Rotted out rear end

[Calrenman]

I had a 20 year old Geo Metro and was about to spray the green oxide inside the frame channels and kick boards. I crunched the car before I did the frame coatings. It was a shame the car had a full urethane suspension abd big swaybars. It handled like it was on rails in the canyons here in L.A. / Ventura counties. Hear is a link to the interior frame coatings.


https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-in...z-aerosol.html

Originally Posted by Billiam

Yes...they rot from the inside out. Don't be fooled by looking at the outside and thinking things are fine. Every time I rotated my tires, adjust brakes, etc I always checked things out. It never occurred to me that anything was wrong. It all looked fine. It wasn't until it actually broke that I realized there was a problem that had been lurking internally....probably for years.

[Billiam]

Originally Posted by Calrenman

I had a 20 year old Geo Metro and was about to spray the green oxide inside the frame channels and kick boards. I crunched the car before I did the frame coatings. It was a shame the car had a full urethane suspension abd big swaybars. It handled like it was on rails in the canyons here in L.A. / Ventura counties. Hear is a link to the interior frame coatings.


https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-in...z-aerosol.html

That's very similar to the Liquid Wrench Rust Inhibitor that I used. The problem is, dirt and debri accumulate in the trailing arms over time. That material tends to get wet and stay wet. The corrosion will always effect the weak points first....that being the welds. So if someone is going to apply any type of rust inhibitor to the inside of the trailing arms I suggest they rinse them out thoroughly first and let them dry for a couple of days

[kobe52]

good headsup.

do you have a part number/s for the scion replacements?

[Billiam]

Originally Posted by kobe52

good headsup.

do you have a part number/s for the scion replacements?

4211052332