Can you level/lift a 2022 Tacoma TRD Sport double cab, long bed?

Hey folks,

Today at the Toyota dealership, the parts staff told me I CAN'T lift my new 2022 Tacoma TRD Sport in the double cab, long bed configuration. The staff member said they can only lift the short bed models. Does anyone know why this is? The Staff member couldn't give me a straight answer. If this is accurate information, would there be complications connected to lifting this configuration of the 2022 Tacoma?

Any info from someone who has the intel would be much appreciated!

Cheers,
CR

 

AFAIK. They can’t officially calibrate the TSS. However, I have seen one Albertian Dealership advertising a few Sport DCLB 4X4 lifted with the factory lift. You may have to ask around to find a dealer that will do the lift and still offer a warranty despite Toyota officially not offering it.

 

Thanks for the info Canadian Caber! I'll look into that.

 

Here is that dealer that did the lift with a DCLB sport. I’m assuming they are offering full OEM lift warranty. They even left the fog lights in when Toyota mandates that they be removed with the OEM lift. Lots of folks suggest it’s cheaper to do it yourself or have a specialty 4X4 shop install something comparable that is just as good or better for cheaper. No Toyota warranty tho.

https://youtu.be/1QktEIGiy6A

Tons of info here… https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/toyota-trd-oem-lift-kit.695620/

 

I have a 2020 dclb and installed the Toyota lift shocks myself along with an AAL instead of the 1” Toyota block that kit comes with.

While you can’t buy just the shocks by themselves anymore (although now that I type this how are they going to go about selling replacements when they wear out? It’s not like someone should have to buy the whole “kit” again to replace only the worn out shocks)….

Anyways, I did nothing to re calibrate the sensors and it all works perfect. The kit works fine on a dclb.

 

It works just fine on a DCLB. You will get slightly less lift than on a DCSB which weighs less, not that you would likely notice unless you had two side by side with the same amount of gas and a tape measure. The only reason for excluding the long beds is likely a cost savings on Toyotas part, not taking the time to do the OEM testing on a the long beds when they are a minority of sales.

 

have you tested it out in an accident? Then you don’t know that it works perfect…

 

you are a troll. Lol. ✌

 

I’m just saying, from being in an multi-impact accident in a brand new, unmodified Toyota… people claim they can lift and modify and not recalibrate anything and “it works fine”… they don’t know.

 

Especially those that did not install the pro grill to compensate for the height of the sensor.
However 10’s of thousands (I imagine) have lifted their truck without having any sensors or the system report any problems, the system presumably still works but maybe just not to the 100% spec that Toyota provided when the truck was stock.

 

which interestingly, is the spec that insurance bases their qualifications of roadworthiness on. if they start digging and figuring out that vehicles are significantly modified, coverage can be spotty.

 

I think we would have heard about it here in TW if someone had their insurance deny a at fault claim due to the lift.

There has to be a fair amount of tolerance with the system. The angle & dangle of the headlights changes dramatically if you put 600lb in the rear of these trucks, so much so that a headlight adjustment dial would be handy.

Now let’s talk about who bothers to adjust their headlights after they have done their lift…

 

i don't recall all the specifics, but my brother, a chrysler/dodge/jeep mechanic, has stories of how the official procedure for the new jeep wrangler, with the jeep-spec lift kit-- to re-adjust the factory sensors, the manuals first step for sensor calibration is "return the vehicle to standard ride height." otherwise, the procedure will fail.


there's really all sorts of legally binding things that are done that could easily be used to deny coverage.

for instance, changing the incandescent light bulbs around the truck for aftermarket led plug-in bulbs violates federal vehicle safety law section 108, due to changing the light source-- the housings are designed, tested, and certified around the output spectrum and shape of the incandescent bulb . it's up to the ticketing officer to determine the extent of fines, which can, under the same law, range anywhere from a 'fix-it' ticket to an 'endangering the public' charge with impounding the vehicle, massive fines, and jail time--to the extent that a DUI charge would be less all-consuming...

 

With the taco, the pro grill drops the sensor height back to the standard height.
Because of this all of the Tacomas sensors are the same height across all trims regardless of factory lift or not. (SR5, trail, OR, Pro all the same height)