Tacoma Lean (to the left)

Dakars leaf pack, right? Not the AAL?

 

I have the AAL in my Dakar leaf pack, but it might be overkill.

 

Just got back from the dealer and spoke with the tech and service manager. I told them about the rear driver side sagging too much, measured, and there numbers came out to ~>3/8" lower than the passenger rear side. With that being said, this was normal. I mentioned that I only had ~5 gallons of gas, some stuff in the bed (less than 60 pounds), and that the rear driver side should be higher to compensate for the additional weight (mainly gas). The manager said both rear leaf springs are the same part number, not specific to "rear" or "left" side...basically the same.
Well I got an answer. Not so sure if this is true or not, but I am re-measuring again at full tank & 3/4. If my number's are offset by a lot I'm replacing my leafs...seriously hate them and their engineering.

 

like mine..........................






















totally kidding though, was working on the front end......I did have to adjust my drivers side King way more than passenger side to keep her level.

 

Lol. That's some serious lean. My truck was level on stock suspension and now has a lean after installing dakars, even with the included spacer on the ome shock on the driver side. I've since added an additional 1/4" spacer and it still leans a little, so I'm just gonna learn to live with it.

 

I got the taco lean too !

 

how much did it cost you to get it installed?

 

Silly me I always thought bro lean was in reference to having squat in the back, not the same as the common taco lean that exists on the drivers side. I need to update my tacoma dictionary.

My taco lean was so bad after I lifted it that my driver side coilover preload is basically twice the passenger side just to get it to sit level

 

Did it myself, kind of a pain for what it is but after removing wheel pop the bolt out of the bottom of the shock and remove the three nuts on top of the shock, pop the two bottom bolts on the spindle, and leverage something like a pry bar on the lower control arm so your shock drops out enough to slide the spacer on top, then bolt it back up.

 

You didn't have to get longer bolts did you?

 

Not for the 1/4" spacer. You could probably safely go up to 1/2" without worrying about new hardware

 

any chance or risk of rust with the machines aluminum spacer?

 

Always a risk but no noticeable rust yet