Shall50

My rockers are completely rusted out and I was wondering just how bad this is. It is my daily driver and I need to know what you guys think. The only off roading I do is driving on beaches and sand pits. Let me know if it's good or if I should stop driving it immediately. The pillars are rusted and when I knocked off the loose rust they are gone about 2 inches up in each one. The stiffeners are in decent shape. There is no rocker panel anymore and the flat part that the rocker connects to is pretty much gone as well. Let me know what you think. Thanks guys.

Willys55

post up a few photos, snap a few shots at where the trail arms are mounted to the unibody

Shall50

It's my daily driver and I was thinking just to weld the columns together but is this beyond salvagable? Should i stop driving it? It seems very stiff still and passed inspection in February and the guy did a strength test and it passed in MA. Any input on this would very helpful!

dave1123

My 97 ZJ looked pretty much the same behind the plastic. From your photos, you're showing some rust around the lower control arm mounts. My driver's side one broke out of the floor and after putting about 100 lbs of metal in it, the other 7 looked about to go. Time to look for another jeep.

Firestorm500

You can't weld to rust.

Shall50

Thanks for the information, I will start the search for another Jeep haha. How much time do you think I have before the thing crumbles on me?

desertzj

no way to say time. could be now, could be a few weeks, few months. I'd say sooner rather then later. buy another zj and now you have a parts jeep lol