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Suspension Popping/Grinding After Lift Kit

Discussion in 'General Tundra Discussion' started by AtlasTheTundra, Jun 10, 2019.

  1. Jun 10, 2019 at 1:04 PM
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    AtlasTheTundra

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    Hey all,
    Just got my tundra lifted 2.5 inches with and Old Man Emu lift kit and ever since the front right is making a slight popping and grinding sound when the wheel is turned all the way to the left.
    It's not a constant sound, only when all the way cranked and only intermittent at low speeds. I am putting it up on an alignment rack tonight to take a look before I take it back to the shop that did the lift. Do any of you have any experience with this or have any suggestions as to what it might be?
     
  2. Jun 10, 2019 at 1:22 PM
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    Tundyfundy

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    Might be your front mud guard rubbing and carching in the tire. Look and see if you can see rub marks on the plastics.
     
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  3. Jun 10, 2019 at 1:24 PM
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    AtlasTheTundra

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    No mud flaps up front so probably not those. The right fender liner isn't completely flush so it's possible that is the cause. It just sounds too metallic to be the fender liner catching and the wheels I have on it are still small, only running stock tire size from before the lift kit. I will definitely look into that being the cause though
     
  4. Jun 10, 2019 at 1:28 PM
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    Tundyfundy

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    Could be the skid plate rubbing? If you only hear it at full lock I'd say some clearances are messed up. Got any pics?
     
  5. Jun 10, 2019 at 1:29 PM
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    Ya, I'm definitely thinking something isn't right with the clearance. No pics yet but I'll take some when it's up in the air in a few hours
     
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  6. Jun 16, 2019 at 3:24 PM
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    So the truck went back to Toytec where the lift kit was installed. After an hour and a half of digging, the tech that lifted it and the master tech couldn't find the problem. I was told to install new lower control arms and see if that would correct the noise it was making (my cam bolts were frozen so they couldn't get it properly alligned).

    A few days after that, I took it to a greasemonkey to get the rear diff drained and filled and the tech there found my problem. The drive train hanger where the carrier bearing goes was barely even attached. tightened the two bolts and hasn't made a peep since.

    Just though I would share the info incase anyone comes across a similar issue
     
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  7. Nov 11, 2023 at 9:00 AM
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    It’s always that dang carrier bracket. I spent 2 days looking for the damn grinding after I lifted the tundra 2 inches and a simple adjusting of that bracket forward solved it all
     

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