Cutting the rocker Panel

[Darren]

Can I cut out my rocker panel and weld a piece of 3x6 box steel to the pinch seem and a tube from the frame behind the cab, make sense? a buddy of mine did this on his cherokee but said its impossible on a comanche because the bed flexes from the cab. but I'm not welding to the bed just the frame rail and pinch seem. so can i do this? cause i already bought my steel.

[feerocknok]

Can I cut out my rocker panel and weld a piece of 3x6 box steel to the pinch seem and a tube from the frame behind the cab, make sense? a buddy of mine did this on his cherokee but said its impossible on a comanche because the bed flexes from the cab. but I'm not welding to the bed just the frame rail and pinch seem. so can i do this? cause i already bought my steel.

Speaking from hear say, I say, Yes.

[Rokhound]

you mean something like this

 

http://www.comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2557

[Oizarod115]

just do it in 2 peices. the bed on normal trucks does flex independent of the cab when weighed down and all.

 

not sur ehow much flex is needed but i would weld the bed and the cab to 1 peice of metal.

[Darren]

you mean something like this

 

http://www.comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2557

 

 

ya only with less tube all around it

[lostissues]

i had a local guy, throw some steal on mine, i think it came out great, he tied the rockers into the frame so its supa strong.

 

pics are about half way down.

http://comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1678

 

Jonathan

 

EDIT: links are not images :redX: , I'm a dumbass :oops:

[feerocknok]

Huh. "@$$" is edited, but "dumbass" isn't.

Jonathan's truck:

[Rokhound]

lostissues that is great man. That is how i am going to mine. That or some thing like boat sides

 

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=93510

[Duner]

This is the best thing about the comanche compared to other trucks. First the design comes from the XJ's unibody construction which is inherently stiffer and better riding than a seperate frame (just take a ride in a ford exploder then a cherokee the diff is obvious) Because the cherokee is built around a slightly beefed up cherokee unibody frame we don't see the frame flex (not bed flex although some flex is attributed to the rubber biscuits the beds are mounted on). This makes it possible to weld to the pinch seam if you want to and achieve a stiffer truck overall you might consider welding the bed to the frame completely if you don't intend to remove it again. just take a look at the cher/manches its the same basic concept.

[pingpong]

Duner... I think You are off on this one a lil. The reason why the my is stiffer is the fact that after the cab our frames doubles in height as well as thickness. as for the frame flexing... I guess you have never lifted your rig and supported it in the middle yet :eek:

[87manche]

yeah, it certainly flexes, when in the rocks I can see the bed mooving in relation to the cab.

 

I like the cut and box rocker, check out www.madxj.com for a good writeup on two different styles.

 

Lostissues:

That looks good, and super strong, but don't those supports grab rocks?