now its making a grinding noise when i turn to the right its a metal on metal and it does not do it if im going slow and its not a bad its a tinny type metal on metal not a bad noise any ideas what it is??????

 

I hear that noise when i turn to the right also However i'm not lowered, just 17's.

 

hum i thought about its the stearing pump but that cant be it

 

I am on TRD springs with 17's and i have the same problem....

 

Uh Ohh.... nothing is wrong

I wonder if we are all having the EXACT same problem ... we all have 05's..

 

rims must be rubbing...uhh does it only happen in turning or even in bumps?

 

Take a look at your back left rim (If you are looking at your box from the back). The inside of your rim more than likely is rubbing with a bolt back there...I know it happens to me..I believe OneTone Spacers will take care of that problem...

 

I'm on 18's and don't hear any rubbing noises

 

I'm on 18's and don't hear any rubbing noises

 

ok well i will check for rubbing i mean it sounds tiny not bad at all so i dunno

 

I have an '05, I'm on 17's and lowered - no problems or noises here!!

 

Double check your work, and make sure to have the lug
nuts torqued down the proper amount.

 

i too own a 05 xb standard with 18in wheels, trd lowering, TRD clutch, TRD Shifter, got it all done at the dealer and the sound of metal rubbing IS present.... not only when turning right (though 9 outta 10 times it is) but also when im going straight, its not all the time but it comes and goes.... i went back checked all the work, no metal rubbing anythign from the outside.... thinking possibly inside transmission? flywheel? clutch? sounds like two flat metal plates sliding on eachother... please let me know you guys found out what it is.

 

yeah thats what mine sounds like i dunno what it is it mite just be the steering pump maybe??? cuz i know when i lowered my neon the steering pump worked harder but i dunno

 

I FOUND OUT WHAT IT IS!!!
so i take my car to Fowler Toyota in Norman Oklahoma on my quest to fix the wire harness that melted in the xB, when they pulled my box around i heard the sound again, so i asked the shop man to check that sound out... its the Heat shield for the brakes... that little plate behind the rotor, all he did was press it back in three spots with a screwdriver and no more sliding sound... what weight off the shoulders! and i thought it was serious :D

 

I think the melted wire harness is more serious then the noise.

 

i got the harness situated, that was my main purpose of going to the dealer. Either way i found out the noise and i think it'll help some people out.

 

i have 17" and lowered 2"... no rubbing or grinding sound

 

I have a bagged 05 box with 17" rims and I dont rub unless I'm not set high enough when I turn ;)

 

I just installed s-tech's on my 04 tuesday and have no problems i'm on stock wheels though.