The rocker panels on my '91 are dented all in and I'm looking to replace them. I guess thats what they're called, its the part of the cab that runs just below the door. anyway, i was wondering if any of y'all knew where I could order new ones from?

 

I recently saw a thread on trail-gear where a guy made some.
essentially like replacing them with rock sliders.
check it out...

http://www.trail-gear.com/vbulletin/...ead.php?t=9884

 

Thats freakin awesome!! just not what I'm lookin for. I want stock ones to go back in. its a pavement princess, thats going to be passed on to my son. these things are getting harder and harder to find and I want him to have one. (I bought it the same month he was born)

 

If I have to cut them out of another cab, thats ok. just don't want to deal with it if I don't have to.

 

we have them
http://www.toyotafiberglass.com/Truck.htm


you can see the install here
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f209...s-500k-234757/


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thanks, I saved the site! I'll deffinatly be placing an order at some point.

 

wait...thats for an extra cab, it the same for the regular cab?

 

Uh ... that truck's already 21-years old. How old is it going to be by the time your son gets it?

 

It'll be almost 30. With proper maintenance, like its always had, no problem!!

 

yep ..




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I have some new ones that will fit your pickup. PM sent.

 

make your own. go the a shop, show them what you want done and they can bend em' up in no time.

 

been away for a minute.

I'm no body man, how hard are they to replace?

 

4 years is a lot longer than a minute, lol

have you ever done any bodywork? i have, three semesters of it, and i wouldn't replace dented rockers unless they were rusty, or just completely wasted.

got any pics of the damage?

 

Well, other things got in the way of working on the yota for a while.

No, no body work. I'll snap a pic or two when I get home this evening. They're not rusty, just dented pretty good.

 

You're going to have to do some fabrication work to do the stock rocker replacement, so why not just replace them with a piece of box tube that's cheaper, simpler and much much stronger? It's fairly common in the 4x4 community to replace rockers with a piece of tube. Depending on the size of box tube you may not even notice it, but if you make them wide they will act as a step and slider, which is good even for just pavement pounding -- imagine having extra impact resistance from door dings, shopping carts, t-bone, etc etc.

 

Because I don't want that. Just want some factory ones.

 

I have a guy in my area who parts out older pickups & 4runners. He might have some OEM rocker panels for your truck. I put his website below.

http://www.4runnerhouse.com/

 

Also a couple options here, though I know nothing of the process of actually replacing them.
http://alfaparts.net/toyotapu90.htm
http://www.fixmyrust.com/Category/19..._Toyota_Pickup

 

Yeah. Alfaparts sent me rockers for the wrong model 4Runner. They had a completely different profile so there was no cutting and fitting. At $30 shipping I didn't send them back. They did seem like nice thick steel though. Very disappointed.