The other parts of the frame are fine. I would have thought some wire brushing and preventative primer would have taken care of it. I heard somewhere that these things are rusting from the inside out. Not an easy thing to fix.
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This is on a 1997 4Runner that has lived it's life in Connecticut. It has 150,000 on it. Toyota has already purchased my 1997 Tacoma from me because the frame was shot, and I'm on my 2nd recall for rust on my 2000 Tundra. As you can tell I have been a toyota guy for some time. I think...
Check your frames, I thought mine was fine - surface rust only. That was until my wife came home and told me "my car feels funny going down the road." While inspecting, look what I found. This is where the drivers side lower control arm meets the frame. As you can see it has rusted to the point...
I'm trying to post pics with no luck. Anyway, I just wanted to get out there that the driver side control arm attaching point has rusted and torn away from the frame while my wife and kids were in the vehicle. It is the large triangular bracket that the bar from the axle mounts to. I need to...
