Suspension Rust

[Seebeebee]

I've been working on rubbing down and re-spraying cosmetic rust on my wheels arches and under doors etc over the past few weeks. Today I was finishing off an arch and took the wheel off to underseal the inside. In doing so, I got a close look at the state of my rear axle and suspension arms, more so than I have done since first owning the car. I rubbed down the trailing arm with wire wool and discovered quite a bit of corrosion.

Likewise with the axle and main suspension arms.

Should this be something I need to worry about? Or is it something that can be solved with wire wool and underseal?

 

[Liam]

Nah thats fine. Rub them down and get em sealed up with waxoyl/underseal of some sort.

 

[Seebeebee]

Photos added to better illustrate my point. This is Fairly normal then? What with this, the arches, and the front cross member (replaced before I bought the car) these Nissans are not great when I comes to withstanding the elements.

 

[Simcard]

15+ years of salty roads. Understandable really. Only the galvanized French motors get away with it.

 

[Liam]

N16s should be fine then, no?

 

[Sam]

No

 

[Simcard]

Non