HELP! frame rust issues on 98 4runner.
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Hey all, was away from YT for a while but saw that this thread was getting hits so i figured i'd update... I filed a complaint with toyota and haven't made any progress or news from them, local toyota dealer (gale in enfield ct) told me take it off the road, we fixed the drivers side control arm mount by adding a new plate along the upper edge to spread the pressure up the side of the frame rail, we also ground out and re-welded the entire seam. The passenger side is getting done this week , we're cutting out the rusted edge, grinding smooth then replating <===> the plan is to coat the frame with foundation tar?? I dunno tip i got from an old canadian....unfortunatly my frame is rusting from the inside out...so eventually it will catostrophically fail....until then...whatever.
sfayota - I lived in Johnson for the past 5 years during college...haha 5 years! and now i'm moving back to jeffersonville to work at Smuggler's Notch
sfayota - I lived in Johnson for the past 5 years during college...haha 5 years! and now i'm moving back to jeffersonville to work at Smuggler's Notch
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Daily Drive- I only missed the control arm mount damage..that was hidden udder VT mudd and grime...easily hidden ...i had previous knowledge of the frame rail hole....its rapid growth was startling though. And by VT mudd and grime i mean the solid coat of brown ice that coats the entire undercarriage ALL winter. It litteraly seals moisture and salt into everything it touches.
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#25
I have found rust along the rear rocker the length of the door on the rear passenger side (the drivers side has no issue/very clean) Does anyone know if I should get some sheet metal and weld in a custom piece or can I replace that whole rocker panel that reaches the whole length from the rear wheel well to the front wheel well? That rear wheel well has also rusted where the rocker connects and I want a full replacement.
#26
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after cutting out the side of the frame rail to remove the rust, I took a shop vac and sucked all the dirt and rust flakes out of the frame, after hours and hours with a flap wheel, I coated the whole frame with POR 15, I laid it on real heavy around any factory holes or access ports to hopefully get it to run inside. I also coated all the new steel too.
after cutting out the side of the frame rail to remove the rust, I took a shop vac and sucked all the dirt and rust flakes out of the frame, after hours and hours with a flap wheel, I coated the whole frame with POR 15, I laid it on real heavy around any factory holes or access ports to hopefully get it to run inside. I also coated all the new steel too.
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Frame rust pics make scringe just because i got a 98 tacoma but no rust yet and hope i never get it. Good luck with your frame and i really hope that fix you did holds
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Rear lower control arm
So got under the truck today to do some maintenance and those little rust holes that needed attention last year have grown over the long winter in vermont. My rear lower control arm mounts are severely rusted and now i'm wondering what to do. If it was a tacoma ..toyota would buy it back..but i havent heard anything about them buying 4runners...has anyone else had any issues like this with thier 4runner frames? Mainly new england folks..we get the salt damage.
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Truck is still on the road and running like a top, I know much more now 5 years down the road then I did when this post was started. Yea I missed the rust when I bought it, and I learned my lesson, part of being a teen. The frame has now had multiple rounds of reinforcement and plating, is perfectly strong and just requires a vigilant eye. Truck now has full lift, extended track bar, diff armor, sliders, and tube bumper, all welded and strong as hell. Drives like a champ other than a humming rear end.
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