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Leaning after Off roading

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by AGLongbed21, Feb 18, 2022.

  1. Feb 18, 2022 at 11:48 AM
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    AGLongbed21

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    Hi, first time posting here. I recently had a 6” BDS lift kit with fox shocks in the rear installed on my 21 Tacoma. No issues, drove for about a month so far all over the place on/off road. except yesterday after getting back from a mild fire trail, i noticed the back left is sagging about 3 inches lower than the rest of the truck. no apparent damage, didn’t off road very hard, crawled a couple burms but nothing crazy. Not sure what the issue is here, no fluid leaking from the shock, no broken suspension parts that i can see. Any ideas? edit: pictures attached below
     
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  2. Feb 18, 2022 at 11:52 AM
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  3. Feb 18, 2022 at 11:53 AM
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    Cudgel

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    ICON8 Lift -285s. upTOPoverland rack.
    Cracked spring.
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    Taco longingly returned to stock lean.
     
  4. Feb 18, 2022 at 11:54 AM
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    saint277

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    shocks wouldn't cause a sag, just poor ride quality. Sounds like a spring is messed up, but its hard to guess with out pics.
     
  5. Feb 18, 2022 at 11:59 AM
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    Seriously. Photos of the suspension from diff angles, etc.
     
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    photos attached 7214E1D4-9ADC-4661-AA97-FE35979A959C.jpgED82688B-D9F1-45A2-9906-55F1E9A339B8.jpg D5542C94-81E1-4E35-9F97-9BF572F1E281.jpg
     
  7. Feb 18, 2022 at 12:01 PM
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    Wow. Either something is bent that i cant see, or its the leaf pack.
     
  8. Feb 18, 2022 at 12:03 PM
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    Leaf pack looks more compressed then the other side, add some picks of the passenger side to compare.
     
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  9. Feb 18, 2022 at 12:04 PM
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    AGLongbed21

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    actually measuring. it’s closer to 1.5” of difference

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  10. Feb 18, 2022 at 12:05 PM
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    Wide angle shots are not helpful when looking for bent stuff. Try to stay at 1x zoom?
     
  11. Feb 18, 2022 at 12:06 PM
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    right side for comparison

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  12. Feb 18, 2022 at 12:08 PM
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    It's hard to tell from your left side shots, but it looks like the left side is W'ed out and the right side still has some arch in it?
     
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    measure from the top of each leaf pack to the frame above it.
     
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  14. Feb 18, 2022 at 12:12 PM
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    Lift blocks are known to W the leaf springs. You need new leaf packs to even it out again.
     
  16. Feb 18, 2022 at 12:13 PM
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    ya that spring is smushed, is that a stock pack?
     
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    Id get a costum built leaf pack to replace that block and bent springs.
     
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  18. Feb 18, 2022 at 12:14 PM
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    AllTacosFloat

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  19. Feb 18, 2022 at 12:15 PM
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    AmateurTaco1313

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  20. Feb 18, 2022 at 12:15 PM
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    yes stock leaf springs. so you guys are saying that the springs got compressed too much and now they’re permanently bent? so I will need to upgrade to a new leaf pack to replace the blocks and even out ?
     

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