offroad rider

Ok, I have discovered that I have some rust that needs to be cut out and replaced with sheet metal. What gauge sheet metal should I use on a 1986 jeep cherokee fornt floor boards? The trunk may need some to. I'm just doing a square foot tops. Thanks.

Cherokee

16 gauge.


doesnt need to be any thicker.

95cherokeeoh

Get used to the floor boards rotting out. I have a 95 and a 96 xj and i have i redo the floors in both. a lot more than a square foot though. Thank you Ohio winters and their lovely salt

96Cherokee

I have a 96 xj and I had to replace the whole floor other then the big hump in the middle for the drive train..everything was rotted..after pulling up the carpet I got scared cause I drove it on the highway all the time

rdeskater

I got my front floorboards replacement panels from raybuck www.raybuck.com around 80 bucks a piece. the rear seat and trunk area I cut the sides out of an old clothes dryer sitting around that was scrap. Y pay for sheet metal when its probably lying around somebodys backyard. my buddy told me to take it he was tired of looking at it.

90jeep

i did the floors in my 90cherokee the back floor i welded i was 1/8in diamond plate and we did a little thinner on the rest of the floors i didnt want them to rot out again thank god for new hampshire

DagBMX

know what you mean. the salt has eaten up and spit out my rocker panels like baby food. i'm surprised though that the floors are solid all the way through.

00xj-classic

i used 14 gauge on my 93 with no problems..

SWC custom

18 or 16 GA careful ur rockers might be gone to idcheck them as well (if ur rockers are rusted ur floorboards are gone and vice versa)

offroad rider

ok thanks for all the help I will be doing this in the next week or 2 hopefully asap.

Black88XJ

Thanks for the info guys. I've got a small rust hole above my muffler, at least that's all I can see before pulling the carpets.

SWC custom

yeah if you have to do a big secton on the floor boards then buy the replacment pannels it makes it so much easier trust me....

That Jeep Guy XJMJ

i've re-done 3 of my previous XJ's with 18 and 22 guage steel.... i don't think i spent more than $40 on any of them.... yes its a little more time consuming but i was able to completely reinforce the floors and then rhino line and good to go

taylorworld

i just replaced most of my passenger side panel and its was a lot of work!!! i ended up not using the front replacement panel i bought i only used the rear. if you need a passenger front panel ill make you a decent deal on it.

offroad rider

I shoul be able to just use sheet metal .... Thanks any how taylorworld.
As to the rhino lining, I was going to use herculiner (the stuff you do yourself) Thanks to every one. I think 16 guage is the magic #?