Rocker Box?

[RARA]

How much work is involved with replaceing the rocker boxes? The main part on the bottom of mine have rust holes, and ive heard it is a pain to replace it. It looks like its 3 pieces that make up the box. Any info would be apreciated.

Thanks

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by RARA

How much work is involved with replaceing the rocker boxes? The main part on the bottom of mine have rust holes, and ive heard it is a pain to replace it. It looks like its 3 pieces that make up the box. Any info would be apreciated.

Thanks

I don't think the rocker boxes would be that hard to replace,BUT it's the stuff that turns up once you open it up. If your reaaaaal lucky, everything else will be OK.

I had no torsion boxes to speak of, sooo every thing was rusty and had tobe replaced.

Post up pics of the area in question, but most times it hides behind it J..

[vtblazer]

You must be meaning the torsion boxes, their a different animal the rocker boxes.

Rockers consist of an inner & outer rocker panels and the torsion box houses those as well as the torsion rod.

Not so bad to replace any more, they make repro parts for em now.

[jaros44sr]

I was speakin torsion box, just wrong it the said way

with VT, when you said 3 pcs. my mind thought torsion box, but my fingers typed rocker box. This is a failsafe system we have around here for old men that have short term memory loss

At any rate, I think it would be an easy fix, any more questions... J.

[RARA]

Thanks,

Im sure I will have more questions, as Im new to this blazer thing, BUT THAT HELPS. I am planning on replaceing those piececs, the PO filled the inside area with foam insulation, so I cant tell whats going on thru the hole.Right now im adding power steering but that will be on the to do list. The rest of the underside is solid so hopfully it wont be a lot more rust in there, but being in the north east its not likely.

Thanks a lot.
Reuben

[vtblazer]

Some friendly advise.

Take a very good look at your torsion box issues prior to digging in.

The reason for this is that "if" this is a blazer you want to continue driving for awhile, you may want to wait.

It's likely to be the 'tip of the ice-berg' kinda thing and your blazer could end up being under the knife for a long time.

Basically a fair warning.
Been there, done that and see it all the time throughout the board.

[raggedjim]

Rueben, removing them is a pain. They have welds in places that are difficult to get at and it will involve a lot of cutting, drilling, chiseling and cussing. Putting the new ones on are a piece of cake. You can do it but I don't want you to think it's gonna be easy to remove, you'll have to work for it...

Good luck, Rg