The　cold-formed　steel　(CFS)　framed　shear　wall　with　sheet　steel　sheathing　is　a　code　approved　lateral　force　resisting　system　in　low-rise　residential　and　commercial　buildings　in　North　America.　Current　codes　for　CFS　framed　shear　walls　with　sheet　steel　sheathing,　including　the　analytical　method　and　the　tabulated　values,　supports　the　frame　member’　thickness　up　to　54mil　(1.372mm).　This　paper　presents　a　research　project　aimed　at　improving　the　shear　capacity　for　those　shear　walls　by　two　methods:　(1)　thicker　studs,　(2)　more　field　screws.　Eight　full-scale　shear　wall　specimens　are　tested,　including　two　different　frame　configurations　and　two　test　protocols.　For　each　shear　wall　configuration,　two　specimens　are　tested.　The　results　show　that　the　CFS　framed　shear　walls　with　sheet　steel　sheathing　can　significantly　improve　the　shear　capacity　while　using　thicker　studs　and　more　field　screws.　In　addition,　the　applicability　of　design　provisions　in　AISI　standards　for　higher　strength　CFS　framed　shear　walls　with　sheet　steel　sheathing　is　analyzed.　©　2021　Proceedings　of　the　Annual　Stability　Conference　Structural　Stability　Research　Council　2021,　SSRC　2021.　All　rights　reserved.