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Originally Posted by tundrahq
One of our readers, Matthew Davis, came up with a possible solution for the Tundra's bed bounce.
Basically, he took a piece of foam rubber and placed it between the back half of the spare tire and the frame. Then he tightened the spare back into place and effectively the spare became a damper.
Here's a basic picture:
You can see that it's not much foam in their, but he says it made a big difference on his truck.
The full explanation on more photos are on TundraHeadquarters.com
Possible Tundra Bed Bounce Cure Found | tundraheadquarters.com
Hope that helps. |
I've tried this mod and I'm happy to say that this works. Which only meant that the last crossmember "K" shaped where the spare tire is mounted is too flimsy and needs to be re-inforced. If you have the kind of bounce like the one depicted in youtube frame strength where Ford and Chevy trucks were compared against the Tundra, then this is a good temporary fix.
The only thing different I did was to use a ratcheting cargo strap to tighten up the tire against the crossmember and foam. And on the foam, I used my wife's old wedge sandals. They're made of foam too and wedge in shape. I routed the cargo strap over the frame. I also put padding on the tire where it contacts the hardware from the strap to prevent cuts. I almost forgot to mention that I aired up the spare tire to 40 PSI to give it more stiffness. I removed my dead weights from the bed. The truck feels lighter now and quicker. I had those weights for 6 months. Oh yeah, looking at the picture above, I only put the foam on the front part of the tire right where the 2 brackets are on the crossmember. I have not tried using wood.