[cgmrdc]

Figured id do a write up of this for anyone who wants to build a set...

I REALLY like the look of the Poison Spyder richochet rockers and the functionality of Genrights mini boatsides and since i cant afford either and love fabing my own stuff I thought id combine the two and make my own!

The rockers are made of 3/16 steel and the tubes are 1.25, .120 wall HREW

Started by cutting out the rockers
58 x 14.25


then cut where the bends go... leaving 6 1" gaps to hold it together
1st bend is 4.75
2nd bend is 3.5 from that


Next set up on a heavy table and clamp it down as much as possible. I used 2 large pipe wrenches to bend them



Top bend is 120* and the second bend is 150*


next you need to bend the pich seam under to gain the extra clearance of the boat side... this is the hard part if youre like me and had perfect rockers


you need to cut where the fender meets the tub so it can fold there... its just 1 inch up at a 45 deg angle... ill take a pic

[cgmrdc]

once that is done you need to cut out the bottom to clear the body mounts... Ill get dems tom too




mount it up to see if the rockers needs to be messaged anymore...



repeat for the other side

[cgmrdc]

Here is the shape of the tubes... ill get the autocad sketch and ad dems or you can bend whatever tube shape you want... or none...

[cgmrdc]

Next is welding it together... alternating rockers and ends of the rockers with time too cool... i doubt theyll warp but better safe then sorry


after everything is welded up and you test to make sure they didnt warp or pull out grind the welds smooth. with the welder turned up you should be getting 100%+ penetration

[cgmrdc]

Thats where im at as of today, ill keep updating and get the dems as I progress!

[JeSimmers]

WOW! These are absolutely incredible...Good Job!

[cgmrdc]

Wow, thanks for the compliment. Thats the responce every fabricator strives for

[karlo]

Looking good! I'm excited to see the final outcome.

[funshootin1]

looks great !

[Dogman]

Nice job!!!

[Mike1084]

If I may ask, cost of materials?

[cgmrdc]

$120 4'x8' 3/16 steel plate... which will also make my front bumber and steering box skid
$20 20' 1-1/4 HREW
$25 stainless steel nuts and bolts

i used half the stick of tubing and between half and a third of the sheet... so def a lot less the $499...

[Mike1084]

Nice! Definately worth it. I like some of the Poison stuff also but outta my price range. love to see the finished product, keep up the posts.

[cgmrdc]

got the sliders on for a test run to flat nasty this weekend. The clearance difference between these and my old tube steps is unreal! i actually had to purposefully drive over a rock to get them to hit just so i could see how they held up, and that was the only time i touched them all weekend... but now the lowest point is the body mounts so im gonna fab up some skids for those too



backing plates on the sides are 2x1/4 stainless strips, floor is 2x1/4 mild...

10 stainless counter sunk bolts per side for a nice smooth surface.
now that wheelin season is over....... im gonna pull these off, stripem back down, weld the tubes on, clean up some of the grinder marks and ill paint it gunmetal to be the same color as the TJ

[NalinMFG]

awesome job, this will save alot of people some serious dough! i have been wondering how genright got theirs to fit without trimming the tub...yours made sense of it. Any more pics? How's it mount underneath?