homemade rocker build

[hurt4x]

I needed some rocker protection seeing as my 4runner is at stock height for now. I'm also on a very low budget so buying rockers wasent an option when I have a welder . so here is the start to finish of the rockers I built a couple days ago.

a little welding, an angle grinder, HF tube bender and a measuring tape is all it took. I know there should be more than 2 mounting points to the frame but I was in a hurry to get them done for the ride the next day. they are welded to 3''x3'' 1/4 plate and then welded to the frame.

the tubing is 11g 1x1/2'' and 1 and 5/16x.120 wall hrew.

I would have liked them to stick out a little further, but hey they where $45 in materials so I cant complain. what do Y'all think?

 

[Doc2012]

Looks good man. Get a couple
More supports in there I be safe.

I out a HUGE ass dent in my rocker yesterday. So much so that it broke the metal. Gotta figure out how to fix that one......

 

[Kurtis]

The craftsmanship looks pretty good but I would definitely add a 3rd leg to them before you use them. A way to test rock sliders is to use them as a jack point. I bet if you jack it up in the middle of the rock slider it will bend enough to contact the body.

 

[hurt4x]

Yeah a 3rd and 4th leg are going to be added soon. And the jack test is a good idea! I wasn't too worried about them over the weekend since I couldn't put it through too much, but they where there incase of the accidental bump and rub. They only saw very light use but served their purpose!

 

[shallcallhimtim]

What kind of tube bender did you use?

 

[White 4x4runner]

you could get away with just adding a third one and not going with 4. just make sure you add gussets instead of having straight tube to the body. that looks like the only real weak point

 

[White 4x4runner]

tube to frame* its not going to be attached to the body!

 

[UT Hack]

^^^ what he said. Gusset the mounts to the frame and add that 3rd and maybe 4th leg like everyone else said and you should be good.

 

[PrinceYota]

what machine do you have? nice job

 

[URBAN ASSAULT]

Nice work! Also consider adding some frame scab plates to weld the legs to. The frame is surprisingly thin.
Looks great.

 

[KidVermicious]

I would do 4 legs too, and I would definitely fishplate the frame. They look good though!

 

[hurt4x]

Sorry forgot to update this. There is now 4 legs to the frame per side, I added 2 pieces of 1.5x1.5 11g square tubing in between the existing supports. They are all plated to 3in pieces of 1/4x3. Then welded to the frame.

The welder is just a little craftsman 110 and the bender was just a cheap HF bender.

And now i have a body lift on the way so i have to cut them off.....