Inner Rocker Panels
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Johnny O
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Usually, when the cancer spreads to the inners on a unibody, this is bad news.
There are folks that have done repairs and replacements, but they have the gear and the skill.
Is an informative thread here:
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There are folks that have done repairs and replacements, but they have the gear and the skill.
Is an informative thread here:
It has started!! Rocker sliders!!
As title states, I have started fabing my rocker sliders. The rockers are/were rusted out and I figured I'd build them up a bit. MATERIALS: 1.5" x 3.5" x 3/16" rectangle 1" x 1" x 3/16" angle 3" x 3/16" flat stock Lengths are cut to fit. Started by removing the doors. Then cut the old...
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If inners and outers are both bad about the only way to keep it alive is professional help or try boat siding it yourself which is still not a job for a beginner
After market rockers are short on top + don't connect at the vertical pinch weld.
The inner rocker panels are sandwiched into the outer rocker + inner floor assembly. along with the connection of the Center pillar creating clearance issues.
What I've found are few KJ's with perfect rockers . . . Cut the donor section parallel to the rockers in about 12" in, the posts up 12" or so , and splice the assembly onto your Jeep.
Cheaper + faster than disassembly, cutting rot + refabricating adjoining rotted metal.
There are few if any OEM rockers + inners available . nice path, but the outer were over $700 when still available. .... and the end caps are long out of production.
The inner rocker panels are sandwiched into the outer rocker + inner floor assembly. along with the connection of the Center pillar creating clearance issues.
What I've found are few KJ's with perfect rockers . . . Cut the donor section parallel to the rockers in about 12" in, the posts up 12" or so , and splice the assembly onto your Jeep.
Cheaper + faster than disassembly, cutting rot + refabricating adjoining rotted metal.
There are few if any OEM rockers + inners available . nice path, but the outer were over $700 when still available. .... and the end caps are long out of production.
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