Regular cab leaf springs

hey guys. i just picked up my first tacoma a few weeks ago, a 2009 regular cab 4x4 5 speed.

i noticed the other day a little yellow sticker in the drivers door frame saying that 'this vehicle has been modified and the payload capacity is redused by 300 pounds'.. so i took a look at the leafs and it looks like it only has 2 leafs in the pack and looks like there has been one removed.

Not sure why they would remove them and not sure what i should do now.

Any ideas?


PS, sorry if theres already a thread covering this, i did search and found nothing.

 

You should have 2 full leafs and 1 overload.

 

And that's considered a "non tsb leaf pack" correct? Ultimately that's a 3 leaf pack then? My truck is the same was as the op's and have never really wondered until I read this thread.

Thanks.

 

I have the same sticker but it says reduced by 4lbs

 

Ok, well that sounds correct i do have 2 full leafs and then a bigger looking one on the bottom..
In the straps for the leafs there is a big gap at the top.. looks like there was another leaf there at one point?

And what would the sticker be for then?

 

The trucks are rated for payload/GVWR as a base model. Options add weight, reducing that capacity, hence the sticker.

 

nevermind.. just did some more searching around and found out most 09 tacomas have the sticker.. but nobody really knows why, i guess ill have to try to figure that out

 

My 2014 Tacoma has the sticker. It takes into account the weight of the options; the carpeted floor mats and sill protectors, and the sliding rear window.

5 pounds