broken front strut at shelf that holds the bottom of spring

TegoTaco · Sep 20, 2022

That’s crazy!

nd4spdbh · Sep 20, 2022

Good GOD. If the struts are that bad I cant imagine what the frame looks like.... truck is probably barely hanging on.

saint277 · Sep 20, 2022

hat bailer[OP] said: ↑

I live in CT. and don't drive on beaches or launch boats. I take it through car washes with the under wash spray.
Only have 55k and most of that is summer highway driving. I drive it every day and use it like a truck should be used.
In CT. the state puts something on the road and my town uses sand and salt. I am fortunate not to have to commute in storms and drive after roads are cleared.
Was looking under truck last night and the rear springs and u bolt nuts are also do rusty.
Toyota just sent me another bulletin for recall of the frame good till July 31, of 2023. I was planning on going after this weekends trip to set up an inspection when this happened before the original Jan. ,23 deadline
Only thing I feel luck about was that I was just down the street from my house when this happened. Been watching the frame, but not the struts.
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Most of those underspray car washes recycle the water they use, so if there is salt on the cars going through them there is salt in the water they spray. So you're essentially spraying a salt bath into your truck by using them.

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