is- the original owner used it as a work truck. He had an industrial type shell on the bed that held his tools and ladder etc. the thing had to weigh 500 pounds without his gear.

He put some coil over shocks and an after market UCA on the truck.



The coil over says Camburg 2.5 series race ready.

I have no clue as to what make/model the UCA is.


My question is - the rear leaf springs loom terrible:
If I go with OME springs it will add 2.25 inches. Will this require me to put a new coil over on the front or can I adjust the existing coil overs. The truck sits about .5 inches nose high right now.

Thanks for any help or advice you can offer.

 

Check out wheelers and pick an aal that would suit your needs. The ome springs will raise the back a lot.

 

From what has stated in another thread, the rear springs will settle lower than 2.25 inches

 

And if the front coilovers are in good shape, then you can adjust the height in the front to match the rear lift.

 

those leafs look pretty good for stockers actually. usually these are flattened completely over the years

 

Thanks for all the info and suggestions.