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I was told that the frame above and forward the rear tire will rust worse on the drivers side than the passenger side. I have never heard this before, is this really true? if so, why? thanks!
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Re: C3 FRAME RUST
I havent experienced it and you didnt mention which year car but if I had to guess I would expect it to be those that had single exhaust on the passenger side (1975 for example). This would make temperatures on the driver side less and thus more likely to retain moisture that would become rust. -
Re: C3 FRAME RUST
I have heard this story before and in fact I had a bad section of rust on the drivers side just infront of the rear tire on my 63. The passengers side frame was in much better condition. It was mentioned to me that the passengers side frame gets washed by the car going through puddles more then the drivers side. Therfore the drivers side retains the road salt. That explaination made sense to me.Comment
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Re: C3 FRAME RUST
car is a 1970 and the guy gave me the same explanation about the washing more off the passenger side. guess I am glad I do not live up north as I never knew that scenerio would make a difference.Comment
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Re: C3 FRAME RUST
On two lane roads the salt was spread in the center in one pass on lots of roads. If you drive in it when it is fresh most of the salt was on the drivers side of the car.
Just a thought.
LyleLyle
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Re: C3 FRAME RUST
My '65 has a rust problem on the drivers side and not the passenger side. I suspect it lived its life in salt/snow country. The 40 years of petrified road grime I scraped off was thicker on the passenger side which also supports the wash-off argument.
BrianComment
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Re: C3 FRAME RUST
Pends on where you live. Here in the south the mud gets into the box of the frame and traps water in there, thus it rusts more on the passenger side.Comment
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Re: Lyle gets the prize
Just about every rust belt car you find either on the road or in the bone yards will be more trashed on the driver's side that the passenger's side mainly due to road splash from the center of the road due to over abundant amouts of salt and sand as well as the spray from passing cars.
The driver's side is constantly being "sand/salt" blasted with every storm.
Not to say that the passenger's side doesn't rot out as well, just a slower prosess of decay.
Theres lots of "other" reasons for frame and body rot like poor quality panels and steel and especially for frames, lots of resting places for sand and salt brine to latch onto and go to work every time it gets damp.
Add constant exposure to the elements, heat from the power plant and exhaust system being trapped up under the body and wala! rust central.
Phew! I'm tiredComment
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