Problem with driver front side wheel bearing?

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here is an audio recording I took while on the drive Home.

I’ve had a 2.5” front lift since 2020 with 265/75 ST Maxx tires.

I’ve noticed some noises before when driving close to a wall such as a Drive through. But it wasn’t anything crazy like today.

yesterday I wheeled the Taco on Brown Mountain. It’s considered an easy trail and it has some rocky, steep spots but nothing insane. It wasn’t a long drive either. I drove slow. I know it’s how you’re supposed to off road a IFS suspension on rocky terrains.

on the way home, not a single peep from the truck. This morning I had a shop do a tire rotation for me and when I drove off the lot, that’s when the insane noises started. I pulled over and checked my thread, it’s uneven but honestly doesn’t sound like tire noise to me. But I could be wrong.

I also had a good view of the shop and nothing crazy was done by the workers. They just rotated my tires and that was it. But I just want to understand why it started making those noises after the rotation.

my suspicion is that something is wrong with my wheel bearing or a suspension component. But I’m a total rookie and don’t know much about car joints, bearings, and all those components.

Any input is appreciated. I will have to take it to the dealership but any heads up or information would be amazing.

 

If you aren't under warranty a trusted independent shop is usually a better choice than the dealer.

If you have a decent jack and safety stands jack up one front wheel at a time and give it a spin, see if the noise is there. Pull the wheel and have a look around.

 

I took my truck up Brown Mountain 1 time and I never will again lol. Way too many dirt bikes, ATV's, UTV's, etc. flying up and down the mountain throwing rocks and sticks everywhere lol. Plus there's really only the 1 "trail" that trucks can even access unless they've expanded since I went last.

The noise could be anything though. Doesn't sound like a wheel bearing to me. But do as said above to check them. Possibly sounds like a carrier bearing to me. Crawl under your truck and try to wiggle the driveshaft. It shouldn't wiggle. Other than that, take it to a local shop to diagnose if you can't. Not the dealer unless you like to overpay lol.

 

Take it back to shop that rotated tire, tell the it started after they rotated tires. My guess they bent rotor backing plate, pulling wheel off. Now it's hitting rotor.

 

You guys are right about the dealership part.
I’m taking it back tomorrow to the shop that did the rotation. I’ll update on what happens.

 

Aggressive tires can make wild noise changes with rotations, especially diagonal tire rotations.

That said it if you think something is off, it likely is.

 

I got it fixed by the tire shop. It turned out to be my weights were too close to the edge and were rubbing on the break caliper. It was on the driver front tire.