Advice on Shock Bushings Squeaking

KingKoda · Apr 24, 2013

Maximus said: ↑

Thanks. I will try lubricating the bushings first but if that fails, I'll give your method a shot. Just trying to avoid any unnecessary labor.

Great write up
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Thanks - I wouldn't consider it a write up. I just seemed to solve my own shock/leaf squeak issues with some help from the comments here.

Asking my dog questions hasn't been working too well.

UrPebkac · Apr 24, 2013

Definitely a good call in looking at your old shocks and finding that isolator. I do not recall having those on either sets of stock TRD sets I had. I will have to check my pics for them. Awesome find and thanks for updating us!

P9HST2 · May 10, 2013

Thanks for the info, KingKoda!

I was in my bed a couple weeks ago loading some stuff and noticed that same noise. I've never heard it while driving or any other time. Now I know how to fix it. Sounded just like Mitch's video in the mid-travel BS thread.

I have the same suspension as KingKoda for those wondering.

ecalzado · Oct 6, 2017

KingKoda[OP] said: ↑

Super Update Problem Solved!

So it was my bushings causing the creaking/squeaking. However lubing them up only worked for half a day and it altered the sound of the noise to a lubricated squeak instead of a dry creak. It was less loud but still there.

This still irritated me as I knew I had located the source issue but hadn't fixed it, only band aid.

I thought about buying new bushings but first I would try the bushings from my factory TRD Sport Bilstiens that I still have boxed up. Got them out and of course the bushing hole was too small for my new shocks and the factory bushings don't fit.

But! I noticed something I had skipped before. There was/is a bushing isolator on the factory shocks. The hole was larger...would it fit???

So I again applied a little more lube this time and added the factory bushing isolator to the new mix (on top of bottom bushing).

I put it all back together and viola! Not even a peep. Drove it around and it sounded smooth like it came off the lot. Yahtzee!

Here is a picture of one of the bushing isolators on the factory TRD rear shocks on left. Right one is already installed on truck.

Here it is in my hand.

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Can you reupload a picture of the bushing isolators? I believe i need these to solve my squeak.

Thanks!

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