Toyota Tacoma Frame Brace with Factory Shock Mounts

The Toyota Tacoma is great truck in stock form and is very capable off road machine with some mild modifications.  Perhaps the trucks biggest downfall is the factory frame and the amount it flexes.  While the lower pivot kit stiffens up the front and the frame box kit reinforces the rear, the middle section of the frame has been identified as the weak spot.  The Toyota frame is built with over lapping, riveted C-channel construction starting underneath the rear of the cab all the way to the back bumper.  Simply jumping up and down on the back bumper will reveal just how evident the frame flex issue is as you can watch the bed separate from the back of the cab.  When driving down the highway you can feel the rear of the truck bouncing along causing a jarring sensation in the driver seat.  Keep in mind everything described above is with the truck in stock form.  Once the additional weight of camping gear, larger spare tires, bumpers, recovery gear and especially roof top tents the frame