Restore to stock height

Good evening everyone. This is another noob with a question about suspension.

Just got yesterday a 2001 Tacoma SR5 xtended cab with 129K miles. Very happy with it so far. Previous owner told me his mods were:

• Full Old Man Emu suspension kit from Wheeler's Offroad with 2" lift and Dakar leaf springs installed by AZ Toy Pros
• SPC upper control arms
• Manik brush guard
  
• Westin rock sliders
• Custom heavy duty 10ga steel skid plate
• DuroBumps front bump stops

For my taste, the car sits too high, the front wheel well arch sits at 37" from the ground, while the rear is at 39". I don't do offroading although I might in the future.

Is there a way to restore the stock height or close to it? Thank you all.

 

Easy.

OEM replacement leaf pack, by General Springs.

Moog I believe offers OEM replacement coils.

Go with Bilstein 4600s for stock length shocks.

 

Wow thank you @Kwikvette. I would like the truck to look level when unloaded. Do I need to add anything (like a levelling kit) ?

finally, the current setup is with 16” 2018 TRD rims with Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac tires. Will these wheels be compatible with the stock height?

 

My black truck shown at left has this exact set up. No leveling kit needed IMO.
What size tires and wheel offset do you currently have? May need to do some trimming.

 

The tires are 265/70 R16. Will they fit? Don't know the offset. How do I measure it?

 

That's the stock size tire, so unless you have some really goofy wheels, you'll be fine.

 

'Leveling' kits aren't really a thing.

But if you must know, it'd be a spacer on one end of your truck (the front, sitting on top of your coilover) which will raise the front slightly to match the back.

The factory rake isn't all that bad, but it's there to level out once you put a load in.

You posted what your truck has currently, but how about some actual pictures?

Specifically the coilovers, preferably a picture from over the tire.

Then the rears, preferably a shot level to the rear axle housing so we can see the rear suspension fully.

I ask in case there was something more installed, or less like someone having removed a leaf (or added one).

 

I'm down in Tucson and I have the stock suspension off of my 2004 Tacoma - everything has 126k miles on it and is in good shape. I want $125 for it.

I know this isn't the place for classifieds, but it does solve your issue.

 

@koenbro , Is your profile pic an homage to This Old Tony?

 

OMG I did not notice, but yes, I follow TOT on YT and am a yuge fan. So subconsciously it is an homage, I suppose.

 

Yeah I would be very happy to keep the factory rake.

So here are the fronts, hope the cell phone picture are good:

 

And here is the back:

 

And this is what it looks like. My goal is to be able to climb easily into the bed.

 

Nice, even installed the extended brake line in the rear.

The suspension looks a little old, and your cv axles look to have minimal angle.

I bet you're not even at the full 2" over stock height any more.

Picture from the side of the truck?

Height in inches from the center of your wheel to the bottom of your fender?

 

That's a step, not a slider.

Will definitely not protect against any rocks.

Looks to have 1.5" of lift give or take.

I think it looks great.

 

Ya- I'd leave it like that. It looks great!

On another note- Can you take a picture of your driver side SPC Upper Control Arms. I have the same ones and mine seem a bit different where the bushings and screws are. It is where they are bolted at the top. Both sides left and right driver side if you could! TIA

 

Front is 22", rear 25". Wheel diameter is 30".

 

Not sure if these help; I can retake them.

 

After this conversation I decided to leave it well alone, at least for now.

 

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