andrew2516
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- New Kensington, PA
Alright guys heres a little update on my previous thread about diamond plate rockers...a few guys had questions on how tight the rocker covers would be.
These are black diamond plate rockers from DeeZee for a 2002 Dodger Ram 1500, they are aluminum painted black(bought that way).
I've noticed that the shape of a dodge ram tailgate is not the same all the way across...in the middle it seems to bow out more than on the ends.
In the middle of the rocker I have about a 1/4" gap between the rocker cover and the rocker panel itself. I ended up trimming the rear fenders so I could take the cover all the way to the end of the body.
I used the screws that came with it...I drilled and put one in the front of the panel...one in between the front and back doors and one at the back of the cover.
side view, not really noticeable how it bows in the middle.
trimmed
Cut/ notched to go all the way to the end.
The rear...to show that there is maybe 1/16" gap at each end on the bottom
From front, did not go all the way to wheel well.
If you go to do this note: how your rocker panel is about an inch wide at the back door and beginning of the front door but as it goes forward it goes down to about 1/4 inch wide...this required a little trimming so they would fit flush to the panel.
I plan on buying some black caulk to do the edge in the front and in the back a little...also I'm going to do along the top above the rocker...the bottom I plan on leaving open in case any water gets in I want it to be able to get out easy.
Overall...this is a good mod and will defanitly protect the rockers...I have a 8"x how ever tall the rocker is hole in the other side...that I cut the rust out of and filled with "great stuff" expanding foam from the hardware store. These panels cover the hole and I think they will prevent from further rusting.
These are black diamond plate rockers from DeeZee for a 2002 Dodger Ram 1500, they are aluminum painted black(bought that way).
I've noticed that the shape of a dodge ram tailgate is not the same all the way across...in the middle it seems to bow out more than on the ends.
In the middle of the rocker I have about a 1/4" gap between the rocker cover and the rocker panel itself. I ended up trimming the rear fenders so I could take the cover all the way to the end of the body.
I used the screws that came with it...I drilled and put one in the front of the panel...one in between the front and back doors and one at the back of the cover.
side view, not really noticeable how it bows in the middle.
trimmed
Cut/ notched to go all the way to the end.
The rear...to show that there is maybe 1/16" gap at each end on the bottom
From front, did not go all the way to wheel well.
If you go to do this note: how your rocker panel is about an inch wide at the back door and beginning of the front door but as it goes forward it goes down to about 1/4 inch wide...this required a little trimming so they would fit flush to the panel.
I plan on buying some black caulk to do the edge in the front and in the back a little...also I'm going to do along the top above the rocker...the bottom I plan on leaving open in case any water gets in I want it to be able to get out easy.
Overall...this is a good mod and will defanitly protect the rockers...I have a 8"x how ever tall the rocker is hole in the other side...that I cut the rust out of and filled with "great stuff" expanding foam from the hardware store. These panels cover the hole and I think they will prevent from further rusting.