Rust issue?

[cvan1971man]

looks like it was driven through salt water at the beach

 

[Mark4runnar]

real rust

front skid plate from a 2014 4runner.
RI puts huge amounts of slat on the roads, it destroys the bridges, and cars. I had to sell a 2000 4runner sport because it was destroyed, hole the size of a baseball in the frame by the back wheel.....it was shipped to Haiti, where they welded steel into the weak spots. I am sure its still running, but.........

 

[hockeydude2k]

That looks pretty damn good.

I had to sell my previous 3rd gen because my mechanic was getting testy with all the rust.

Ex: while replacing the steering rack, the bolts to the tie rods were rusted and I had to replace both inner and outer tie rods. An extra couple hundred (don't remember exactly).

Pics for reference

 

[jefferson95]

golly!
being in SoCal definitely spoils your baseline for what is a clean frame....hah!

 

[UH_Coogs]

Had to worry about the same issues with 100 series LC.

 

[Hoglegs3006]

Looks pretty good to me, unfortunately mine has some rust around the rear axle. It spent a few years in the Midwest.

 

[907_4runner]

I bought a 01 4runner and would've killed for it to look like that. I think that truck is fine for the rust

me too, 01 SR5 4x4 and my passenger side is scary to look at. that truck still has about another 100k miles on it.


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[T4R2014]

front skid plate from a 2014 4runner.
RI puts huge amounts of slat on the roads, it destroys the bridges, and cars. I had to sell a 2000 4runner sport because it was destroyed, hole the size of a baseball in the frame by the back wheel.....it was shipped to Haiti, where they welded steel into the weak spots. I am sure its still running, but.........

Ho lee fuk. A 2014 skid plate completely crumbling in 8 years? No idea if it has been mentioned yet, but... FLUID FILM!

 

[beersyboy]

angle grinder, rust reformer, and fluid film. thats in great condition for the age

 

[Gat0rRunner]

So I'm in the market for a 4th gen and how much rust would you guys say is too much rust?? I'm pretty new to this and haven't bought a car at this age but pretty much all the 4wd ones in FL came from up north and have some rust. Some have been painted over too so it's hard to tell. What are some tests to perform or red flags? Thanks

 

[Skip2a]

Chassis Saver is a great product for covering bare metal after you clean it up and it does help to stop rust. Fluid Film seems to be a good choice also.

See ya,

Skip

 

[Cati22]

I’m going to use woolwax this fall.

 

[ed0808]

Those original pics look much better than most I've seen, my '04 included. I used POR15 after extensive prep work (including new steel structure for areas that were already rusted through), but unfortunately mine seems to be rusting from the inside out in spots. I've seen the Eastwood products with the spray "straws" to try to coat the inside of the frame rails, but I'd imagine prepping those inside surfaces is almost impossible. I've thought about trying to just spray used motor oil or similar into the rails, something that doesn't need to adhere like paint

 

[Jedi5150]

Rust scares me more than any other damage to my possessions, be they vehicles or firearms. And even with that in mind, the OP's photos looked pretty tame. But I did just order some INOX and LAMOX, based on the video link attached. Sounds like good stuff to put on my new 4Runner when it arrives. For the first time in decades, I now live in a state that puts salt on roads.

 

[DevilIncarnate]

My last 4Runner was a 2011 SR5 in Chicago, where salt is spread during winter by the ton. That said, the frame of the 11-year-old 4Runner barely had any surface rust. I mostly sprayed the frame at car washes after almost every time the snow plows and their salt spreaders were on the roads unless temps were sub-zero. My new TRD ORP will be brushed with Blaster lanolin undercoating that a friend in New York (another salty state) recommended.

 

[kallixtos]

Being from SoCal we’re a little spoiled. The only problem I see with that amount of rust is when you actually go to work on it. On my old 3RD Gen the sway bar end links snapped on me because the hardware was seized.

 

[Magnatic]

From the month of delivery and every year thereafter, I treat my cars with a rustproofing product. I've used Zeibart, Krown, Corrosion-Free and Rust-Check. All had good results but some more messy than others.

 

[rschmitt]

Seems pretty clean - for a car thats not in the west. As others have said, some wire-wheeling will do wonders

 

[Ascelad]

It doesn't look bad. I'd coat where the frame paint has chipped off to reveal the primer though.

 

[flaconinja]

Looks reasonable to me, where is the truck located?