01 XJ, 4.0
4” lift on 31s
192k miles
I guess I’ll put this here since it is the stock rocker panel after all, not a square tube replacement (yet).
I want to keep rolling with my mostly rust-free rocker panels but Michigan is starting to take her toll on them, there is some bubbling on the passenger side, and a small paint crack with staining on the driver side. I’m a stickler about rust, as stupid as that sounds since I own a vehicle known for catastrophic rust issues. I bought this thing 2 years ago in Indiana with remarkably little rust, brought it home and got the leaking heater core fixed immediately after it started, then got some heavy duty undercoating from a well known professional shop.
Anyways, let me shut up get to the point, the rockers recently started rusting and I was wondering if anyone had a technique for slowing it down. I’ve researched some of the main reasons why it rusts out so bad and one of them was because mud gets in there and holds moisture, creating the rust on the inside and then it just works it’s way out. I took a hose and sprayed inside the little holes on the bottom but very little sand came out. So is there a better way, or am I just left to letting it rust out and getting replaced with some square tubing 5 years from now?
Thanks for anyone’s input, whether it be advice that will buy me some time before I have to cut them out and replace them, or telling me just to deal with it.
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4” lift on 31s
192k miles
I guess I’ll put this here since it is the stock rocker panel after all, not a square tube replacement (yet).
I want to keep rolling with my mostly rust-free rocker panels but Michigan is starting to take her toll on them, there is some bubbling on the passenger side, and a small paint crack with staining on the driver side. I’m a stickler about rust, as stupid as that sounds since I own a vehicle known for catastrophic rust issues. I bought this thing 2 years ago in Indiana with remarkably little rust, brought it home and got the leaking heater core fixed immediately after it started, then got some heavy duty undercoating from a well known professional shop.
Anyways, let me shut up get to the point, the rockers recently started rusting and I was wondering if anyone had a technique for slowing it down. I’ve researched some of the main reasons why it rusts out so bad and one of them was because mud gets in there and holds moisture, creating the rust on the inside and then it just works it’s way out. I took a hose and sprayed inside the little holes on the bottom but very little sand came out. So is there a better way, or am I just left to letting it rust out and getting replaced with some square tubing 5 years from now?
Thanks for anyone’s input, whether it be advice that will buy me some time before I have to cut them out and replace them, or telling me just to deal with it.
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