Comments on: Bed Bounce Treatment: The Willybar

By: Morenoc12

Morenoc12 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:35:06 +0000

i personally dont think toyota is going to fix the problem, they might redisign the new tundras to reduce or eliminate the problem but the curent ones will probably no get a fix unless something drastic hapens. This will probably be due to the fact that the would probaly need to change the springs and the shocks of all tundra, wich with parts and labor would hurt them quite a bit.

By: BIG BAD DAVE

BIG BAD DAVE — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:48:54 +0000

If you have the Willybar with 300 pounds of weight, how high do the plates add up to? Do they get in the way when you load or unload things? I hate spending money trying to reduce this problem. Toyota should fix it. I have a 2008 SR5 DBL CAB with the 5.7 engine..

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New to toyota - TundraTalk.net - Toyota Tundra Discussion Forum — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:11:09 +0000

[...] on this site. Do a search on it. Some members say putting sandbags in the bed reduces it. Also a company makes something (which is basically nothing more than sheets of steel) that when put in the bed dramatically [...]

By: Morenoc12

Morenoc12 — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:39:32 +0000

the Willybar will work, it’s the same thing as puting sand bags in the back of the truck but replaced with steel plates. I dont know what a steel plates goes for but im prety sure you can get a local metal shop to provide something similar but cheaper. I give them credit for the simple and efective solution but its not something that i personally would pay $650.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:32:35 +0000

I’m assuming this footage was shot in the California area correct? Has anyone thought of reproducing that run but with Toyota’s competitors as well and then submitting the video to Toyota as proof of the bounce issue? I would think that with footage like this, Toyota would have no choice but to correct the issue. Just a thought.

By: mario

mario — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:59:53 +0000

I had gotten the sulastic rubber spring in my 2008 crew max and i did not feel nothing different on the ride and they promised it would help but it really didn’t. So i really dont know if i really want to waist any more money . ( is this product really worth the money)

By: Mickey

Mickey — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:55:24 +0000

I agree with you Big Meeks on the willybar just wanted to know what mpg’s were. I’ll wait for the price to come down when he gets competition. So the mpg’s are good. I just didn’t want to lose what I gained. Don’t get me wrong about the AMP. Seeing that guy on the front part of the step and watching it flex would worry me. That besides the price turns me away. I do like the action it has. It will definitely make your truck different than the rest. I will wait to see for awhile before I really make up my mind on this jsut to see if any problems exist.

By: BigMeeks

BigMeeks — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:00:39 +0000

Well Mickey, I agree the AMP steps are a bit pricey, but so is the RBP grill I have on my truck. Could’ve went with a cheaper mod but I want my truck to be different. The AMP step are different than all the OEM steps/boards out there, and do what they are supposed to but also look good doing it. Its the same as the willybar. It reduced the bed bounce that I had but looks way better than sandbags/waterbladders in my bed. Others might not think its worth it but IMO it is. I have always averaged 16-17 mpg since owning my truck and that hasn’t changed since the installation of the Willybar. Just think of the Willybar as if you have a 300lb woman tied up in the back of your truck bed, just better looking.

By: admin (Jason)

admin (Jason) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:57:49 +0000

BigMeeks - Thanks for the input - good points.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:56:09 +0000

Big Meeks how’s your MPG’s with that on/off? AMP in my opinion is too expensive for the product.