Cab floor support

[krafty33]

I noticed in the store there are two kinds of floor supports. The slip-on and the OEM. What have been your guys experience with these and which is better. I am leaning toward the slip on. How involved is the job? Do you weld them, rivet them???It is a 1976 K10
-THANKS

[jaredts]

I asked this question a few months ago before replacing mine.  The answer was to go with the oem replacement.  I'm glad I did.  It looks brand new from underneath.  I really don't think the slip on would save that much time and effort.  It does keep you away from the floor patch piece and the cab mount nut, but that really wasn't all that bad a job.  It is involved, though.  If you aren't already a good welder with proper welding experience this is good practice!  I guess you could rivet it on but its not really the best way.  If you don't have the time and money to invest in a welder, learn how to weld, etc. you could get by with a slip on and rivets.  Just hope nobody looks under your truck when you try and sell it someday.  I would have a hard time convincing myself to buy a truck if I saw that.

[Captkaos]

I would find out how bad the rust is before deciding.  I personally would go with the whole rocker unless it isn't that bad, but still, I wouldn't weld or slip on any repair piece.  It just leaves a place for dirt/moisture to get trapped.

[krafty33]

My thought was if I used the slip on would be to use the panel adhesive shops use to replace panels. I would seal the seams with that.

[jbird526]

There are two ways to do things. Do it right once and never do it again. Do it the wrong way 'aka: slip over body panels' and do it again later.

[Blazin]

Waste of time using slip on parts! Unless you only need to to pass inspection / get one more year out of it go with a replacement panel.