Description
Our TAC-161U4-R is designed to replace the passenger side, upper rear shock mount for the 4wd Tacoma. The shock mount is made from heavy duty 7ga steel and comes complete with an attached shock mount stud, nut and washer. The kit has 2 locating tabs, which rest on top of the frame rail. The ‘L’ shaped backer plate fits in the corner where the back side of the rear fuel tank cross member meets inside of the frame rail. This puts the shock mount stud in perfect position.
You will not need to remove the bed to install this repair kit.
This fits all 1996-2004 4wd and Prerunner Tacoma models.
The Left (Driver) side shock mount is TAC-165U.
All SafeTCap® Inc. frame repair kits are DESIGN COPYRIGHTED.
joeykinney67 (verified owner) –
Great top-shelf product. My shock ripped right off the frame with the mount after severe rust, and I picked this up for a hopeful repair job. This new mount dropped right in where the old mount used to be and needed only minimal fitting. Welded right to the frame as well. Overall, I definitely recommend SafeTCap products for anyone with a rusty frame or mount in need or repair!
pl8s4 (verified owner) –
Similar to Joel above, my upper RR shock mount ALMOST ripped off the frame – the shock with its mount still attached was tapping the underside of the bed. Instead of fabricating something to be welded to the sides of the very-thin shock mount housing, I opted to purchase this item. While the material itself and the weld was top-notch, I had to modify the mount to get it positioned close to where the original was: I had to add two washers between the shoulder of the mount bolt and the mount to move the bolt toward the longitudinal center line of the truck, and I had to add two pieces of 11 gauge steel under the “wings” that support the mount’s bolt to raise the repair piece so the biggest flat section could be welded to both the top and bottom of the C-frame. The tab that lies up against the cross member put the bolt a little too far away from the cross member, but that wasn’t too bad. (I have purchased other repair pieces in the past and they, too, had some fitment issues.) So generally speaking, while the material and the welds are great, in my opinion the fit leaves something to be desired.
jgrischuk (verified owner) –
My shock mount ripped right off the frame and was rattling around under my bed. This was the perfect piece to replace it. Fit right in the old spot and did not have to take the bed off of my truck. Really nice and easy fix to keep the truck chugging along.