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05-29-2014, 08:26 PM
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Rocker trouble
I bought some new outer rockers for my Burb. When I got the old rocker cut out of the way and held the new rocker into place I realized that the rear of the rocker is about an inch wider that the rocker that came out. I ordered the parts from Auto Metal Direct. Is there a difference in the truck and the suburban rocker? Has anyone else had this problem, and if so how did you over come the issue?
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05-29-2014, 10:03 PM
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Re: Rocker trouble
Back when I did this stuff on my Suburban, no one was making Suburban replacement rockers. I used PU and Blazer parts, and cut them to fit.
Even today, if I were to do it again and be able to order parts like this for the Suburban. I would be fully prepared to be making pie cuts, and trimming metal to make things work. Most of the time I read about people here on the board, always having to cut, bend, and fit new sheet metal parts.
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05-29-2014, 10:21 PM
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Re: Rocker trouble
Yes the truck and burb passenger side rockers are different,
As far as I know they do not make a passenger side rocker for a burb, you would need to keep part of the old burb rocker and cut a truck rocker and weld the two together Here is what I did. |
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05-30-2014, 08:24 PM
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Re: Rocker trouble
I thought the fronts were the same on k5, burbs and trucks and the third door was the different one (which is made now)
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05-30-2014, 09:37 PM
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Re: Rocker trouble
Brothers lists a 3rd door rocker for 55 bucks.
Paul
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05-31-2014, 05:37 PM
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Re: Rocker trouble
Thanks for the help everyone. I have done some more research and it seems that everyone that sells a suburban specific passenger side front door rocker is actually a truck rocker. I will have to back up and punt. I have already cut the rocker out of the truck so I may have to piece some stuff back together.
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06-01-2014, 05:39 PM
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Re: Rocker trouble
Subscribing since I'll be doing this soon...
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05-21-2016, 12:38 AM
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Re: Rocker trouble
I just got the inner rocker, lower a pillar and kick panel fitted in my 69 burb, working on this next. I'll try to get some pictures of how I fab it up.
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05-26-2016, 04:53 PM
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Re: Rocker trouble
Subscribing!
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05-26-2016, 09:50 PM
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Re: Rocker trouble
I'll update as soon as I can, been buried at work and haven't had a chance to slice and dice yet!!
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05-28-2016, 03:49 PM
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Re: Rocker trouble
The passenger door has a bump out at the rear. I'll try to grab a pic. You can use a truck rocker but you'll need to do a little surgery.
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