Mine does exactly as yours does when going over bumps or imperfections in the road. I can do a quick jump on my hitch and the bed keeps oscillating several times and it will do this on the highway as well. Is that what everyone is calling "bed bounce"? I couldn't find the same blue foam that was mention by the original poster as possible "bed bounce cure" but was able to locate a 1 inch thick knee padding that I felt would be of similar consistency and put it between the tire and frame as instructed. I felt NO difference when driving and the bed still reverberates over bumps. Any other suggestions?
that has nothing to do with bed bounce, that foam rubber (snake oil) does not apply here, since the spare tire is attached to the bed, come on guys let's be real, any bed is going to bounce some.
I am kind of with you on this one, but for everyone who is enoyed by the so called bed bounce issue. I hope like h**ll it is a quick fix for you. If it bothered me as much as it does some people, you can bet I would give it a try. I sure wish some of them that are going to give it try get back with the results.
it cracks me up how aggressive people are about the bed bounce, they seem to think that all these people in cali are lying about how bad it is, or are p*ssies and want a lincoln town car ride out of their truck or something. Ive modified vehicles for along time, and have driven some really stiff setups and some really smooth setups. This stock tundra ride is crazy, the bed bounce almost is scary at some times. My friends have riden in my truck and start laughing cause the bouncing is so bad. Anybody that doesnt believe how bad the bed bounce is here in souther cali should come down and they can drive my truck..
I live in Missouri and have the bounce issue on certain parts of I-44. When I drive on concrete slab sections I get a bounce that is awful. I have put bags of sand in the back and have seen no improvement.
I consider myself wordly...and I have driven all types of vehicles, but none of them have shaken me to the point of getting a sick stomach....except for some of the rides I took in some of the cammied up vehicles in the Marine Corps.
I can make the vibration stop by driving faster than 83mph or driving less than 64mph on those stretches. 70 mph kills me with the vibration. Right now I drive 83mph or and hope for no ticket.
I am not a whiner, but I am a true owner who wants some relief.
I live in Missouri and have the bounce issue on certain parts of I-44. When I drive on concrete slab sections I get a bounce that is awful. I have put bags of sand in the back and have seen no improvement.
I consider myself wordly...and I have driven all types of vehicles, but none of them have shaken me to the point of getting a sick stomach....except for some of the rides I took in some of the cammied up vehicles in the Marine Corps.
I can make the vibration stop by driving faster than 83mph or driving less than 64mph on those stretches. 70 mph kills me with the vibration. Right now I drive 83mph or and hope for no ticket.
I am not a whiner, but I am a true owner who wants some relief.
no no you mis understand me, im saying there IS a problem, its almost like they did standard rate leaf springs in the back instead of a progressive rate or something..its insane here in southern cali, almost all freeways are that concrete slab crap, and most of the time the flow or traffic is only going 75 MAX..sucks
Well I just got back from my test drive with the foam installed and actually noticed a SLIGHT improvement on the highway. I'm going to make some adjustments in thickness of foam and placement to try to tweak a little. As far as the speed bumps go--no improvement whatsoever.
I don't really understand. I have not noticed bed bounce on mine at all. Are you guys watching the bed as you go down the raod to notice it bouncing? I don't watch mine, but here in FL we have some bad roads.
I'm not doubting the bed bounce stories, or how bad this problem is.
It would drive me nuts, too.
I think this problem has to do with how far apart the expansion joints are, so that a specific speed, there is a resonance, or a reinforcement, as in: the truck is just in the right spot from the previous bounce so that the next joint augments the direction it's going and it just gets worse with each expansion joint.
What needs to happen is the suspension has to be altered somehow, extra spring, air bag, or a lot more weight in the back.
Good luck - and I'm sorry you're not enjoying your truck as much as I'm enjoying mine!
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One has to understand that the whole reason the bed bounce is happening is due to the undampened resonance the bed itself creates on the frame. Adding weight is only going to lower the resonant frequency of the vibration. I'm surprised that the tundra is the first vehicle that suffers from this problem - I was followed a late 90s tacoma one day and couldn't miss observing the bed wiggle like crazy as it was driving over a railroad crossing. This tells me that toyota has a very flimzy bed structure design in all of their trucks. In my opinion the only fix for this problem is to stiffen the bed structurally so it doesn't wiggle so much. A spare tire torqued up against the frame is a bandaid approach, but what the heck - if it works then go with it! My tundra doesn't have the problem likely because it's a short bed, but I could imagine that the long beds all would tend to have it depending on the roads in your area.
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I have a DC TRD and I have no idea what you all are talkng about. At least I have not seen my truck bed bounce. Do yall mean the the bed is actually bouncing up and down while driveing?
its more of the frame flexing between the cab and the bed is whats causeing the "bed bounce" i know if you change the spring rate so the more and more compressed the stiffer the truck rides would improve it, but i doubt toyota is ready to replace every leaf spring out there.
I have a DC TRD and I have no idea what you all are talkng about. At least I have not seen my truck bed bounce. Do yall mean the the bed is actually bouncing up and down while driveing?
ya, it shakes the piss outta you too. like the truck is flexing in the middle. like when you hold a pencil loosely off center and shake it up and down
Re: Possible Tundra Bed Bounce CURE FOUND
I'm going to make some adjustments in thickness of foam and placement to try to tweak a little. As far as the speed bumps go--no improvement whatsoever. 
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