Great news today!
my truck is all apart and getting ready for
different inner fender panels. the body shop was in contact with toyota and they said they have different panels to fix this problem. they did NOT say if they were a new made panel, or just panels off of the 2008 truck. i will be getting both panels replaced.
there will more than likely be a TSB for this issue. once my truck is done they will spend some more time researching the issue and then will possibly send out the TSB. I am not sure exactly how this will work, however, so dont quote me on it
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I was told ny the body shop guy that it is possible that this issue is caused by the factory wheels and tires coming up andd grabbing the inner fenders with stock suspension. this explains why it is happening to more of the stock trucks. my lift and wheels/tires were put on after 5k miles. i now have 14k. the cracks on my truck could have started when the truck was stock and since i have lifted it it could have stopped the cracking process. this all is still to be tested and determined though.
here is the truck before it went in:
her it is today:
here is a shot of the inner fender with all the plastics removed:
here is the drivers side crack:
passengers side bulge:
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