40 Series Rocker Panel Trimming.

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi All:

I'm looking for your thoughts on trimming the rocker panels (the area of the body tub where the running boards mount) up drastically.

Will this weaken the body tub?

Anyone have any photos to share of how they did this sort of project?

Thanks much!

Alan

 

[Isotel]

Go for it.. i just did it to mine.. i cut all the way up to the bottom of the floorboards, about 4".

I am going to put some 1.5" Square tubing in place of it to act as a slider!

that bottom 4" is just hanging there, it dose not provide much structure to the tub. i will take a few photos soon

 

[incogrhino]

hack it, it doesn't do anything.It's just there.

 

[bustanutley]

Cut even with the support channel reinforced the area with 1X1 box then put these in..

been holding up great, and I BEAT on my pile, specially my rockers

more pics here

 

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi All:

"Bustanutley," thanks for the response and the pic! That was sorta what I was thinking of doing.

"Isotel," had a chance to snap any photos of your rig yet?

Thanks all!

Alan

 

[tucker74]

Mine are cut ~1" below the floor board -

Sliders bolted to the frame, lip just covers the ugly rockers (not connected).

Tucker

 

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi All:

"Tucker," thanks for the response and photo! Any other pics of your rig available?

Regards,

alan

 

[Isotel]

Here are the photos of mine, i cut about 1/4" below the floorboards due to the rounded corners on the square tubing, i still have not put on the square tubing.. I ended up getting some 2" Square for the sliders.. im going to weld them to the body..

more to come once i get it finished!

 

[tucker74]

Nothing closer up than the last one - here's one from last weekend out at the LSLC Roundup.

Tucker

 

[slickrock]

https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=76571&highlight=warn

 

[mr_manny]

I removed 1 1/2 from the bottom and an additional 1/2 where the tubing goes into the frame.
Since the tubing is 2" in diameter, the ground clearance is close to original.

Sometimes I think I should have removed 2" from the bottom, but you know what they say -
It's always easier to remove it then...

manny

manny

 

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi All:

"MrManny," nicely done!

Thanks for sharing!

Regards,

Alan

 

[1973Guppie]

kinda hard to see but here are some pics of mine, cut about 2 inches off of the rockers I believe.....

Noah

 

[lowtideride]

Guppie,

Throw that fin further forward and huck those bottom turns

 

[1973Guppie]

yeah right, haven't ridden that thing since last summer, not much of a surfer, really prefer a "frozen" wave if you know what I mean.

or a rock wave, depending on the time of year,

Noah

 

[lowtideride]

Gottcha...Grew up snowboarding like a mad man. Gave up the mountains for the sea a few years back, I miss driving in snow storms and fresh powder but there ain't nothin like the sea...