How to see if front bearing are bad?

I have a funky noise coming from the front of my 01 tacoma 4x4 crew cab. I was thinking maybe its my bearings but is there a way i can check them before replacing them?

 

Jack up the front of your truck. Does the wheel have a lot of play in it?

 

it had some play in it but it was the lower and upper ball joint??? would it make a noise if i spin the wheel while its jacked up?

 

Grab wheel on the top & bottom while it is on a jackstand & see if it has any play.....top to bottom...not side to side. Bearings can "howl" and sound like a knobby tire rolling down the road.....the pitch of the noise can change when you swerve the vehicle from side to side around 40 mph or more & the overall noise level will increase with vehicle speed.

 

oh ok! yea mine just has like a vibrating sound almost like if something is touching. as for the humming well i have super swampers so i really cant tell lol they are loud i think im going to go with radial tires