It is fairly easy. Hardest part is fixing the body on jack stands and sliding frame in and out. Go for it! good luck

Where can you find a new one?

@@hansdoward They are still being produced for the overseas market.

Great observation and comment. Please advise me on how you did this frame on as I do not want to drop my frame on my low mile FJ but the frame needs TLC.Thanks

What did you end up doing ? I have the same problem now

@@niksonnikollaj9459 - I bought a new vehicle when I learned a hole was rusted clear through the housing of the rear differential.

20k

Toyota ?

yes, 08 Toyota FJ cruiser trail teams ed

I haven't changed it

I don't think that they are different but just to be safe I would get 07-09 frame

Eric it doesn’t matter whether it’s a Toyota, Chevy, Ford, Dodge, Nissan or whatever. This is mostly due to road salt and chem used to treat roads in the rust belt/northeast. Don’t be a fool and blame Toyota and say it’s something they Toyota should have covered. I’ve seen just as many Chevy’s and Dodge trucks with the same issue. You think Chevy, Dodge, Ford and Chrysler should replace all the crap they make that rust just as well? This FJ Cruiser like most Toyota’s is worth more at 15 years old than a Chevy/Dodge/Chrysler at 3-5 years old. I’ve seen numerous Dodge trucks with rusted frame, rusted wheel wells, and beds falling off. I’ve seen Ford and Chrysler just the same. You can’t go blame others in life for your issues. I guess a fat person should have McDonald’s cover their medical bills and weight loss surgery for being overweight huh? C’mon. Please don’t be a fool, poison others thoughts/impressions and just think a little sometimes. It’s not just Toyota, it’s any vehicle in the rust belt/northeast or a vehicle that was never cleaned and abused.

I guess you asked wrong questions in DMV and now they're asking you to do unnecessary procedures. You could grind off whole VIN and nobody would check, as long as body has original VIN. Some countries ask for proof of receipt for parts if you export the vehicle with different VIN parts, but never heard of it in US. If you replace door or any other body panel with different VIN, I don't think you have to get 2 VINs in title for that, same goes for frame. It's just another replacement part

No, it shares frame with 2 door prado from Europe. 4runner frame is longer I think

I wouldn't mind :)

Add me too! Toyota has flat out refused to do it until I wrote to the President of Toyota US. Then the dealership suddenly after 2 years agreed to do it for $14,000 😱 We need a class action like the other ones, they left us out. It seems people don’t know they changed the FJ frame on 2009 and beyond to a stronger one.

Seriously Toyota will "NEVER" admit to a mistake it is un-Japanese. Seeing this is really sad because I have always wanted a FJ Cruiser and after learning about some of the serious problems I am beginning to rethink the whole idea. I know it is cool and it can do a lot of great things for a while and have fun, but this vehicle is not built to last period without going to extreme measures. I do not think replacing a frame on a 10 year old car is reasonable unless it was used in a salt mine or it fell off the ship from Japan and floated ashore after being submerged for a year. That frame has no rust protection and even the bolts are crused with rust. The sad thing is based on what I have seen from other videos if anyone points out any obvious problem with a Toyota they are instanly branded the devil. Like I said I really did want one of these but my opinion has been tarnished just about as much as that frame was RUSTED!!!

@@carlstoutamire9525 I SOOOO agree with you, it's time they MAN up. I even called Toyota because of my 2000 Tundra frame issue and asked them if they were going to recall the FJ frames prior to buying one. The Tundra half-ass fix really pissed me off since they addressed the frame (half-ass) and not even the bed mounting brackets. Once you take it in for the frame recall then it's your problem (that's another problem I have, especially since the frame rusts from the inside out). I had a Toyota bed liner and didn't see the problem until I heard crunching inside the bed. They could have at least told me at the dealer when they had the truck for several days. I lost a few thousand on the truck due to that minor rust that turned into a major problem. Basically Toyota said no on the FJ recall and it's up to the customer to periodically inspect and clean the underneath. Who in hell does that and how do you inspect and clean the inside of the frame from rusting inside out? That's a sad excuse to present as a customer liability. As I pointed out to them then why are there several recalls on similar full frame vehicles? I have since bought 2 FJ's used but one was super clean underneath from southern Virginia and the other had much less then common rust for my area. I spent several weeks taking care of the rust the right way. A local used Toyota dealer said they could have an FJ undercoated for me the next day for an additional $800 (it had some pretty major rust). No thanks Charlie I've been though your half-ass undercoating job. It's a scammers market and for decades I have now Dodged the American junk but now Toyota is loosing face with me.

Right on man. I've had my FJ for six years now and the noises from the suspension are only getting louder. I'm sure the finish on the frame has allot to do with it. The sad part about this whole thing is that I hardly ever wheel off-road with it and I don't even live in a salt zone or a snow state. I never heard of anything like this. Usually all-terrain vehicles designed for off-roading are suited to handle an environment of all climates. One would think such a preventable problem would've been handled early on by Toyota after their first batch of FJs were sold. It's flat out neglect on their part.

Toyota did 07 tacos only, no other models, not sure about years

@@tokodavadze Earlier Tacomas were a buyback. Later ones got frame replacement. Tundras are getting frame and I wouldn't be at all surprised if the FJ's are next.

@@waltjake1 Lord wouldn't that be nice? Mine isn't horrible, but its definitely concerning me some.

@@tokodavadze thanks for the video - great work

I could if you can find replacement frame

Not even close. Frame+parts cost me less than 1k. Labor...mmmm I enjoyed process so much almost paid myself for it :)))) U know, some people actually like to work on cars :)))

That’s amazing accomplishment! Luckily I’m in SoCal and my FJ with 295k miles has only surface rust on welds and axle but I’m planning to use rust converter and spray some black frame paint from Amazon.

Frame and supplies cost little over 1200 not to count control arm bushings and other replacement parts...

I in need of one

I found one on local junk yard with some minor surface rust. I used car-part.com to search

FJ Cruiser??

Yes a 2014 FJ with an undercarriage full of rust

@@quitoduck Send me an Email davadze@gmail.com

No recall from Toyota?

@@tokodavadze could i get a rough estimate too? 2010 FJ 4X4

Yeah...I saw that and said to myself...where is that scrap plate to weld on it.

just showing off- seriously

How old was you FJ when Toyota covered it?