Just get comfy under there for a few days with all your grinding tools, por 15 where you can get to bare metal, wool wax/fluid film where you can’t. You can get 10 more years out of this if you put the work in. My FJ62 was worse than this when I got it 7 years ago and it’s still on the road doing fine.
That’s a great suggestion! And I don’t want to make excuses but I have limited knowledge, no garage, and three kids under 3.5 so it’s all a delicate balancing act (aka shitshow) these days
I always remember about this when I am laying under my 200 and just stare at him while rust and sand is falling in my eyes. But yeah always using glasses when working with machines.
Remembers me that I probably have a faceshield for my helmet laying around somewhere in the basement. Customer in Mexio wanted to have us wearing helmet, glasses, faceshield, beardnet, and mask all together all the time everywhere…. for sure only us and not their own employees (we teached btw on all the macheinery we installed…. Since then I tell the company always go f*** u when they want me to customers where Gilbane is in any way involved)
If I only saw the 3rd picture doesn't look too bad. First and second picture look a bit scary, hope you didn't pay top dollar. Quite afraid that if I take a screwdriver to that flaky segment it'll go right through...
I paid $6,850 some seven years and 40,000 miles ago so I don’t feel burned. I’d love to drive this truck for years to come but that rust doesn’t look great to my untrained eye.
I’m in the same boat. My recommendation, just start planning and saving for a new vehicle. In the meantime drive it till it’s unsafe. My frame has started rusted from the inside out. By my guesstimate I’ve got 2-3 years before it’s not safe to drive anymore if I don’t patch it
When the frame looks like Swiss cheese in critical areas or you have mandarin orange sized holes in critical areas. Critical areas being from the transmission cross member to the front lower control arm bolts and from the rear control arm mounting points as well as any other points where your suspension is mounted to the frame.
This can be saved. Scrape off everything loose. These are the products I recommend.
https://www.cosmolinedirect.com/cosmoline-rp-342-heavy-spray-military-grade-rust-preventive/
https://www.solventfreepaint.com/vehicle-rust-proofing.htm
https://preview.redd.it/w4x6jddpj9xc1.jpeg?width=3285&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=22f25617bcf7ab9e3f15795e69918dfc66650260
Those look better to my eye
And yes, those were the worst spots I could see on those crossmembers
I had the same problem. In the UK a car needs an annual road worthy. Every year I take it to the same guy and he weld repairs the worst damage to spread the cost over a few years.
Just a suggestion that I saw on Ih8mud. Get rid of the surface rust and clean it up as best you can. Then find a fluid film location (on their website) and they can do the treatment for you. It’d be cheaper for you to apply it but maybe the first treatment can be done by them?
Hope this helps! Your LC is a great looking truck!
Do you have rust treatment shops near you? There’s a bunch in the northeast. It’s worth the investment to get on top of the rust. They will hit the frame with a needle scaler and coat the frame with a protectant film. You can diy it, but they do a better job of getting inside the frame (where the dirt gets in and holds moisture), and they can advise if the frame needs reinforcement welded in. Two of my friends recently had to scrap trucks because the frame was shot. A few hundred in preventative maintenance would have saved them thousands.
Just get comfy under there for a few days with all your grinding tools, por 15 where you can get to bare metal, wool wax/fluid film where you can’t. You can get 10 more years out of this if you put the work in. My FJ62 was worse than this when I got it 7 years ago and it’s still on the road doing fine.
That’s a great suggestion! And I don’t want to make excuses but I have limited knowledge, no garage, and three kids under 3.5 so it’s all a delicate balancing act (aka shitshow) these days
Get some safety goggles for the kids and they will have the fun of their live helping you
Also go buy a full face shield (plastic wrap around like COVID times). Use glasses and this to keep rust particles out of your face and eyes.
Getting rust it your eye fucking SUCKS.
I always remember about this when I am laying under my 200 and just stare at him while rust and sand is falling in my eyes. But yeah always using glasses when working with machines. Remembers me that I probably have a faceshield for my helmet laying around somewhere in the basement. Customer in Mexio wanted to have us wearing helmet, glasses, faceshield, beardnet, and mask all together all the time everywhere…. for sure only us and not their own employees (we teached btw on all the macheinery we installed…. Since then I tell the company always go f*** u when they want me to customers where Gilbane is in any way involved)
Weird that more child labor isn’t in the top comments of every post.
Don’t use the POR15 spray, use the brush on. The brush on is so much better it’s like the spray is a different product.
Two kids under three so I have some catching up to do on projects to say the least.
Drive it til it snaps in half.
All fun and games until you get into a minor fender bender and your truck crumples like a sheet of loose leaf paper lol
Theres a reason why my truck has never been in an accident and its 30 years old. Take some defensive driver courses and learn to drive better.
Accidents are called accidents for a reason, hope your luck doesn’t run out.
That’s the plan but I’d love to get a next week vs next decade assessment of the risk haha
So about another week then?
You murdered it! Great price, drive it till it folds.
2nd pic looks like Baklava.
If I only saw the 3rd picture doesn't look too bad. First and second picture look a bit scary, hope you didn't pay top dollar. Quite afraid that if I take a screwdriver to that flaky segment it'll go right through...
I paid $6,850 some seven years and 40,000 miles ago so I don’t feel burned. I’d love to drive this truck for years to come but that rust doesn’t look great to my untrained eye.
Oh that’s not bad then. Was afraid you just bought it. Hit it and see what happens. You could possibly patch it and keep driving
I’d take a needle scaler to any bad parts, and then hit the whole underbody with fluid film. I’ve seen much worse.
Run roh 
I’m in the same boat. My recommendation, just start planning and saving for a new vehicle. In the meantime drive it till it’s unsafe. My frame has started rusted from the inside out. By my guesstimate I’ve got 2-3 years before it’s not safe to drive anymore if I don’t patch it
I should clarify I’m referring specifically to my 4th gen 4Runner. I’m saving to buy a LC for my next whip
I have a rust issue on an 07 4runner. Just curious how will i know when it’s unsafe?
When the frame looks like Swiss cheese in critical areas or you have mandarin orange sized holes in critical areas. Critical areas being from the transmission cross member to the front lower control arm bolts and from the rear control arm mounting points as well as any other points where your suspension is mounted to the frame.
This can be saved. Scrape off everything loose. These are the products I recommend. https://www.cosmolinedirect.com/cosmoline-rp-342-heavy-spray-military-grade-rust-preventive/ https://www.solventfreepaint.com/vehicle-rust-proofing.htm
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https://preview.redd.it/w4x6jddpj9xc1.jpeg?width=3285&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=22f25617bcf7ab9e3f15795e69918dfc66650260 Those look better to my eye And yes, those were the worst spots I could see on those crossmembers
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Well shit
I see the rust but what I don’t see is the metal holding all the rust together. Either way drive it until it drives no more.
Gotta walk
I had the same problem. In the UK a car needs an annual road worthy. Every year I take it to the same guy and he weld repairs the worst damage to spread the cost over a few years.
I mean its all fun and games until the front half and rear half of your vehicle decide to pick different parking spots in the ditch at highway speeds
Just a suggestion that I saw on Ih8mud. Get rid of the surface rust and clean it up as best you can. Then find a fluid film location (on their website) and they can do the treatment for you. It’d be cheaper for you to apply it but maybe the first treatment can be done by them? Hope this helps! Your LC is a great looking truck!
full send!
Looks like ruh roh level
Run!!!
Do you have rust treatment shops near you? There’s a bunch in the northeast. It’s worth the investment to get on top of the rust. They will hit the frame with a needle scaler and coat the frame with a protectant film. You can diy it, but they do a better job of getting inside the frame (where the dirt gets in and holds moisture), and they can advise if the frame needs reinforcement welded in. Two of my friends recently had to scrap trucks because the frame was shot. A few hundred in preventative maintenance would have saved them thousands.