Problem with my rear?

Anyone tell me if this is normal. To me it looks like its moved back. I live in Detroit so there is a bunch of pot holes would that do it? Or could it be something else? I can't remember if its been this far back the whole time I've had this truck. Just walked out to my truck one day and just thought it didnt look right.

 

Nevermind just found out the problem...both sides are like that

 

Your rear end looks rough.

 

I'm no expert, but that doesn't look right.

 

Is this fixable or should I go with a frame swap? It also has some rust cracks about 18" long or more on the bottom of the frame.

 

By "rough," do you mean unsafe to drive? That looks pretty sketchy.

 

That's precisely what I mean. I wouldn't touch that much rust with a 10ft pole. Idk how to handle it personally since I live in the South and don't see rust, but that needs to be taken care of.

 

I wouldn't either. That sh!t is scary looking. I don't think that degree of rust is all that common out here either. Maybe if you live up in the mountains, but not down here in the valley.

 

Yeah I'm done driving it now till I figure out if I can fix or just have to frame swap.

 

Damn that's bad. You need to frame swap or get real serious and pretty much build a new frame. I'm surprised it didn't fall apart when driving.

 

That's so sad that what looks like excellent condition Tacoma's have frames like that.
I personally would not drive it like that as the rear end could let loose hitting a bump or pothole on a curve and be deadly.

 

Yeah this truck is perfect and this shit happens. I love this truck and this is definetly going to be a project one way or another.

 

Frame swap amigo

 

Yeah, don't drive it like that.

Have you owned the truck since new? IIRC, Michigan trucks were eligible for Toyota's frame rust recall.

 

No just the last 3 years or so. I was just looking into that. But its a 2000 so I'm screwed there bc it was only good for 15 years.

 

Unless the frame was 'treated' under the recall. If the owner took it in and it passed inspection at that time it was treated with rust preventor. I think in that scenario, if the frame fails later, it is still covered by the recall.

 

From the picture it looks like the hanger is completely rusted away from the frame and is now wedged into the frame by the pressure of the leaf springs...

 

I thought only 01-04 got frames replaced, and earlier years got scrapped?

 

Yeah, that could be.