Best Rocker Gaurds, who's got em.

GAdawg

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I've heard Rocky Road's are pretty good and I like thier mounting setup. I am not really into having ones with a step design. Any opinions on other brands would be great. Thanks!
 
jeeper821 said:
c4x4 has the best rocker gaurds out there!!!!!


I was going to 'ditto' this thread, however I can't say 'they're THE best' without seeing everything, however I had c4x4's and I beat the sh it out of them and was very happy with them, I had the tube ones and would buy them again if I were to buy some, but I now am replacing the rockers with rec tubing for about $40 and very little work.

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Rock Roads are about the best or their design atleast. ORGS is another comany that makes reall god ones but about any out there will work well.

The best if your really need heavy duty rockere proctection is to cut the old out and have box welded back in. I had this done and I feel it's alot stouter then the any other type plus you don't loos clearnace under the door. I have a piece of tube welded to the outside of the box to act as a pivot point and give it a cleaner look.
 
My AJ's Armor ones held up in Moab this past weekend. I've got the 2x4 design, I like the coverage. Some go for 2x2, so you don't get mud on your pants when you step out and rub against it, but hell, if that bothers ya, get a parachute, and jump out..
 
Weasel said:
The best if your really need heavy duty rockere proctection is to cut the old out and have box welded back in. I had this done and I feel it's alot stouter then the any other type plus you don't loos clearnace under the door. I have a piece of tube welded to the outside of the box to act as a pivot point and give it a cleaner look.

Do you have any pics of this done. I've already got Rocky Road's and they have held up well but I'd be interested to see your set up.
 
Fore Wheeler said:
HELLO!

anyone read my post above?????? same thing.

Actually your pic didn't show up till just now. I did the same thing as you except had the square tube end with the door line and then added a bumper tube on the outside.
 
Fore Wheeler said:
I was going to 'ditto' this thread, however I can't say 'they're THE best' without seeing everything, however I had c4x4's and I beat the sh it out of them and was very happy with them, I had the tube ones and would buy them again if I were to buy some, but I now am replacing the rockers with rec tubing for about $40 and very little work.

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I've beat teh crap out of my c4x4 double tube sliders and I can finally say now that they are pretty much done. They have bent to the point of my doors hitting them and all of those small plate supports they use to connect the upper tube to the lower tube have now pushed into my rockers and have put small dents there.

I thought about doing the tubing thing, but I'm afraid that if I do that then I will end up smashing those up and I for real won't be able to close my doors.

So, I'm kind of at a loss for where to go from here....maybe buy another set of c4x4s? I think the design is good....and how long can you REALLY expect them to last?
 
Fore Wheeler said:
I was going to 'ditto' this thread, however I can't say 'they're THE best' without seeing everything, however I had c4x4's and I beat the sh it out of them and was very happy with them, I had the tube ones and would buy them again if I were to buy some, but I now am replacing the rockers with rec tubing for about $40 and very little work.

815rocker5-med.jpg

Personally, I would not cut out the rockers and replace them with box unless you're tieing them(welding) into something more than just the sheet metal.

Jes
 
Jes said:
Personally, I would not cut out the rockers and replace them with box unless you're tieing them(welding) into something more than just the sheet metal.

Jes

I thought about that before I had mine doen and was worried they might tend to rotate when hit and rip out, but after seeing the job they did I'm not really worried about it any longer. They cut all the back back to the pinch seam and so far they are very stout. I doubt they will ever move enough to start to rip, but we'll see.
 
Here's what it looks like when you cut out your rockers...
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...you can weld it all you want but you're still just welding to weak sheet metal. I'm sure it would hold up to moderate wheeling but once you venture into the big rocks they're likely to smash up.

Jes
 
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