Attaching boxed rockers to frame

Ramsey · Oct 27, 2006

what did you do? i'm stumped as to how to do mine.
Here are a few that i came across, but they seem like they would be rock grabbers.

heres one but i have no way to bend it

and crash
might just end up going this route

and here is randys,http://www.myxj.net/tech/rockers/ but i dont think my cage is in a good place to use that idea
anyone else done theirs differently?

TRAILREADYXJ · Oct 27, 2006

There are a couple rocker replacment writeups here, tech section about 2/3 down.
not so much about attaching to the frame, but may give you a couple ideas?

http://www.madxj.com

vetteboy · Oct 27, 2006

I am in the process of doing this on mine. Boatsides, reinforced rocker, and cage tie-ins all at once.

Followed up with a sheet of 1/8" or so over the whole thing. Still under construction. You're left with this at the ends, which isn't to bad to plate over:

IntrepidXJ · Oct 27, 2006

to my cage:

more here: http://www.myxj.net/tech/rockers/

in progress to my framerail

shortxjdoug · Oct 27, 2006

you could just sheet the supports with some heavy gauge plate to slide over

1996cc · Oct 27, 2006

vetteboy said:
Followed up with a sheet of 1/8" or so over the whole thing. Still under construction.

Might think about some hi-moly (uhmwphwumph, whatever that stuff is

) The hard plastic cutting board-like material.

Ramsey · Oct 27, 2006

well i'm torn between the clearance of this

or doing something like this

probably go with the first though since it wont require me buying 10' of 1/8"

vetteboy · Oct 27, 2006

1996cc said:
Might think about some hi-moly (uhmwphwumph, whatever that stuff is ) The hard plastic cutting board-like material.

UHMW? It's definitely a consideration as a layer on top of the 1/8". Gonna see how the plain steel slides and holds up first.

Ramsey said:
probably go with the first though since it wont require me buying 10' of 1/8"

Total materials used in this:

(2) 2x5 x 3/16" rect tube, 65"
(2) 65" x 13" x 1/8" CR sheet (not shown in pic)
(8) 2 x 2 x 1/4" angle, 13"
(4) 2 x 2 x .120" square tube, 13"

IntrepidXJ · Oct 27, 2006

Ramsey said:
well i'm torn between the clearance of this

my ultimate goal was clearance. I didn;t want them going all the way down to the bottom of the framerail. i will be covering mine with 1/8" or 3/16" plate as well, for a smooth surface

Ramsey · Oct 27, 2006

they look bent down in the picture, or is that just an odd camera angle doing that

Ramsey · Oct 28, 2006

anyone else have any ideas?

Matt S. · Oct 29, 2006

Go to the cage... nothing under the floor. Keep it high and tight!

MrMom · Oct 29, 2006

ramsey?
I assume this is why you are selling me your sliders?
time for a upgrade I see...

nhrocker · Oct 29, 2006

Scrappy said:
Go to the cage... nothing under the floor. Keep it high and tight!

x2

Off of my 2x6 rockers I welded 4 legs of 1.5" dia. tube 3" long that stick inside. I plated the inside of the floor pan with 1/8x2" flat stock then cut through it with a hole saw. The legs stick through and are welded to the reinforced side of the floor pan and are welded to 2x2 box tube parallel to the rockers. The 2x2 is welded to the crossmember under the rear seat and to the front seat mounting crossmember. Never took any pics of it...

Ramsey · Oct 29, 2006

nhrocker said:
x2

Off of my 2x6 rockers I welded 4 legs of 1.5" dia. tube 3" long that stick inside. I plated the inside of the floor pan with 1/8x2" flat stock then cut through it with a hole saw. The legs stick through and are welded to the reinforced side of the floor pan and are welded to 2x2 box tube parallel to the rockers. The 2x2 is welded to the crossmember under the rear seat and to the front seat mounting crossmember. Never took any pics of it...

having a hard time picturing that, any chance you can snap some pics?

MrMom said:
ramsey?
I assume this is why you are selling me your sliders?
time for a upgrade I see...

That would be why, just finished sleeving my frame rails and i'm about to start on boxing the rockers.

nhrocker · Oct 29, 2006

Ramsey said:
having a hard time picturing that, any chance you can snap some pics?

I'll see if I can bum a camera off someone to get some decent pics.

Ramsey · Oct 29, 2006

I think I'm just going to attempt to weld it to the sheet metal and tie it to two point on my cage inside.

IntrepidXJ · Oct 29, 2006

Ramsey said:
I think I'm just going to attempt to weld it to the sheet metal and tie it to two point on my cage inside.

is your cage tied into the framerails?

Ramsey · Oct 30, 2006

not yet but soon, have the d and c so the b pillar comes on top of the rail, gonna run a kicker out to the floor and then to the frame rail unless there is a better way to do it but i cant think of one.

IntrepidXJ · Oct 30, 2006

Ramsey said:
not yet but soon, have the d and c so the b pillar comes on top of the rail, gonna run a kicker out to the floor and then to the frame rail unless there is a better way to do it but i cant think of one.

if you attach your rockers to the cage only, make sure you get your cage tied into the framerails good asap. i was lazy and didn't, and the impact into my rockers ended up buckling the floor inwards on both sides.

that's what i get for being lazy. that's why i'm fixing it now

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