Tacoma Frame Rust Repair

Toyota has admitted that there was a manufacturing defect and the frames were not adequately treated to prevent corrosion.

Tacoma frame rust repair.

Auto rust makes kits for all the popular mopars assorted gm muscle cars chevrolet gmc trucks jeeps saabs ford rangers and toyota trucks. There is essentially no rust anywhere on the body but the frame is corroding rapidly. The good news we have access to repair kits that allow us to save the vehicle from going to the salvage yard. There is no repair that would be cost effective.

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. Tacoma s generally rust through in the same areas. For all practical purposes my tacoma has stage iv car cancer and is not long for this world. It s made of heavy gauge steel and is 30 inches in length.

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. However between may and september of 2014 toyota did come across many broken leaf springs and decided to conduct a recall.

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.