what do you think - I have heard taco springs are supposed to be fairly flat - but a straight line? I'd say if anything they bend downward

 

looks pretty normal for stock leaf springs more than 5ish years old

 

SWEET!

you have to understand I drove a minivan before this.
a white 96 dodge caravan

 

The ones our 97 Taco are worst..unladen they are bent backwards...with about 200lbs int he bed, they are bent WAY back, and the 265/70R16 rear tires rub...

 

i STILL drive a green 96 town and country till my truck is finished so i know where you are coming from

 

Here's my OLD springs...


They aren't supposed to bend down...but up

This is how they look NEW and a bit beefier for a tad of lift...

 

Nice rear discs Brian!
How do you like those?

 

Wabbit, you showed old front springs , but new rear

The only time I've seen springs bend down is on Pre-86 "front" springs, which is normal.

So newer tacomas rear springs are flat or bend down?

 

They work great and much better than the worn out drums. It wouldn't even stop before w/o putting my feet down like Fred Flintstone!

Springs is springs and they ain't supposed to be like the ones in the first pic, front or rear.

 

PoBoys with 32K,granted their old but thats what they look stock.

 

My cousin 99' taco had a negative arch on them.
It didn't like to do over 90' on the highway tho...
I think they should have a slight positive arch, you can prob. get an add-a-leaf or something.

 

wow, those taco springs look like the fronts on my mini

 

If I put any wieght in my bed my springs sag really bad. When I have a canopy and full of camping gear my truck looks like a 4runner! They are plenty soft for good flexin though. Still have some bow to em though.