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Trevor · 05-31-2016, 01:59 PM

OMG! WTF ?!

Instead of drilling the spot welds out they likely just cut the original rockers out at the flange and didn't bother to fab. new metal back onto the inner rocker.

The rockers are a 'box-beam' and that shape is crucial to a stiff floor and door frame, so yes, without the third side tying the whole triangle together (looking at the rockers in cross-section), the floor, the rocker, the door opening and the whole cab will not be as stiff as it should be.

The good side, if there is any, is that it'll be easy to keep from rusting (easy to wash out with that gap), and strength-wise it's really no worse than a cab with rusted-out rockers.

But Yikes !

05-31-2016, 01:59 PM	#2
Trevor Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 77	Re: Inner to outer rocker weld OMG! WTF ?! Instead of drilling the spot welds out they likely just cut the original rockers out at the flange and didn't bother to fab. new metal back onto the inner rocker. The rockers are a 'box-beam' and that shape is crucial to a stiff floor and door frame, so yes, without the third side tying the whole triangle together (looking at the rockers in cross-section), the floor, the rocker, the door opening and the whole cab will not be as stiff as it should be. The good side, if there is any, is that it'll be easy to keep from rusting (easy to wash out with that gap), and strength-wise it's really no worse than a cab with rusted-out rockers. But Yikes !