Has rust ever been spoken of with fond affection? When was the last time you heard a fellow wheeler proudly toss rust into his or her list of 4×4 features? I've spent most of my 55 years in the Midwest, and overall, it's been a great place to live. There's one Midwest thing that I could do without though, and that's road salt. Road salt causes rust, and that's annoying. We all know that when rust saunters into the picture, even the simplest repairs can be filled with drama. I've always had older 4×4s that have seen lots of road salt, so I've battled corrosion more times than I can remember when completing repairs (often while lying on snow-covered, frozen ground).
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