Squeaky leaf springs

So I've had this problem for months now and it seems everything I've done to try to fix it has only been temporary and has only worked for a week at a time. I can't enjoy riding around with the windows down for all the squeaking every time I hit the smallest bump or even accelerate. I've tried the wd40 and the power lube and all that.. I even took it to my local tire shop and let them put it on the lift to space out the springs and then sprayed it. I really don't want to have to result to buying a whole new set of leafs, but if that's what it takes I guess that's what I'll have to do.

 

Did you try the TSB squeaky leaf isolator pads ?

 

some people have taken garden hose or mountain bike tires and put them in between their leaves and that seems to work, minimizing metal on metal contact and all that stuff

 

A buddy of mines dad owns a company that makes jeep parts and he said he had some of the TSB pads and said that he could give me some but then again a friend of mine who put the rubber in there said his squeak has came back.. But he had an add-a-leaf instead of the block lift like I have in the rear..

 

I don't know how safe I feel about sticking a garden hose or a bicycle tire in my leaf springs.

 

Get under your truck and have someone jump in the bed so you can locate the squeak. I did this and for me it turned out to be the brackets that keep the leafs from turning, I had to bend them out a little.

 

Its just dirt and stuff in between the springs. It wont stop. Just use wd40 frequently if you cant handle it. Wash them real good with the hose first

 

hmm, i'd try the TSB pads, the garden hose/mountain bike tire thing is the ghetto DIY version of the TSB

 

also how big are the blocks? do your leafs have an arch or are they flat? could also be the bushings

 

Well maybe it wasnt TSB pads.. I texted him and he said he had some rubber bolt things or something which might work.. But what are the TSB's and where cAn I get them

 

Yeah we checked the bushings.. And I think the block is 2".. The leafs are arched a little but not much

 

Having the same issue in mine and my dads Tacoma. Mines an 09 and squeaks like a mouse so I know what you mean. My dads 2012 Tacoma has the same squeak. Both stock suspension too.

 

Go to the dealer and pay the $40 for the new isolator pads

 

This.. I picked mine up for less than this. I wanna say no more than 30. Simple. Takes 15 minutes. And problem solved. There's a thread for it already.. ill link it in a sec.

Edit:

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/98055-diy-squeaky-leaf-fix-19.html

A little down the page. Post #363

 

Thanks guys I'll call tomorrow about those.

 

I’ve seen guys cut up a bike inner tube and put it between the leafs. Works like the rubber isolator pads.