How to tell if Tacoma has been lifted?

I recently bought a 2017 Tacoma, and it sits much higher than my old 2012 (which I bought new). So I assume it was lifted. (Also, there are obvious after-market mods--18-inch wheels, running boards.) How can I tell the specifics re: lift? It looks like the standard leaf pack in the back, but I guess upgraded shocks? Not sure what's going on in the front. Thanks!

 

Budget spacer lift.

 

Its been lifted with what looks like the 4inch rough country lift https://www.roughcountry.com/toyota...75720.html?find=2017-toyota-tacoma-4wd-739579

 

Body lift. Fine for aesthetics. Won't do anything for performance. Not sure how it might affect alignment issues.

 

Suspension lift. No pics of the body mounts

 

If it were me I’d take those spacer blocks out straight away. That’s just me.

yes it has a lift. Simple spacer lift. IMO they are the worst and give you a crap ride.

edit: after further review don’t remove anything just keep driving it and try to enjoy it, when the time comes go with a better quality lift or go back to stock.

 

I'm definitely looking at a block in the rear.

 

agreed, remove the spacer.

 

There's a reason they call it Rough Country

 

You can tell that it's lifted, by the way that it's lifted.

 

Before you go removing the spacers, that has much more than just a spacer lift. The spindles are different than the stock ones, its got a drop kit to move the control arms down too. Removing just the spacers is going to make it even worse.

Depending on what your final goals are, your going to need to get new spindles, remove the drop kit parts, get your new struts, get new rear leafs and some other things to reverse that lift.

 

Block in the rear is a spacer lift. Body lift is a spacer inbetween the body mounts. where the body attaches to the frame.

 

Not going to lie, I thought this was just their old simple spacer stack $200 job. That 4” kit has longer spindle and a bunch of other stuff. If it doesn’t ride like crap, just leave it be.

 

Thanks, everyone! IMO, the ride is fine. And I'll really only take it off-road a handful of times a year (and nothing really aggressive at that, just remote camping spots). I'm more curious than anything. I do a tow a fairly light travel trailer with it, and there's a bit of sag, so I may be looking to get air bags for the back if possible.

 

I'd be curious if add-a-leaf (AAL) would minimize the ride impact when unloaded.

Air-bags will change the ride even when the airbag is deflated due to the way they're mounted (which stiffens the leaf pack by limiting the length of spring that moves/flexes.)

Now that I have both (Ride-rite Airbags & Headstrong AAL) I've been tempted to remove my air-bags to see if the empty ride is less stiff than with airbags alone.

 

Can’t just remove the drop kit. Not sure on the 4” but the 6” kits they cut the frame. Thus making returning to stock impossible (unless it’s not a 4x4)

 

That’s neat.

 

It's a 4x4 and the cv axle angles look stock, with 4" lift it's gotta have a drop bracket installed. So yeah going back to stock won't be easy.

 

definitely drop bracket. If you look at the picture with the CV angle, behind the CV are 2 alignment cams. Or one and a bolt

 

Definitely seems to be the 4-inch Rough Country kit, which comes with this:

FRONT

• Lifted knuckles
• Strut spacers
• Front crossmember
• Rear crossmember
• Front skid plate
• Lower skid plate
• Differential drop brackets
• Steering stops
• Bumpstops
• Bumpstop extensions
• Sway-bar relocation brackets
• Brake line brackets
• Hardware

REAR

• 2.5in Fabricated lift blocks
• U-bolts
• Carrier bearing shims
• Brake line brackets
• Hardware

SHOCKS

• (2) Premium N3 series (rear)