If you live near saltwater, or up north where snow and salt cover the roadways each winter, then you already know the perils of frame rust and the fatal risk it poses to your truck or SUV.

Indeed, many strong-running Jeeps, Chevys, Fords, and Toyotas have met an early, ignominious demise thanks to a cracked frame, sheared body mount, broken spring perch, or some other catastrophic failure caused by overwhelming rust.

And that’s precisely why the Rust Buster Frameworks company got started.

a welded on truck frame repair patch
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Based smack-dab in the Snow Belt of northeast Ohio, Rust Buster makes precisely-engineered frame repair sections for a staggering array of trucks and SUVs.

These frame repair pieces are perfectly formed to the specific vehicle frame you’re working on, matching the bends and contours of the OE frame inch-for-inch. And when applicable, the sections have all the necessary mounts, brackets, and holes already there.

You simply remove the old, rotted-out parts of your frame, carefully insert the replacement frame section, and weld it in.

rust buster frame repair section
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Now, these frame patches are weld-in only, so you need to know your way around a welder to install one properly. And it’s worth giving the whole frame a close inspection first to ensure there’s no further rust or other hidden damage.

In other words, make sure the frame is worthy of a repair to begin with.

And obviously, once the patch is in, you’ll want to treat it/coat it/paint it to ensure rust doesn’t worm it’s way back into your frame’s life.

welded on frame patch on an old vehicle frame
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In addition to years of experience fixing rusty, hole-filled frames on their own rides, the Rust Buster gang did its homework to learn all the rust prone areas on a wide range of other vehicles—like shackle mounts for Jeep CJs, body mounts for Toyotas, and wheel arches for Chevy/GMC trucks.

All told, Rust Buster frame repair kits are a super smart and affordable alternative to a complete replacement vehicle frame.

You can see all Rust Buster frame repair sections here, or check out some of the offerings for a few of the more popular models below:

Rust Buster has a vast library of install and how-to videos on The Rust Buster YouTube Channel, and you can get a good idea of what it takes to install one of these frame repair patches here: