Crewcab rocker panels
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Tuned
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Crewcab rocker panels
I need to replace rusty rocker panels on my 1988 F350 crew cab. Does anyone know of a source on rocker panels for the rear doors, tips, tricks, ideas? They only seem to sell them for the front doors and nothing for the rear or for the post between the doors. It looks like the front rockers might work on the back doors, not sure. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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I need to replace rusty rocker panels on my 1988 F350 crew cab. Does anyone know of a source on rocker panels for the rear doors, tips, tricks, ideas? They only seem to sell them for the front doors and nothing for the rear or for the post between the doors. It looks like the front rockers might work on the back doors, not sure. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Aftermarket (junk) is normally many many thousandths thinner, softer material --- they often use different alloys and sometimes buy old (badly worn) dies to stamp the "new" aftermarket stuff. Fit is questionable as they try "copying" (ie. reverse engineering) the original /molds.
You'd be better served finding a set in a salvage yard, bringing the metal back to original, then welding that "new" OEM metal into your truck.
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Thanks for the advice. Transplanting was tue method i had in mind. But thats easy for the fronts but hard to find a crew cab for cheap to cut up. Thats why i was wondering if the fronts can be used for crew rear rockers
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