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Front Squeal when going over bumps

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Solid_brass, Jul 29, 2025.

  1. Jul 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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    Solid_brass

    Solid_brass [OP] New Member

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    I have had this for about a year now, and it is driving me nuts. It is a 2012, with a 2.5 lift (springs and bilstein 5100 up front). Truck doesn't get abused, still only has 60k on it. It squals when going over a bump in the front end. It almost sounds like when a power steering pump is going bad. When I had it on my lift a few months back I checked the cab and body mounts, and they all looked good. Only thing wrong was a very small leak from the boot on the rack. I took a couple videos of the squeak:

    I turned the engine off half way through the video, before the bump, and you can hear it squeal slighly:
    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m8O6Z8ZCRL0

    Here is a video of me going over the bump with the engine running the whole time:
    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iVoqv8JVTwc

    Any ideas of what to check next?
     
    Last edited: Jul 29, 2025
  2. Jul 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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    deanosaurus

    deanosaurus Caveman

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    Looking at the timing of the wheel travel and the sound, it seems like it's something in the suspension. Do you have a rock or something stuck between the coil and the shock, or a loose drop link, or even just a bad shock?
     
  3. Jul 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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    Saskabush

    Saskabush Well-Known Member

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    Elka 2.5" DSC w/ Deaver Stage 1, Archive Hammer Hangers, SPC UCAs, Timbren bumps, TRD baja wheels, 265/75r16 Wildpeak AT4W, Greenlane Sliders, Warn slimline bumper, N-Fab spare tire box mount.
    It almost sounds like a brake pad squeal, like when the pads are too worn. Have the brakes ever been done? My theory is that the bump is shaking the pads around enough to cause the squealer to engage for a second until the pad re-seats.
     

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