Good Lord, I did a horrible repost, but in my defense I had not read the whole thread. Great minds think alike :thumb:.

Yeah, on on of my Mopar sites, one of the salvage guys was saying they can't pick them up with a forklift because they will break in two pieces.

Damn, that's crazy. What the hell did they use as a liner?

This can't be true. Jap stuff is waaay better than American. I read it here all the time.

I've seen this issue many times. We send CRASH reports to the manufacturer on this and sometimes have subrogation rights against Toyota in some cases.

Do you see this in cars, too, or just trucks?

I've only seen this is the Tundra specifically, which is why I commented on the thread.......havent really paid attention to what other vehicles have this issue. I just remember an auto clm i ran into lately involving a Tundra.

What liner are you referring to? I don't understand your question.


I doubt it, since almost all production cars are uni-body, not having a frame like a pick up.

Must have used american steel....if they used the japanese stuff they wouldn't have had this problem.

:spock: ROFL

Not sure he really is kidding. Is there such a thing as Japanese steel? I think they are very lacking in natural resources, and import most everything except sushi.

Heh, I'm glad I bought a Dodge.

Wouldn't it suck to stop in for an oil change, and have this happen? :eek:

I just thought it was an odd statement to make.
American steel is highly sought after for all forms of fabrication and construction.
Anecdotal story: Welding Buddy worked for a local manufacturer that was making big industrial radiators. They bought some Chinese steel because the American stuff was so expensive but the first tube they tried to bend exploded in the bender. So they shipped it all back and waited until they had American steel to fill their order.

The import snobs don't care. If it says Toyota or Honda on it They'll pay out the nose for one of those brands even with 315,000+ miles. Just cause it says Toyota or Honda. People are idjits.