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03-13-2003, 11:35 PM | #1 |
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replacing rockers, who has cheapest? can i do this?
the rockers are crap on my 71, i pulled up old fiberglass todayand theres holes everywhere. i need new inner and outer rockers. who has thes cheapest? how hard is it to do? thanks, sean
i think i'm gona get some new slip on cab supports too, while i'm at it
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03-14-2003, 07:45 AM | #2 |
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sean, I can't tell you who has the cheapest but for the $$ go for the best fit you can get.It's much cheaper to use the better quality than to do the bodywork to make crappy ones fit.Besides you aren't looking at a whole lot of $$ for rockers anyway.
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03-14-2003, 08:34 AM | #3 |
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You have a lot of good suppliers on this board. Give them an email and ask questions and get prices. Good suppliers are more then happy to help out. Thta's what makes them good suppliers. Remember...Cheap equals short term victory! Just my .001 cents worth. |
03-14-2003, 08:46 AM | #4 |
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I recommend Tim Christian whenever the question of where to get something comes up. Great Guy to deal with, uses what he sells on his own trucks, and the kicker for me was that his prices are better, and he's on our end of the Country for low-buck shipping. Can't go wrong.
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03-14-2003, 08:53 AM | #5 |
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I recommend Tim Christian
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03-14-2003, 09:49 AM | #6 |
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PM sent.
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03-14-2003, 10:02 AM | #7 |
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I have to second or third what a couple other people have said, its like the ancient chinesse proverb
Cheap no good, Good no cheap |
03-14-2003, 04:30 PM | #8 |
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03-14-2003, 07:05 PM | #9 |
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You DO NOT want to use the cheapest because many of them don't fit. Bite the bullet and use original GM parts. I found some on the web a few years ago for prox $65 each, but it beats cussing, cutting, and bending-to-fit a $25 piece.
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03-15-2003, 02:43 AM | #10 |
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when i meant cheapest was kinda talking about cheapest good ones. i know not to use crap. what brand do the parts guys on here sell? Tim, David? thanks, sean
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03-15-2003, 03:37 AM | #11 |
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I sell Tri-Plus sheet metal I have helped install these rockers myself they fit great and in my opinion they are as good as GM rockers I can get either one just depends on how much you want to spend.
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03-15-2003, 09:35 PM | #12 |
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sounds good man, i'll email you with what i need next week, to much stuff to do ths weekend, thanks, sean
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