The Bed Bounce Discussion Thread - Toyota Tundra Forums : Tundra Solutions Forum

reidsworks · #1 (**permalink**) 09-16-2007, 09:17 PM

Good day all....
I just picked up my 2007 Double Cab SR5 with XSP package from Southeastern Toyota yesterday. Wow.... she's a bute.
So today... I'm surfing the web and found another Tundra blog that goes on and on about problems with bed bounce. I drove mine home from the dealer last night 200 miles of two lane blacktop and 4 lane highway. It seemed to ride fine.
Anyone out there having trouble with bed bounce????

guntech · #2 (**permalink**) 09-16-2007, 10:34 PM

Dude, do a search on "bed bounce". There are hundreds of posts in this forum alone on the subject.

HOGWILD · #3 (**permalink**) 09-16-2007, 10:50 PM

That's a left coast problem

guntech · #4 (**permalink**) 09-16-2007, 11:01 PM

Not really. I get it once in a while on the back roads by my house in upstate New York. I also had it happen as I was coming up to a toll booth in New Jersey. This was with 2 different 07 Tundras also.

enchantor · #5 (**permalink**) 09-16-2007, 11:13 PM

First off, certainly do a search, there are thousands of posts already on this subject.

But in reference to your drive, you definitely won't notice it on blacktop. Even most concrete is ok, but that's where you'd notice it if you did.

metrictundra · #6 (**permalink**) 09-16-2007, 11:28 PM

Only time I even have a remote hint of it is on concrete freeways.

Art64 · #7 (**permalink**) 09-16-2007, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by reidsworks

Good day all....
I just picked up my 2007 Double Cab SR5 with XSP package from Southeastern Toyota yesterday. Wow.... she's a bute.
So today... I'm surfing the web and found another Tundra blog that goes on and on about problems with bed bounce. I drove mine home from the dealer last night 200 miles of two lane blacktop and 4 lane highway. It seemed to ride fine.
Anyone out there having trouble with bed bounce????

I ordered Rancho adjustable shocks and still waiting for them to come in from Oregon. When they arrive, I'll install them right away and drive the truck in different road conditions including some dirt roads. The stock shocks are just too stiff for an empty truck. I found this out when I disconnected both shocks from their lower mounts and put pressure on the rear using my weight. To my surprise, the springs compressed quite easily. But with the shocks back on, the rear didn't even dip a bit. I'll post the results.

mike100 · #8 (**permalink**) 09-17-2007, 10:12 AM

IMO "bed bounce" is what people describe the first time they drive a 3/4 ton truck down a bumpy road. IN CA, I-10 east of los angeles is a rough concrete road that kind of hits a suspension harmonic for stiffly sprung trucks. It's just normal. it means you have more than 2 leaf springs in the spring pack.

I hear the chevy c1500 series makes for a nice car.

FlatironsDreamer · #9 (**permalink**) 09-17-2007, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mike100

IMO "bed bounce" is what people describe the first time they drive a 3/4 ton truck down a bumpy road. IN CA, I-10 east of los angeles is a rough concrete road that kind of hits a suspension harmonic for stiffly sprung trucks. It's just normal. it means you have more than 2 leaf springs in the spring pack.

I hear the chevy c1500 series makes for a nice car.

It may be more common than people think, but feeling your new truck pogo-stick down the highway is no fun.

reidsworks · #10 (**permalink**) 09-17-2007, 06:09 PM

Kind of thought this was being blown out of proportion. My new Tundra XSP is awesome and rides just fine. It will be hard not to leave the Avalon at home when the wife and I venture out on long trips.
Gotta love TUNDRAS.

guntech · #11 (**permalink**) 09-17-2007, 06:47 PM

I leave my Camry at home and make the hour drive to work in the Tundra :-) ....

djb383 · #12 (**permalink**) 09-24-2007, 11:15 PM

Does the bed bounce seem to be more prominent with a specific cab style, ie, RC, DC or CM? Thanks.

FlatironsDreamer · #13 (**permalink**) 09-25-2007, 10:35 AM

Only Toyota can answer this. I believe the bounce thread posts are from people with every cab configuration.

LeeinAZ · #14 (**permalink**) 09-25-2007, 11:14 AM

I've got almost 13k on mine and the BB thing is a non-issue with me. Smooth ride on concrete and asphalt...much better ride than my old Chevy.

v8Toilet · #15 (**permalink**) 10-01-2007, 08:02 PM

Check this video out of the Ford, Chevy, and Toyota trucks on a road course compared. I've read here about people complaining about the bed bouncing on the Toyota Tundra and in this video I can see what they mean. It looks to me like the Ford has the better frame here. YouTube - Ford F150 vs Chevy vs Toyota - Bed Bounce