Tacoma Frame Rust Repair

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

Tacoma frame rust repair.

The spring mount will need to be cut away from the frame then re attached after. Our kit is designed to repair the frame where the spring mount is located in front of the rear tire. It was another significant event in the toyota tacoma frame rust recall. The good news we have access to repair kits that allow us to save the vehicle from going to the salvage yard.

For all practical purposes my tacoma has stage iv car cancer and is not long for this world. There is no repair that would be cost effective. Tacoma s generally rust through in the same areas. 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.

Auto rust makes kits for all the popular mopars assorted gm muscle cars chevrolet gmc trucks jeeps saabs ford rangers and toyota trucks. However between may and september of 2014 toyota did come across many broken leaf springs and decided to conduct a recall. Fits 1996 2004 the xtracab 2wd and 4wd models. Toyota has admitted that there was a manufacturing defect and the frames were not adequately treated to prevent corrosion.

A total of 690 000 trucks affected in the us received notifications to get their vehicles repaired in november.