I need to replace both rocker panels and front floor pans on my 95 Cherokee. I do not have time to repair this myself. In a few years when I retire, maybe I wouild do it but the car won't pass inspection with rotted floor and rockers. I work 60 hrs a week and have no time.
Does anyone know what this should cost? I went to one body shop and he wouldn't even give me a price. Seems like these guys only want collision work becasue they get paid by insurance claims.

I really don't want to junk the Jeep. It only has 110,000 original miles, beside which, I really like the Jeep and probably will never have a vehicle like it ever again.

 

It would be cheaper to get a good clean body and have your running gear swapped into the new body than to have a body shop do the repairs to your Cherokees floor and rockers.
Have you thought of finding a friend with fab skills to repair the rot in your Cherokee for you? Depending on how bad it is you could probably get it done for a lot less than a shop.

 

Sounds like your in between a rock and a rusty place. Its gonna be a few thousand. My rockers are bad as well, so a few years ago i called a local body shop and coerced a quote sight unseen. He said just to replace the rockers $1500, but i wasn't gonna spend that much on stock replacements. I do plan on going with tubing rockers instead. Good luck with it.

 

I could just bondo it so I can get my sticker and then when I have time, I can work on it myself.

 

being a unibody, its better to just find a clean body

 

Rockauto.com is where I got my rockers $55 each and floor pans $42 each.cut and welded myself I will get a after picture later

 

^^hey, mine look the same lol

 

I got this jeep out of nj and guessing the road salt started the rust...

 

trust me, up here in the north woods, its the worst place for rust

 

Mine came from Iowa and it shows.

 

I just finished doing my floors and rockers with sheet metal I picked up for free. I used the skins from dryers and washers,cut the rust out, and riveted the new metal in. Took about a year, a little at a time. I needed to drive the thing each day, so I was careful to keep it driveable. Pain in the butt, but it was worth the trouble. My .02

 

I replaced my drivers side rocker and both front floor pans 2 weeks ago. I went to a small body shop (but recommended) and got all 3 replaced for $300 CASH out the door including painting the rocker. I would look around for a small body shop, the one I went to was on the guys property just a seperate garage in a small town, but he had been doing body work for almost 30 years. I would also look on local forums, my buddy who recommended the shop to me heard about it on a car forum and took his car there a few years ago.

 

you can take a look at my total floor replacement thread in the sig if you'd like. To do it right is a ton of work.

hell to do it wrong is a ton of work too lol

 

There is a guy on Amazon selling rockers for $49 bucks a PAIR with FREE shipping!!!!! I bought mine from him this summer, GREAT buy!!!!!

As for floor panels, there are numerous places to buy them. Last spring I checked with Mopar and they had the complete floor pan, passenger area for $179 plus shipping but someone since said they are out. You can find individual pans all over the place for about $85 each.

If you figure $50 for rockers and another $200 on the pans, plus $300 for a welder, youll have $550 into the whole job which isnt too bad.

 

The guy at the body shop down the street from me here in a small farm town quoted me 900.00 labor plus parts to do the rockers on both sides and patch the floors drivers and passengers front.He said it would be a weeks worth of work ...hell I can buy a great welder and the panels and do it myself win win for me I get a much needed welder and I can use for all my projects ..