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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: illinois
Posts: 1,618
Real Name: Ron
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: illinois
Posts: 1,618
Real Name: Ron
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That's pretty sad! I too have an '03 and have had a couple of small plates welded on to the frame in an area under the passenger side door where a 12" long x 1.5" wide hole rusted in the bottom of the frame rail and it's a yearly maintenance item to check, scrape, prime, paint various areas of the frame.
Maybe you've given up, but if you haven't done so yourself, go around your entire frame with a ball peen hammer and use the ball end on the frame, rap solidly on the whole frame that you can get to and just see how much damage there really is. I got a ton of rust out of the inside of the frame by doing that from various holes in the bottom of the frame digging around with a coat hanger. Other than that one really bad spot there were no others.
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2003 Limited, V8, AWD. K&N, Dobinson IMS/FJ springs,, SPC UCA, Super Pro bushings in front LCA and in all rear control arms, Michelin 265/65R17 LTX/Defenders, stock wheels with homemade center caps, Stop Tech slotted rotors w/Posi Quiet pads all around, spare tire relocated to inside cargo area.
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