Anybody have any good, and by good I mean cheap, D.I.Y. Fixes for rusted out rockers? I know plenty of us have this same cancer after 10-12 years of rough livin with our jeeps. Looking for something I can do, at home hopefully, to fix/cover/replace those old rusty rockers.

 

I wouldnt really say its "cheap" due to high prices of steel but well worth it for sure. https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f58/rockers-75178/

 

Well I'm thinking more along the lines of cutting the old rust out and cutting good rockers off of a wreck or replacing with diamond plate. to my knowledge ( admittedly limited) the rocker has no structural importance. Is it really necessary to replace it with what is basically a frame rail, Boxed metal tube?

 

replacing it with box tube isnt necessary its more for those who offroad

as far as cheap you can check c2cfabrication.com they have stamped factory rocker replacements for $25 plus shipping if your looking for the stock look

 

Its my understanding that since the XJ is unibody, the rockers are actually part of the structure.

I would replace with similar gauge metal at the very least.

Also moving this to Advanced Tech.

 

they are part of the structure. good rockers installed at the correct point will actually improve frame stiffness.
im doing 2x6 or 2x8 box, made out of 2x2 box welded together (stupid strong). cut out the old rockers and slide the new ones in place, you can test fit with a wood 2x4. then im gonna bolt them to the frame, drilled and tapped into the 3/16 box through the strongest points of the frame. thats where the pillars come down into the main "frame rail". where the pillars come down is where the metal is thickest, or else you would just be going into thinner sheet metal. though i will also add bolts between the pillar mounts for added support. supposedly, these rockers are ridiculously strong, and add frame stiffness. People have been known to actually jump their XJ and land on the rockers with little to no damage.

Credit for this design goes to Bill McCarthy at SVE Performance of East Haven, CT. though Bill uses 2x4 steel, 2x2 box is what i have and will make it work.

 

Thanks for the web site info. They actually only seem to have older jeep stuff but jumping off from there I found partstrain.com and they have everything in the world! For all cars! Awesome site thanks for the suggestions. Rockers there are between $55-$100.

 

Burnt Hills? I'm in Ballston Lake. I use some aluminum diamond plate and body adhesive/screws to attach them. Some day I'll use 2x6 box tubing, but steel prices are pretty high right now and I don't feel like doing it...

 

they have rockers for the XJ you just have to file through the site as there search isnt that great as it dont let you do it by year

anyway they have an ebay store also just search "classic to current" on ebay and you can check it out

here is a link to the XJ rockers on ebay 15.95 each plus 10 dallors shipping so to your door for 26 dallors you dont get cheaper then that

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1986-01-Jeep...item231694ff5c

i think youll need to message them which side or order 2 and tell them both sides either way its the cheapest way ive seen yet

 

nahh, 3/16 2x6 will do just fine


Not the best pics but you get the idea

 

oh yeah and it cost me $30 and about 4 hours to do it. 1.5 of those were to add tubing to them

 

Ok I need some more pics of that. I love those!!!!
Haven't seen anyone keep the fender & go after it, most just hack it off and run their boxs right up there..Yours is different and awsome!

And are the military take offs? Like the way that pattern looks.

 

Ballston Lake huh? Yeah, I guess we're neighbors kinda. Cool. Do you have pics of how yours looks? Did you do it because of rust, or you just like the look?

 

I did my rockers out of neccesity



When I disected them I found that they were rusting from the inside out



Replaced w/2"X6"X3/16", ~$80, while doing research on the project I found where a guy plug welded 1"X1/8" strap to the bottom of the sill for reinforcement, a sheet metal rocker isn't to suffucient nor easy to weld to.





On second side my bud who was doing the welding suggested putting the strap on top so






Finished product

 

Hey thanks for the pics. I like the bed liner finish. I'm thinking of doing that too. I found a site that sells the rockers through an eBay store wicked cheap. Should just be a cut out weld in. Pics are big help. Thanks. Looks good.