Rattling excessively on dirt road

[RBB]

Took my FE out to the Alabama hills area in Cali . Maybe I’m expecting too much out of it but I would expect this vehicle to be able to handle dirt road with out any issue. While driving at around 20 mph I could hear excessive rattling and squeaking from what I thought to be in the front left area of the LC. Anyone have any similar experiences?

 

[Don]

Mine does not rattle or squeak on rough roads off pavement.

 

[jayce]

Neither does mine. In fact, the vehicle seems to handle such roads supremely well. Although mine is a 1958 and doesn’t have a lot of stuff tacked on.

Maybe your squeak has something to do with the front sway bar disconnect? Might want to try cycling that on and off.

 

[RBB]

Doesn’t the sway bar disconnect go off over 20 mph ? I did have on and I believe it just turned it self off.

 

[TrailWhale]

Doesn’t the sway bar disconnect go off over 20 mph ? I did have on and I believe it just turned it self off.

Yeah, I found it turned off around 18 or 19mph sadly. It does soften up the rough dirt roads a bit, i just wish it could stay on up to 25mph at least.

 

[RBB]

Yeah , I’m not sure what was going on yesterday. But it was squeaking and rattling I believed to be way too much. It was just a little bumpy dirt road nothing too crazy. Maybe the tires bouncing not aired down? I dunno. But once hit the pavement smooth as butter.

 

[rcroller]

Just watched a YouTube video about a rattling skid plate under the engine/transmission. Guy crawled under with a camera and sure enough found the problem. You might check your skid plates to be sure they are properly aligned and tightened.

 

[RBB]

Just watched a YouTube video about a rattling skid plate under the engine/transmission. Guy crawled under with a camera and sure enough found the problem. You might check your skid plates to be sure they are properly aligned and tightened.

Can you provide link please.

 

[rcroller]

Sorry. I’ve watched so many videos on the Land Cruiser I went back to try to find it but didn’t. I did find a video that talks about the skid plate and rattle potential called 2024 Land Cruiser Needs a Better Skid Plate so try searching that. The reviewer doesn’t mince words on what’s he thinks of the underside of the LC.