The steel where the left rear shock mounts is totally rusted out and the top of the shock is flopping around. I was investigating an ABS light and the wheel speed sensor wire on that wheel is severed. Had noted some rear end noise so this all makes sense.

Have had my T4R on rust life support for some time....welded the frame twice and the left rear axle strut bracket needs attention (those of you with rust issues know exactly where I am talking about) - had that on the list of things to do. I could drop the fuel tank, weld the bracket (can do it myself) and try to do something with the shock mount on that side but would need to fabricate something and go way back to get to "good" metal. The other side is probably just as bad. Is there anybody out there selling a pre-fabricated mount that I could weld in?

It's like your dog that is getting old and, at some point, needs to be put down but it breaks your heart. Kind of depressed.....

Buckaroo

Pretty sure Toyota sells that piece of steel that you can weld in. @kolelt did it I think.

thx...sent him a PM.....Buckaroo

Yeah, he did. I found him the part numbers for the weld-in pieces. Let me know if you don't hear from him and I'll look it up again.

I love the dog analogy, I've used it before. The big difference is that you can keep fixing the 4runner. My 3RZ is & has been a family member for 19 years. When I did my e-locker axle housing swap I tackled those mounts, cross members & frame rails. Get those mounts from Camelback & weld them in.
Mine only had surface rust, I wire wheeled, encapsulated & top coated.

Edit: I also drilled a second drain hole in the top of the shock mount. The one gets clogged with mud & dirt easily.

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Frame swap or fix it. At this point we need to accept the nature of the beast. Unless it was oil coated its whole life, it will rust from the inside out.

Have not heard yet from @kolelt ....if you have time, could you provide P/N's for both right and left side?

thx,

Buckaroo

In the spirit of teaching a man to fish:

www.toyodiy.com

You can make an account to view diagrams. Search PN's, cross-reference 'til your heart's content, etc.

-Charlie

Come on man, a 5 second search of this site brings you to this thread.

Rear Shock Mount Rot

Sure did. Thanks for the mention.

koltlt 97 sr5 build thread

Page13 has a lot of photos of it. It’s not as bad as it looks.

Again, thanks @TheDurk for the help. I don’t recall the part #.

It's in the thread I linked above.

Thanks for all the info....as always, great input. This will be a mid-summer project. Thanks for the install pics @kolelt ....they make all the difference.

Buckaroo

Did you find where to buy the towers, I am struggling to find

Search google for whichever part number you need:
bracket sub-assy, rear spring, rear rh
51301-35030
bracket sub-assy, rear spring, rear lh
51302-35040

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