Hi Everyone,
I am looking for advice on my 1999 TJ. The frame has a significate amount of rust and corrosion on the drivers side mainly in the rear trail arm which is nearly rushed away. The skid plate center is also slightly moth eaten along the driver side an so I want to replace the whole thing. I know this is a common issue with the TJ's and I was wondering if anyone had advice on the matter. Whether done by a mechanic or at home.
A mechanic quoted me for 1200-1500$ for the job I believed that included a full treatment of the chassis with an epoxy truck bed liner.
I am a bit beside myself on the matter because the car requires a fair amount of work aside from the frame repair. My previous mechanic replaced the brake lines piece by piece and there are union joints all over the car. I would like to run entirely new brake lines eventually which is what I thought the mechanic did in the first place. In addition to this both the heat and ac need to be fixed. The car has about 133k on it.
These costs begin to add up pretty quickly and then it begs the question do I retire the TJ and get a new car? Personally I like the TJ body type better then the JL although it would be nice to have some more creature comforts. This was my first car and I've had it for around 17 years so there is a lot of sentimental attachment.
*Side Note: Last year my brakes failed on my way to work. I managed to get it to the mechanics safely and then they crashed it into the lift bringing it into the shop. Fortunately the car needed a paint job and the shop covered the damage. But still managed to cost me an arm and a leg to do the brakes that they previously serviced. I probably should have file a lawsuit. The paint job is ok.. personally I think they could have done a better job especially after crashing the car but as it goes nobody care as much as you do about your stuff.
Thank for reading my post, look forward to hearing some feedback.
Jesse
I am looking for advice on my 1999 TJ. The frame has a significate amount of rust and corrosion on the drivers side mainly in the rear trail arm which is nearly rushed away. The skid plate center is also slightly moth eaten along the driver side an so I want to replace the whole thing. I know this is a common issue with the TJ's and I was wondering if anyone had advice on the matter. Whether done by a mechanic or at home.
A mechanic quoted me for 1200-1500$ for the job I believed that included a full treatment of the chassis with an epoxy truck bed liner.
I am a bit beside myself on the matter because the car requires a fair amount of work aside from the frame repair. My previous mechanic replaced the brake lines piece by piece and there are union joints all over the car. I would like to run entirely new brake lines eventually which is what I thought the mechanic did in the first place. In addition to this both the heat and ac need to be fixed. The car has about 133k on it.
These costs begin to add up pretty quickly and then it begs the question do I retire the TJ and get a new car? Personally I like the TJ body type better then the JL although it would be nice to have some more creature comforts. This was my first car and I've had it for around 17 years so there is a lot of sentimental attachment.
*Side Note: Last year my brakes failed on my way to work. I managed to get it to the mechanics safely and then they crashed it into the lift bringing it into the shop. Fortunately the car needed a paint job and the shop covered the damage. But still managed to cost me an arm and a leg to do the brakes that they previously serviced. I probably should have file a lawsuit. The paint job is ok.. personally I think they could have done a better job especially after crashing the car but as it goes nobody care as much as you do about your stuff.
Thank for reading my post, look forward to hearing some feedback.
Jesse
