Comments on: Toyota Tundra Bed Bounce Data Indicates Shocks To Blame

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:23:30 +0000

My gosh, I am not alone!!! Gary D almost told my story – 2007 TRD with Bilstein
(mine is Crewmax). I don’t feel it in the bed, but hitting potholes almost rattles my teeth. Now, when I was buying, I test drove a non-TRD model and it was extremely smooth – smoother and less truck-like than my F-150, but I wanted leather package, so I (with my mind made up) jumped into the TRD and, after a quick test drive – bought it. And now, as the local roads get worse and worse because of all the stimulus money being spent, I feel like I am on the road to Fallujah all the time. I am thinking about new shocks, but not sure which way to jump. Do I need all four? Is there a brand to jump to? What shocks do the regular Tundras use (that everyone is complaining about)?

By: Admin (Jason)

Admin (Jason) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:01:18 +0000

Jerry – Those NAPA shocks have been cited as helping out with the problem quite a few times here and elsewhere. Adding weight to the bed also helps.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:41:04 +0000

I live in Alaska and have an ‘08 Tundra DC TRD 4×4 short bed. We have asphault roads, some good some bad like everywhere else, instead of concrete w/ expansion joints which seem to cause the bad harmonic bed bounce. When the roads are in good shape this is the best riding truck i’ve ever driven. But, when they’re a little rough it rides like a 1 ton. I can hardly keep my foot on the gas pedal the whole truck bounces so much. I had a ‘03 dodge 1/2 ton before I got this one and I didn’t have this problem. I think I’ll try the cheaper NAPA shocks. I’ll let you know how they work out. Thanks for the ideas.

By: Randy

Randy — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:31:05 +0000

I own a 2008 Tundra TRD and drive it off road in true winter and summer conditions. No bed problems at all. Matter of fact best truck I have ever owned.

By: MASA

MASA — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:10:37 +0000

Jason,
The truck is beautiful. In my opinion the best looking truck on the road. I found this website because I wanted to know if anyone else had the bounce problem and I discovered that it is all over the internet. Tomorrow I’m taking it in to get it checked. I’m hoping that unbalanced tires are the culprits or Toyota has indeed found a solution to the problem and that they will do something about it.

By: admin (Jason)

admin (Jason) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:35:26 +0000

MASA – Adding weight is the easiest “fix” to the bounce problem. Sorry to hear you just found out about it, disappointed to learn this problem still exists on a 2010.

By: MASA

MASA — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:30:05 +0000

Just purchased a 2010 Tundra and the bouncing on the streets of Katy and Houston TX is unbelievable. Enough to make may wife sick and give a severe stomach ache. I do not know what I’m going to do since I’m sure the dealer won’t take the truck back. How in the world can Toyota sell such a piece of sh*t and get away with it without any legal repercusions???

By: Art64

Art64 — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:54:54 +0000

Hi Bob Thomas. I did put a mild steel plate above the axle. This steel plate basically tied the two frame rails together. There is already a big hole on top of the c-channel. The plate I put is 6 inches wide, 3/8 inch thick and long enough to reach the other side of the frame. Then I also have 2 small plates that goes below the c-channel. So, basically, I sandwhiched the upper C-channel between the long steel plate and the small plate. I only have 1 bolt per side which is 1/2 inch grade 8 and of course washers too. This eliminated the “aftershock.” When I hit a bump, that’s it. No more secondary vibes or harmonics. It smoothed the ride significantly. It also reduced the bed jiggle or wiggle. There are 2 more places where cross braces can be installed. Just look for the 2 flared nuts on top of the c-channel on the frame rails. I’d be carefull to make too many cross braces as the stiffer frame will result in a very stiff and bumpy ride as I discovered. I also have 7-leaf Alcan Springs, Firestone Airbags. My sway bar is disconnected.

By: admin (Jason)

admin (Jason) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:59:36 +0000

Jeff – I think that bed bounce has been beaten to death. We still see some new comments, but it’s not near as bad as it once was. I’m going to write a blog post about this next week…

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:23:02 +0000

Well, it sounds like everybody gave up on complaining about the bed bounce. I still have not had time to map out the 2003/vs 2008 Tundra on a real road bounce condition. I’ve been out of the country the past few months and my wife has been driving my truck to Boulder every day. Her only comment is that it sure rides smooth! Maybe we are just all to picky when it come to ride. The past 2 months I have been driving a diesel Land Criuser in Oman. Wow! What a good vehicle! It had a 5 speed manual transmission. When we lowered the tire pressure to 12 lbs, it would go over any sand dune. Too bad we can’t get them here. I would have one in a heartbeat!