ZJ Rockers

[sasquatch]

This weekend at Cibolo I put a big dent in the body of the Grand below the door. I don't really care that its there, I just want to build some rock sliders or put some big piece of steel between the rocks and the paint so I can avoid explaining why the bottom of the ZJ looks like I took a sledge to it. The ones that Coop made look good, welded right into the frame. I wish I didn't put up with the :rainbow: unibody crap that the Zj has. Does anybody know where to get or can get some steel? I probably could make the whole thing out of 1 1/2 or 2 inch square or round tube and weld it to the unibody rail under there and weld in some supports or something. But then again I don't have a welder or a driveway or more than one toolbox and a drill here. If anyone has some advice or wants to help, I would greatly appreciate it. I'll be sure to include some :beer: . :gigem:

[savvyaggie]

I have some 2x3 square tubing or is that to big for ya?

[sasquatch]

Probably will work. I think I'll design around what I can get my hands on. How much you got?

[savvyaggie]

enough..

[sasquatch]

I forgot to ask, how thick?

[uglyota]

please spend your time and money on the CJ and leave that poor Cherokee alone

[sasquatch]

It'll be a year or two before I'll be in a position to get the cj from my uncle. I'm sure I could steal it for a weekend trip in south texas though. It has a tow bar, but I don't have a receiver on the ZJ. I'd rather put effort in the CJ, but I won't be able to for a while.

[Ben97XJ]

2x2 would work best but you don't need to weld them to the unibody. There is a pinch seam right below the rockers and you need to bolt the rockers to that to distribute the load along the entire rocker panel and them 2 or 3 supports to the frame will suffices and you can just use selftapping bolts for those. You can come look at mine some time and see what i mean.

[Ben97XJ]

Those plans need to be adjusted and improved but it is a good picture. The angle mount bolts to the pinch seam. On mine it is made of 1x1 square tubing.

[sasquatch]

Yea, that looks good. Maybe add a plate or another tube up 2 inches at an angle to protect the body from getting stabbed. Which is what happened at Cibolo. How much did making those set you back?

[sasquatch]

I found a picture of some that a company makes that uses an angled tube to protect the body below the doors, but I can't figure out how to put it in the post.

[sasquatch]

I didn't hit the upload button the first time I tried it. I'm a retard.

[stx4wheeler]

yeha something like that will be your best bet robert, fyi a set like coops probably cost around 40 i would say, and metal can be bought at bryan iron and metal.

[sasquatch]

Sweet. Now all I need to find is a place to work.

[J Cooper]

these are like what ben has (http://www.custom4x4fabrication.com/armor.html#) but yes you can make them for under $40.... dont buy them

[savvyaggie]

How thick should the metal be???? 1/8,3/16, etc..??

[Ben97XJ]

the main square tube should be 3/16 but the tube you can use .120 wall tubing.

[Ben97XJ]

Here are better pics of the pinch seam mounting.

[savvyaggie]

So I guess 1/8 is to light??

[sasquatch]

I need to get some of these tests I have soon behind me and then I'll go look and see what the steel place in byran has.