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  • If your underbody is all rusty then you very well may need all this stuff done, which is super unfortunate as these vehicles are otherwise some of the most reliable out there.

    If you can take care of some of this on your own, you can find high quality OE or OE equivalent parts on RockAuto alongside the cheap stuff you’d find at Autozone (what they’re referring to). It’s nice as they break stuff out into “cheap” (economy) and “quality” (daily driver/premium) parts and all the prices are still excellent. I’ve bought numerous Motorcraft and Toyota branded parts for our vehicles from them.


  • Some of those seem like insane repairs. Leaf spring replacement? Steering rack replacement? Do you live in the rust belt by chance? If not, I don’t see why these would need any work unless they’ve been physically damaged in a crash or something.

    Is your engine a 4.7L V8? If not, you have a timing chain that shouldn’t ever need to be replaced. The 4.7L was the only engine that had a timing belt on the Tundra in 2007, which do need to be replaced since they can easily wear out.

    A lot of the other parts seem like reasonable items to repair, but their prices are crazy high.

    $15 per spark plug plus labor? I just did my spark plugs and think I paid $5 each for OEM quality iridium plugs from RockAuto.

    Front struts only need to be replaced if you notice that they’re leaking.

    An alignment is needed only if replacing suspension components or you notice uneven tire wear or the vehicle pulling to the left/right.

    Exhaust - $700 to clamp (!) a small section of pipe seems incredibly steep

    Wheel bearing and struts: prices for these parts are about double what you can buy OEM quality parts for on your own.