I think it is normal. mine does it also since new. Sharp left uturn with a slight dip in the road and a loud creak. I make this turn in the same place at least once a week.

 

I used to hear it all the time when I was backing out of the driveway coming off the curb. Checked the suspension several times, never found anything out of the ordinary. I would chalk it up to being "normal."

I just noticed in your sig that you have an emergency response light bar and PA....are these work related????

 

Thanks guys. I figured it was normal but Ive never seen anyone ever mention it so I just thought id ask.

I just noticed in your sig that you have an emergency response light bar and PA....are these work related????

Yeah they are work related. I have a lightbar mounted inside the windshield on the passenger side, 2 single lights flush mounted behind the grill, a lightbar in the back window, my hi beams wig-wag, and my brake/reverse lights wig-wag. I will be adding more lighting soon. Plan is to swap out the rear bar for one that is longer and has the directional arrow stick built in, as well as add strobes all around on the corners (inside the headlight/tailight housing) I also have a full siren/air horn/pa as well.

If you look in "my garage" you can see the front lightbar mounted inside the cab as well as the ones flush mounted in the grill.

 

Volunteer Fire or something then?

 

Armed Response Team. Its for a private company, im not a sworn officer, but we work hand in hand with our local departments. My lights are amber/clear, not red/blue.

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Do you still have the stock front mudflaps? If so, I bet they are rubbing / dragging / bottoming out. They make a lot more commotion then you'd imagine, but trimming 4" off the bottom with a pair of snips works wonders.

Another thing to check is that the front bumper beam nuts are tight on the frame studs, any looseness will cause creaking as the frame flexes, something that happens when steering to full lock due to caster.

 

Do you still have the stock front mudflaps? If so, I bet they are rubbing / dragging / bottoming out. They make a lot more commotion then you'd imagine, but trimming 4" off the bottom with a pair of snips works wonders.

Why didn't I think of that! I bet that's exactly the OP's problem. Just today in a parking lot with speed bumps, I saw a white DC with the longer front flaps go over a speed bump and they rubbed. I asked my wife if she heard that noise, and she did but didn't know what it was.

 

I usually only use my front mud flaps in the winter. I heard them drag last week when I drove over a small curb.....I took them off when I got home that night. JUNK

 

Dealer stated it was my steering intermediate drive shaft. I guess well find out next week after they replace under some TSB i never heard about. PLease see my new thread: http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/6...eration-2005/405329-intermediate-steering-shaft-windshield-rattle-tick-tsb.html