Toytec Shackle Squeak Noise - Finally Fixed! (Spoiler: Wasn’t The Bushings)

So ever since my Tundra was lifted it’s had an extremely annoying squeak / noise coming from the shackle area on any surface, even worse on bumps. First Toytec told me I needed their bushings to fix it, negative. Put them on and they were literally oozing out with grease and it still squeaked.

Well, I removed the spare and looked around and sure enough there was a bed bolt on each side hitting the shackle. One thing to note, I have them installed at 1.25”, if they were installed at 1.5” they might not hit.

Anyway, a Dremel with a 426 disc later the bolt is grounded down and the squeak is gone. I can finally roll my rear window down and drive through a parking lot without it sounding like a hoopty.

 

dang... talk about a tight clearance (that's what she said). good find

 

I'v heard of that issue before. I myself have a creaking sound coming from the rear passenger side and it's annoying as hell but I still have stock leafs/shackles so probably different issue.

 

Good to know. Thanks

 

Good call. I kept thinking it was my spare!!

 

why doesnt anyone use the top (1.5") setting on these?

 

I think it is for Tacoma only

 

I did.

 

I'm @ 1.5" setting as well, mine was squeaking like a pig too on the lower setting. Rubbing the bed bolt. That and the Line-X guys finger tightened my bed bolts. Lazy asses!

 

Cool, and what do you have up front? spacers? shims?

 

anyone use thread locker on these?

 

On the shackle bolts? It’s not needed as they use a locking type nut.

 

Top setting on mine.

 

I have the same exact issue on my Tundra after a 3/2 ReadyLIFT. Someone please explain to me in detail on how to fix this I also think it has something to do with the spare tire. Please PLEASE help

 

See post #1

 

I'm stock with the rear right squeak. Just checked to see if there's a clearance issue, plenty of clearance with the bolt. The spare tire however, is really loud when I I lift the rear up and down.

 

I just realized he had a 2006 and I have a 2019. I wonder if it’s going to be the same result.

 

Same. The bed studs can interfere with the Toytec shackles set at 1".

 

Okay, I just took a video while driving and I think the clunking noise is coming from the front and then there’s a squeaking noise coming from the back

 

Same thing happened to my 2017, no need to be grinding anything away. Just take the bolt out and add a couple steel washers to the top as a spacer and reinstall the bolt.