Wheelchair Vans Need Rocker Panel Boxes

Automobile frames were once made entirely out of steel. The actual body (doors, finders, hoods...) were attached on top of the solid steel frame.

Since then -automakers' designs have evolved into manufacturing Unibody vehicles - frames constructed from separate pieces and then welded to the body. The Unibody frame is now the automotive industry standard.

Rocker Panel boxes are an integral part of a minivan's frame. Located on the sides of the vehicle, below the sliding door(s), the Rocker Panel Boxes support and distribute the weight of the van while protecting the inner contents of the vehicle.

AMS Vans, Inc is one of the only wheelchair van companies that sells handicap vans with the original Rocker Panel Boxes. Some of our mobility competitors slice their panels in an attempt to offer more interior space.

You can trust that the integrity of AMS Vans' Rocker Panel Boxes is completely intact. AMS will never exchange your safety for a few square inches of interior space.

Compromising the integrity of the Rocker Panel Boxes means compromising the vehicles ability to withstand impacts - so, why would other wheelchair van companies perform such risky conversions on their vehicles?

The sad truth is that other companies slice their vans' Rocker Panel Boxes so they can advertise having more interior space in their handicap vans. By convincing their customers that their vans are roomier, other wheelchair conversion van companies can appear to offer bigger vans.

Would you exchange your family's safety for a few square inches of interior space?

AMS Vans, Inc will never ask that of you.

We refuse to modify vehicles with split Rocker Panel Boxes, we believe it reduces the structual integrity of the van chasis. Please research conversions before you decide to buy - AMS Vans, Inc sells one of the safest and most reliable handicap van conversions in the mobility industry - hands down.

Give us a call today and speak with one of our Mobility Consultants about our conversion process -. 1-800-775-VANS or 1800-775-8267