Noise after removing air dam

Hello everyone. Has anyone removed the air dam from their 2024 Tacoma? I removed mine and now I have a low whistle type sound when I go from about 30 to 45 mph. Almost sounds like a tire noise but I think it is because I took off air dam and it’s the air passing under the truck that’s making that noise. Gunna put it back on to see if noise goes away.

 

Cabrone, that are damn not their just to look bonita.

 

The 3rd gen had holes in the lower control arm that were missing plugs that tended to whistle. Plugs or tape fixed it.

 

I removed mine last week and haven’t noticed anything. I’ll drive around tomorrow with music off and pay closer attention and let you know.

 

Thank you. I only hear mine with radio off.

 

Hadn't noticed it but that dam is sure as heck not going back on.

 

Not sure -- I had the tech take it off while he was doing the PDI -- so I've never driven mine with the damn dam on -- as far as I know, all the noises I hear are factory/stock

 

Thanks for the input. Maybe it’s because I have the limited with quite street tires, but man this truck has a quite ride lol. I think tomorrow I will put the wind dam back on to make sure that is what the problem is .

 

I have a 2wd sr5, quiet tires....
I didnt hear anything abnormal after removing the snow-plow.....
Did you reinstall the fasteners into their locations?
I think they retain additional panels secure if I remember correctly.
I think 2 fasteners are different than the others...

 

Had the same issue. Reinstalled the ugly chin spoiler and the noise is gone. Hopefully some aftermarket solutions will come around soon so I can take that awful eyesore off without the howling noise!

 

Is the skid plate on the Sport different from the Off-road?

 

Yes. The OEM off-road skid plate:

• More of a lightweight plastic vs the felt on the Sport
• Shaped differently in the front. The Sport has two large dips that the off-road does not which may be acting like wind tunnels and inducing the additional wind noise.
• Off-road has an additional skid plate right behind the front one offering more coverage underneath.

I do believe Btcomcast's modification to the air dam is a good solution. (see post below)

 

Cutting and trimming the factory chin spoiler to cover the slots above the sports skid plate eliminates the Nosie you are hearing.

 

Here are the plugs that fixed the noise on the 3rd Gens.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/ts-sb-0053-16-plugs-howling-or-whistle-from-lcas.447618/

 

cut the ugly chin down and reinstall it modified where the holes are filled and it should stop cutting the wind like that.

 

Chin spoiler would have hooked on that tiny little curb when I parked. I bought a truck, not a Mini Cooper FGS! I'll be trimming that on the weekend and covering the whistling holes until I can find a better and affordable skid plate...

 

A clean aftermarket solution would be tits. Wait, can we say that here?

 

This should do the trick, right? Currently the local dealer sells them $432 but that means during the next 25% off sale it should be $324. The ad copy says "Red TRD lettering helps provide a sporty look" and honestly who wants a truck that doesn't look sporty.

https://autoparts.toyota.com/products/product/front-skid-plate-ptr6035240