I'd like to lower my running boards a couple inches. Does anyone know if they sell a different running board bracket that would do this? Someone suggested using a F250 bracket. Will that work? I have a 2010 F150 Lariat Supercrew with the 5" oval chrome running boards (bars).

 

Best bet would be to find a welding shop have them cut the bracket in the middle and add a longer peice in them middle

 

I also need to lower the factory steps on my 2011 4x4 Lariat.
Due to a motorcycle accident I can't function as well as I once did. Getting in and out of this truck is very risky. Seventeen inches from the ground to the top of the step. I have already fallen once trying to get out.
My dealership is not helpful. I asked about F250 brackets and the kid told me that they probably wouldn't work then he answered the phone and that was the end. If anyone knows if these will work let me know. They would be a lot cheaper and faster than a fabrication shop. Thanks -- Mike

 

It has been nearly a year since I posted this and I still have the same set-up. Your idea to use a super-duty bracket is a good one, but I had it already. I went down to the dealership and crawled under a super-duty and the bracket is completly different. In the end I have still only come-up with two solutions. The first is to remove them and leave them off but my wife won't be too happy as she needs them to get in. The other is to go down to the local welding shop and have them fabricate custom brackets. My cousin and a friend happen to do this type of work but my fear is that they will look homemade especially after they start to rust when the rocks and salt spray destroy any paint. My solution to that is to have it sprayed with bedliner material (Line-X). I just don't have the time to putz with it so I'll continue to whine on this forum until someone tells me that there are aftermarket brackets. Good Luck! If you come up with something please share. Thanks!

 

My experience with running boards/nerf bars is that they dent and rip off quite easily in the OE locations. That being said, my experiences are strictly off pavement. Truthfully if you needed the truck lower to the ground to get in, I would install an airbag suspension (front and rear) that can drop the truck when you turn the key to the off position. However, they might not make those...though I have a good idea on how to do it with live axles (which hasn't applied to F150's in nearly two decades).

I think the best bet would be to just get the after market single foot steps. I know they are available in 8" drop or more. Either that or I would suggest the running boards one of the Texas fab companies makes and sells alongside their front end replacements.

 

I just got a 2013 F-150 Kings Ranch 4x4. The running boards are about 2" too high.
Is there any way to lower them 2"? Are there aftermarket brackets made for such?
I took it to a Custom Truck Shop and they wanted to sell me $1500 electric steps.
There ought to be a less expensive way to do this. Any ideas?
Thanks!