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Nervous About Control Arm Rust

Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 8:42 am
by flat6symphony
What do you guys think about my rear control arms? I'm at 170,000 miles and plan on replacing them soon. Just curious about the urgency of this.


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Here is a link the album with full size pictures http://imgur.com/a/40Oat

Thanks in advance.

Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 9:45 am
by disallow
You should see mine, that get a salt bath every day from November to March.

You have nothing to worry about, just surface rust there.

Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 6:33 pm
by smj999smj
I think they look pretty normal. I don't see anything that would create a safety concern.

Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 6:46 pm
by Kestral
No issue there you should have seen the ones on my 06 Toyota 4Runner I'm with disallow we here in Western MA get a salt bath for several winter months car rust is a major issue here. I have about the same rust on my underside of my R51 as yours and mine is a 2012 and frankly it looks much better then my Toyota looked after only two years! It's just surface rust don't worry about it sleep well at night.

Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 9:56 pm
by flat6symphony
Well alright, good news. Thanks for the help.

I guess I overreacted about the rust, just excuse the southern here, I don't usually see too much rust on my vehicles.