Side Rocker plates
- Thread starter Fishtaco
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They came stock on the Rubicon.
Now 30 years ago the diamond plate type rocker & rear corner guards were the idea of protection.
Like this?
Cosmetic. Majority if the time is covering the holes the rust has caused.
People put them on for the same reason they put stickers on their hood. Probably want to look like the Rubicon.
Before the newer style rockers & corner guards were available this was how you protected your body. Look at all the older CJ's & Flatties.
I had this type stuff on my YJ in the early 90's.
I had this type stuff on my YJ in the early 90's.
That was my thought because they are only thin aluminium but the Rubicon came with them so must serve more of a purpose?
I learn a great deal from this forum but someday you will teach me how to spell. I think not thing.
Mostly decorative. They can be used to slide if you are gentle setting the Jeep onto them. But any decent hit and they will bend and start to deform the tub. They also aren't really tall enough, long enough and they would benefit from some type of a full length rub rail to be useful as sliders.
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Now that’s a lot of big words,Guilty of occasional surreptitious corrections to egregious misspellings in the Subject line that stick out like a sore thumb.
I haven’t used words like that since I was in school and had to fill up a page for reports.
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Nice to know, I thought this guy is a Jeep guru , a ham, and a GMRS radio guruDone strictly for effect.
and now I find out he is also a fucking English Major
Rubicon88
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The old versions were just thin aluminum diamond plating.
Weigh about 4 pounds each corner guard as example. Wouldn't protect shit.
Newer ones do really provide protection.
Like this one..
This one weighs probably approaching 50 pounds if not more...each.
It's not thin aluminum and will take a beating.
Days of yore...
That diamond plate shit was just to cover up scabs...or someone's idea of a dress up
Weigh about 4 pounds each corner guard as example. Wouldn't protect shit.
Newer ones do really provide protection.
Like this one..
This one weighs probably approaching 50 pounds if not more...each.
It's not thin aluminum and will take a beating.
Days of yore...
That diamond plate shit was just to cover up scabs...or someone's idea of a dress up