Rust Risk Assessment

qasmokey

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Hi guys! New to the forums, my partner and I are looking for our first Jeep and we've found a TJ we really like. But I've heard a lot of rusty horror stories and have a lot of experience wrenching in and dealing with rust on my '96 Civic.

I'm going off of some limited pictures here and just looking for some advice :)

It looks like the frame has been repaired on this one before, but only the middle section - there's some frame rust on the very end that holds up the rear bumper. We're in a position to buy now and think about replacing the frame in a couple of years, but without knowing what's going on under those repairs - which look great from the outside, mind you - do we need to be worried about this thing snapping in half?

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