Forgot to mention there is definite noise coming from up there too. You have to listen close with it in 2wd... When you sart slowing down before you come to a stop it is kind of a humming, almost like a cupped tire or warped rotor sound. Like a soft wump-wump-wump sound.
If it is in 4wd there is significantly more noise than there used to be. It is almost like the sound of the RPMs coming up and the cooling fan noise...