Body Rips UPDATE

[NYCTRD]

Straight from a Toyota EXCEUTIVES mouth:

The body rip/tear issue has been duplicated at Toyotas R&D department. According to this EXECUTIVE, it took 9 G's of force to get the aprons to tear. The conclusion was that ABUSE is the cause, but Toyota will replace torn aprons on a case-by-case basis ONLY ONCE per vehicle T.F.N.

This IMO is B.S. and is Toyota's way of limiting their liability & costs. My truck was NEVER MODED (suspension) and has seen fairly light off-road use. I've only bottomed the front end out ONCE (I think that caused my bulge)!

FYI-If any of you post on the Blue Forum, you may want to let them know (I'm "banned for life" over there for calling their mods "Nazi-like")!

Wussies!!

 

[Eric Winkworth]

Toyota isn't overbuilding stuff like they use to!

 

[DominicG]

thats fxxxing bull****.


I have bottomed out to many times to count, and got my bulges and cracks from mild 4 low trails.

 

[NYCTRD]

Yep-

IMO this happenes with REPETATIVE flex cycles (much LOWER than 9 G's)!!

Toyota has a LOT of smart lawyers on staff...they've kept this one real quiet like.

Please someone post this info on Blue Board. I could forge a new log-in, but don't care to!

 

[FunJunkie]

I got the same info from a rep out this way. Total BS. If that's the case then why are they redesigning the fenders AGAIN?! also ya dont see any other OFFROAD vehicles on the market falling apart structurally.

 

[decided advantage]

Get Real!!

The FJ was never intended for off-road. Just kidding...really. FJs have participated in off-road competitions and they have their own Trail team, so this issue probably wasn't to hard to find for them first hand.

9Gs sounds like a lot, but it nothing compared to the sudden jerks and shocks my daughter's new puppy goes through every day without issue.

Good luck on this one!

 

[HJ-45CrewCab]

Toyota isn't overbuilding stuff like they use to!

My most recent discovery of this fact involved the jack equipment. I have a drawer full of old Toyota jacks, handles, extensions etc. When I pulled out the equipment on the FJC, I was suprised at how llight they were. Found out the shafts were hollow; whereas, the old stuff was solid metal. Just one example of cost cutting / weight savings.

 

[five-by-five]

Toyota isn't overbuilding stuff like they use to!

X 2 .

 

[joebob2586]

it would just be nice if toyota decided to stand behind their products...there are still a few good dealers out that that will give you a break but they are few and far between.

 

[PhilC64]

My front end hasn't fallen off yet so I will leave them until it does.