I suspect the front fenders seem to have more clearance because they have to be out of the way of tires turning back and forth as well as up and down. The rears only go up and down (hopefully ).

I would not worry about lifting the front unless you are either seeing ponding in the bed after a rain storm or you want to fit bigger tires. The higher you are, the more likely to roll on an off-camber slope. Even if you are seeing ponding, you may be better off with some drain holes than a front lift. I actually wish that my bed had a little bit of rake, so that it would be level with a load.

 

if the top of your bed is level, then it's pretty much not sagging. your generation of truck and 4runner had more clearance in front wheel wells than the rear - if you put a level on the front fender you will see that it sits a good 1-2" higher than the rear fender. it wasn't until the next body style that they made it even. nothing to be concerned with as this is an aesthetics thing built into the design of the vehicle. personally, i prefer a little bit of rake when empty since it won't bulldog the stance when loaded up.

 

Drainholes in front outside corners of the bed btw...

 

yeah I don't really want to life the front. So if i get new rear leaf springs I'll just live w ponding in the bed, but since I have a cap it won't be bad. Maybe I'll look for non-lifted springs, instead of the ome

 

OME/ARB USA sell two different rear spring packages btw: http://www.arbusa.com/uploads/PDF/ac...yotaPickup.pdf

1.75" are for 0lbs constant bed load.
2.25" are for 440lbs+ constant bed load.