Running Board Upgrade
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Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Watford City, ND
I have the Crew cab XLT running boards on my truck and they are both too far under the rocker to comfortably fit my foot as well as slippery as hell in the rain and snow. I cannot afford $1k on AMP steps as much as I like them, my Powerball numbers didn't hit. My question is- are there any better and safer alternatives than the stocks steps? And from what I have heard the FX4 & Lariat steps are not any safer than the XLT steps. Please let me know what you have or what you found.
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Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Watford City, ND
I order these online. For about 400$. I ended up selling my OEM boards for 200$ so worked out pretty good. These look just like the ones on the Lariat. They drop down and stick out plenty to get a boot on and have rubber like treads for a pretty good grip. I bolted them on in about 1 hour.
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I have the Raptor Slimline steps and really like them. Price is pretty good too. Check out this thread https://www.f150forum.com/f38/rampag...110168/index2/
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Joined: Jan 2013
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From: Calgary, AB
I'm one of those "home-made angle iron bracket extension" users. Way, way better than stock. My wife, "grandma" and myself almost killed ourselves a few times slipping on the stock boards setup.
for less than $20, cant beat it...
for less than $20, cant beat it...
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Joined: Jan 2013
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From: Calgary, AB
^ all in here:
https://www.f150forum.com/f38/extens...nstall-150698/
some used angle iron, I used flat iron, 1/4" IIRC. I'm far, far from handy, and it took me an hour at the most to buy the stuff, unbolt the running boards, cut / drill the brackets and put it all back together. It pushes the boards out about 2", jsut enough to give you a sure footing.
https://www.f150forum.com/f38/extens...nstall-150698/
some used angle iron, I used flat iron, 1/4" IIRC. I'm far, far from handy, and it took me an hour at the most to buy the stuff, unbolt the running boards, cut / drill the brackets and put it all back together. It pushes the boards out about 2", jsut enough to give you a sure footing.
