Truck has minor squat look

GA Taco · Mar 31, 2018

PackCon said: ↑

Your truck looks like it's level.

When you level a truck typically you want the apex of the front fender flare to match the apex of the rear fender flare. This would be leveling out the front and the rear.

Most people don't like this look because while the truck is level, it doesn't LOOK level. Your eyes are getting caught up on the fact that you have a larger wheel gap in the front than the back, making it look like the truck has a bro lean.... but it doesn't.

Measure the distance to the apex of both your flares. It looks pretty spot on level to me but always hard to tell without putting a measuring tape to it.

It's hard to describe but a lot of people want the wheel gaps to match... thinking that makes a truck level. But leveling kits should mean the fender flares match up more so than the gap. I think this looks better and balances a truck out much better but typically they look better on the long beds more so than the short beds because the length of the wheel base on longer trucks makes the rake look more significant than on short beds.

I think your truck is level, you just don't like the leveled look.
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What exactly is the “apex” of the fender flare? I plan on measuring tomorrow.

GA Taco · Mar 31, 2018

Contemplating taking the step bars off...

chiefcrunchy · Mar 31, 2018

Here are pics from my same install this week
First is just the bilsteins

2nd
255/80/17s installed

3rd Deaver AAL put in that afternoon. Brought the rear back up 2" to give the slightest rake forward again

Skyway · Mar 31, 2018

GA Taco · Mar 31, 2018

chiefcrunchy said: ↑

Here are pics from my same install this week
First is just the bilsteins

2nd
255/80/17s installed

3rd Deaver AAL put in that afternoon. Brought the rear back up 2" to give the slightest rake forward again
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Any issues with driveshaft vibrations?

chiefcrunchy · Mar 31, 2018

GA Taco[OP] said: ↑

Any issues with driveshaft vibrations?
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None that ive noticed, ive been trying to trst out all scenarios, highway, rolling road, stop and go traffic, dirt road, 4x4, uphill, downhill, twisty road, with weight, w/o weight. No different then before lift.
Maybe a little nicer on potholes due to new shocks.
My post everything measurements to fender apex are DF- 39.5" PF- 40
DR-40.25 PR- 40.5 with full tank of gas

Tacoturtle · Mar 31, 2018

Honestly OP, if it's not exactly level, it's pretty darn close. Don't let perfection be the enemy of good enough!

GA Taco · Mar 31, 2018

Tacoturtle said: ↑

Honestly OP, if it's not exactly level, it's pretty darn close. Don't let perfection be the enemy of good enough!
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I needed to hear this. I’m honestly a perfectionist to the point sometimes it can be detrimental lol

toyotakurtis · Mar 31, 2018

OP, I think your truck looks great as is as well. I carried 10 bags of concert and in my old 1995 and it sages the rear for a month. Course that was with 5" Marlin Crawler lift springs. Enjoy your truck, tires look great with the current height!

Boyk1182 · Mar 31, 2018

Maybe it looks different because 99% of the Tacomas you see have the “rake” look, so truly level doesn’t look level.

jmaack · Mar 31, 2018

GA Taco[OP] said: ↑

Here’s a pic

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looks better than OME 887s

Tacoturtle · Mar 31, 2018

GA Taco[OP] said: ↑

I needed to hear this. I’m honestly a perfectionist to the point sometimes it can be detrimental lol
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Me too, man. Can't tell you how many times I've messed up something that was good enough trying to make it perfect.

Truck looks good man

PackCon · Apr 1, 2018

GA Taco[OP] said: ↑

What exactly is the “apex” of the fender flare? I plan on measuring tomorrow.
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The very top center of the flare, the highest point. Should be directly over the wheel hub.

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