It s made of heavy gauge steel and is 30 inches in length.
Tacoma frame rust repair.
Tacoma s generally rust through in the same areas.
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.
However between may and september of 2014 toyota did come across many broken leaf springs and decided to conduct a recall.
The spring mount will need to be cut away from the frame then re attached after.
Toyota has admitted that there was a manufacturing defect and the frames were not adequately treated to prevent corrosion.
There is essentially no rust anywhere on the body but the frame is corroding rapidly.
Fits 1996 2004 the xtracab 2wd and 4wd models.
There is no repair that would be cost effective.
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.
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.
It was another significant event in the toyota tacoma frame rust recall.
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.