Tacoma Frame Rust Repair
It s made of heavy gauge steel and is 30 inches in length.
Tacoma frame rust repair. However between may and september of 2014 toyota did come across many broken leaf springs and decided to conduct a recall. There is essentially no rust anywhere on the body but the frame is corroding rapidly. A total of 690 000 trucks affected in the us received notifications to get their vehicles repaired in november. Toyota has admitted that there was a manufacturing defect and the frames were not adequately treated to prevent corrosion.
Auto rust makes kits for all the popular mopars assorted gm muscle cars chevrolet gmc trucks jeeps saabs ford rangers and toyota trucks. Auto rust s line of safetcap frame repair kits were created to assist in repairing vehicles in the shop and over time has developed into a line of diy frame saving kits that can be installed by a qualified technician anywhere in the world. Tacoma s generally rust through in the same areas. It was another significant event in the toyota tacoma frame rust recall.
There is no repair that would be cost effective. For all practical purposes my tacoma has stage iv car cancer and is not long for this world. Fits 1996 2004 the xtracab 2wd and 4wd models. Our kit is designed to repair the frame where the spring mount is located in front of the rear tire.
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.