Body Mount Bushing Install - now with pictures! And a video too!!!

I'll follow-up with my experience soon. I just finished installing them, but still working on my truck and haven't had a chance to drive around enough to test.

 

Great pics.When do you want mine???

 

Sorry that was a thumb...

 

What's your experience been? Mine have settled down a little, but they still make noises every time I drive. The one in the passenger floor is still the noisiest for some reason. It even makes noise when driving on road still. I'm learning to just accept it. I'm not tearing it all apart to lube it. I really wish I had during install.

 

I'm not having any issues or noise that bothers me.

 

@Evenflow is the only other person I'm aware of that's reported noise from the ES Tacoma poly body bushings.

 

Yup, I have a " creak " pop ish sound ever since I installed them. I think the poly is too hard and it transfers too much flex into the cab and the noise is the cab twisting.

@Crom - I flooded every possible crevasse with penetrant and it had zero affect.

 

Sorry to hear the penetrating oil didn't work... thx for feedback.

 

When I installed mine, I believe last year, I had to call ES and report to them that the washers were too small an I.D. for the cab bolts. Then gave them the diameters.

I skimmed through yours but didn't notice you mentioning that problem, so I expect they corrected it.

Glad you made a thread on this.

 

Try just loosening all of the cab bolts. Once all are equally loose then tightening them back. With the cab and truck under their own weight. It might just work.

 

I've been thinking about it. I really don't want to empty my toolbox/ dog platform and tear it apart again to access the rear bolts. Maybe one of these days when the weather is more predictable. It's fully a 3 hour job from start to finish to play cleaner, carpenter, mechanic and then repeat in reverse order. I'm getting to the point where the noises make me laugh. My truck sounds like an old trail rig from the inside.

 

oh...I've basically done that a couple of times already unfortunately while trying to chase this down. I am very close to going back to OE bushings because this noise is so f-n annoying. It is a constant creak-pop with every little flex of the frame...even when rolling super slow and it makes the truck sound like a pile of junk. I have tried many different torque specs from hand snug to TAF ( tight as f... ) with zero luck :/ My OE cab bushings were fine too all I really needed were the core wall ones because my drivers side one was 1/4" crushed vs pass side... but when I called ES they told me about the new kit and got my man berries all excited so I bought the whole kit...

 

My truck sounds exactly the same. I'm just trying to maintain perspective. It's starting to make me giggle.

My stock bushings were so mashed that my pinch weld was hitting my sliders. I really like how the truck looks and rides now, but it sounds like a rusted old Bronco when the frame flexes.

 

I wonder what ES has to say about the noisy cab mounts? I've asked direct questions to other forum members regarding the ES bushings and they've said no noise [that they can tell]

Let me see if i can tag them in there.

@Sandman614 @AaronArf

 

Meh, Haven't noticed any new noises, but then again, LT makes everything squeak creak tweak rustle every time I drive lol, so a new noise I probably won't notice. I will see the truck feels a bit more planted though will all bushings replaced. Noticed a bit more vibration in the cab as well, but that's to be expected. Let's see how bad I notice it when I install the solid Engine and trans mounts

 

I feel like the noise is the smooth shiny coating on the poly bushing rubbing against the smooth washer...like the bushing is so hard it does not flex at all and rubbbbbbbbb pops against the washer surface.

@Crom - I have talked to ES about this a couple of times with no luck. I had the idea to use the same ES bushing lube that came with some other ES parts ( that super thick sticky clear lube that they send in the little tube with stuff like LCA or sway bar bushings ) and they said it would not hurt to try....did it, used just a light light coat because I had concerns about the lube being sandwiched in there and it seemed to work for a few days but came back.

 

Roger that. Your description of the physical bushing makes sense to me. I wonder if lightly sanding the surface of bushing and maybe washer would help mitigate the issue?

I wanted to install the bushings in my truck, but I don't think I will based on your and @58 Siesta 's experience. I don't think I could take the noise.

I feel like at some point I'm going to have to do something... Maybe OE? My sliders will contact the pinch weld too under heaving flexing as described by @58 Siesta

 

I've wondered if mine are so noisy because I put the thicker one on top for 1/2" body lift. I thought i Might be getting extra flex with the thicker bushing.

 

Just try loosening the nuts. Don't have to remove anything to do that. Spray some lithium grease through the hole, if you desire.

I lubed everything and have no squeaks.

 

No noises. I used the whole specific kit (cab + radiator). I'm pretty sure someone specifically asked ES about lube on these and they said 'NO LUBE'. Either way I did not lube mine at all and have no noises.

If you get a tink/rattle noise (watch video) it may be the 2 small bolts holding each body mount. Mine had a collar rusted out of each bolt and allowed the mount to move even though torqued.
https://youtu.be/zdpDNR_hx10