Tacoma Frame Rust Repair

It s made of heavy gauge steel and is 30 inches in length.

Tacoma frame rust repair.

Fits 1996 2004 the xtracab 2wd and 4wd models. However between may and september of 2014 toyota did come across many broken leaf springs and decided to conduct a recall. However for its clients remaining in the rust belt auto rust technicians normally applies a heavy undercoating to the repaired section to ensure maximum survival for many years to come. Tacoma s generally rust through in the same areas.

The good news we have access to repair kits that allow us to save the vehicle from going to the salvage yard. Toyota has admitted that there was a manufacturing defect and the frames were not adequately treated to prevent corrosion. There is no repair that would be cost effective. Auto rust makes kits for all the popular mopars assorted gm muscle cars chevrolet gmc trucks jeeps saabs ford rangers and toyota trucks.

For all practical purposes my tacoma has stage iv car cancer and is not long for this world. There is essentially no rust anywhere on the body but the frame is corroding rapidly. The spring mount will need to be cut away from the frame then re attached after. When we inspect the damage it is usually located from the center of the frame rails to the rear leaf spring front mounting bracket area.

Our kit is designed to repair the frame where the spring mount is located in front of the rear tire.