Yes, the running boards are a safety device!

2014RubyRed · Apr 25, 2015

@CrownOffroad has some sweet ones at a killer price!!!

CrownOffroad · Apr 25, 2015

A bit more robust compared to OEM and we ship can ship to Canada. PM us for details.

Ramrodthrusterpuppy · Apr 25, 2015

TheJoker said:
Insurance?

Yes, thankfully....

It made a helluva racket and rocked my truck...I honestly thought for a second that I lost a wheel!!

Thanks for the alternate suggestions, but I gotta say that the OEM units are pretty tough! Plus the finish is pretty resilient to the elements up here (i.e. road salt) which is important to me. I think a powdercoated finish would get hammered off by road debris and start to rust up here after one Winter.

In any event, I think I'm gonna give the PowerSteps a try...they're still about half the price of 1 OEM step!

alexyikes00 · Apr 26, 2015

damn.. so raptors are mine proof?

Glo · Apr 27, 2015

Ramrodthrusterpuppy said:
Yes, thankfully....

It made a helluva racket and rocked my truck...I honestly thought for a second that I lost a wheel!!

Thanks for the alternate suggestions, but I gotta say that the OEM units are pretty tough! Plus the finish is pretty resilient to the elements up here (i.e. road salt) which is important to me. I think a powdercoated finish would get hammered off by road debris and start to rust up here after one Winter.

In any event, I think I'm gonna give the PowerSteps a try...they're still about half the price of 1 OEM step!

If you are going to be worried about road salt - I'd say PowerSteps should be a big NO over the beefed up aftermarket solutions...just saying...but going amp myself too!

Did you mess up the actually body behind the door too? I did - but running without sidestep...ding thru the door all the way to the main body...lol...

Took the sidesteps off because I am worried getting stuck on a rock with them mounting brackets...to me off-road the side steps are NOT a safety feature - more like an anchor...

But they are good protection for preventing getting dings in your door for careless people.... opening their doors smashing into yours...

TheButcher · Apr 27, 2015

If either of you see much mud I'd shy away from the Power Steps. At TRR ours got so gummed up with mud after the second run that they wouldn't go all the way up. Had to spray the mud off and "help" them get back in place to get them to close. We pulled the fuse so they wouldn't come down anymore for the weekend. The Driver's side occasionally doesn't want to go all the way up now either without a little assistance. The front edge of it seemed to catch a rock and I think it may have tweaked the board enough to make it not want to close correctly. They are great steps (have them on 3 vehicles), but not when you really get after it off road.

Glo · Apr 27, 2015

TheButcher said:
If either of you see much mud I'd shy away from the Power Steps. At TRR ours got so gummed up with mud after the second run that they wouldn't go all the way up. Had to spray the mud off and "help" them get back in place to get them to close. We pulled the fuse so they wouldn't come down anymore for the weekend. The Driver's side occasionally doesn't want to go all the way up now either without a little assistance. The front edge of it seemed to catch a rock and I think it may have tweaked the board enough to make it not want to close correctly. They are great steps (have them on 3 vehicles), but not when you really get after it off road.

Frankly wouldn't expect them to last too long and would want to make sure to have a kill switch for them. I am often on very tight rock trails where I would easily mess them up when opening the door and have them hit against a rock. My truck is lifted a bit with Deavers +4, 37s and sits very tall.

I hate mud and prefer to stay away from it whenever possible! Ultimately I was hoping to find a super short powered step - just for the rear that my kids to make it in the truck easier, but I haven't found such a product anywhere.

alpharaptor · Apr 27, 2015

Maybe I should have kept mine lol. I took mine off because it makes the truck look higher and it's cleaner to my eye at least.

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TheButcher · Apr 27, 2015

Glo said:
Frankly wouldn't expect them to last too long and would want to make sure to have a kill switch for them. I am often on very tight rock trails where I would easily mess them up when opening the door and have them hit against a rock. My truck is lifted a bit with Deavers +4, 37s and sits very tall.

I hate mud and prefer to stay away from it whenever possible! Ultimately I was hoping to find a super short powered step - just for the rear that my kids to make it in the truck easier, but I haven't found such a product anywhere.

RPG Stage 4 with 37's and still snagged a rock. Kill switch is a good idea, but pulling the fuse is an easier trick. Mud is a PITA, but sometimes it can't be avoided. If you are in tight rocks then you are going to bang up your $1300 steps. I'd look into a tight-tucked fixed step if you have to have something for the kiddos. If you get on your truck hard off-road the Amps are probably going to get beaten up pretty bad.

Ramrodthrusterpuppy · May 21, 2015

Got the AMP Powersteps installed....LOVE them! Cleans up the lines and they work very well as a step as they extend lower than the OEM boards did. We'll see how they hold up through the Winter, but lovin' them now!

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