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Taco lean...bad? Pics?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by faultball, Mar 2, 2017.

  1. Mar 2, 2017 at 10:32 PM
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    faultball

    faultball [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Prolly a dumb question but been hearing allot about the "lean" is it really noticeable and would anyone have before and after pics. A friend said that some parts vendors sell a 1/4" spacer for the rear leaf to combat the lean...fire away :D
     
  2. Mar 2, 2017 at 10:39 PM
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    Diablo169

    Diablo169 ROKRAPR

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    Mine had a 1 1/4" rear lean, absolute joke. The Dakars only got it to about an 1" I"m running a 1/2 shim. It's still not even, but only 1/2" difference now.

    1/4" front spacer and the front is dead even.
     
  3. Mar 3, 2017 at 6:49 AM
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    bobrown14

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    After you lift... it's more noticeable why they sell the spacer.

    I could see mine lean specially with a full tank of gas before lift. Put the spacer up front at lift - no more lean.
     
  4. Mar 3, 2017 at 6:54 AM
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    su.b.rat

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    pics! not sure what to look for... does this show only when the driver is seated? does it show w/o occupants? 2 both front seats occupied?
     
  5. Mar 3, 2017 at 6:55 AM
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    JoeCOVA

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    I only have about 6000 miles on my truck, and I have no noticeable lean, currently on stock suspension. However my truck is not 100% DD
     
  6. Mar 3, 2017 at 7:53 AM
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    Rownan

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    I am not sure if I'd notice the lean or not. Should we be measuring?
     
  7. Mar 3, 2017 at 7:58 AM
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    GPsevinSixx

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    It's visible to the eye if using a good horizontal reference plane.
     
  8. Mar 3, 2017 at 8:16 AM
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    su.b.rat

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    looking at the truck from the rear? low on driver's side? without driver? is that correct? i'm being led by TW right now, which is not a great place to be lol
     
  9. Mar 3, 2017 at 8:31 AM
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    Rownan

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    My 2017 has a decent rake to it, I think it looks good. :D Slightly higher in back. but side to side looks even.
     
  10. Mar 3, 2017 at 8:33 AM
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    GPsevinSixx

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    Direct front or rear view. It will have a downward bias on the driver's side. More noticeable with driver in as with any car.

    Depends how portly you are too.
    There are some bears driving these little trucks....
     
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  12. Mar 3, 2017 at 8:43 AM
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    Haany4x4

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    It would be worse lean if you tolk the muffler off and did your own exhaust setup that would be lighter. They put dead weight in your stock muffler to help balance the rear lean out so remember that if you think about upgrading yout exhaust.
     
  13. Mar 3, 2017 at 10:20 AM
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    kerrdog

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    I haven't noticed a lean in mine. Maybe even if it had a quarter inch lean that would take a very good eye to see that. Also how many times are you on perfectly level ground to see a lean if you had one.
     
  14. Mar 3, 2017 at 10:39 AM
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    7r41lbr34k3r

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    digitaLbraVo

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    Covered in stickers and chrome stick-ons for extra horse torques and foot powers. Icon sticker gets me tons of travel, dozens of milimeters.
    Welp. There it is. The stupidest thing I've ever read. And in the 3rd gen section, who's surprised.

    :bananadead:
     
  16. Mar 3, 2017 at 10:59 AM
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    If he adds sugar to the gas tank it will balance out the weight loss from the factory exhaust system, because as we all know sugar weighs less than gas.
     
  17. Mar 3, 2017 at 11:09 AM
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  18. Mar 3, 2017 at 11:11 AM
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    Ha you havent heard
     
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    it does sound pretty stupid, but does anyone know if it is true?
     
  20. Mar 3, 2017 at 11:12 AM
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    digitaLbraVo

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    Covered in stickers and chrome stick-ons for extra horse torques and foot powers. Icon sticker gets me tons of travel, dozens of milimeters.
    Fuckin' helium.
     
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