Let's see those running boards/side steps

[outdoorco75]

I have them as well although I opted to tuck them in to the body more. I like the dual purpose of rock slider.....

Do you have photos showing them tucked in more?


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[LakesAZ]

It had 3 brackets per side - I can’t imagine any boards that wouldn’t use all the mounts offered.. maybe the quadcab only has 2?

That’s what I thought. My only guess is that it might have been a review for a small truck.

 

[LakesAZ]

It had 3 brackets per side - I can’t imagine any boards that wouldn’t use all the mounts offered.. maybe the quadcab only has 2?

Do they flex at all when you step on them?

 

[outdoorco75]

View attachment 60940 GoRhino D6s. Love them.

How are you liking these after 4 months?

 

[ClancyO]

Do they flex at all when you step on them?

No flex.

 

[LakesAZ]

No flex.

Thanks Man and sorry for all the questions. I’ve ordered a set and will install them as soon as they come in.

 

[outdoorco75]

Go rhino d6

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Go rhino d6

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Where did you order those from?

 

[Talpa]

i have these too, mine have some surface rust between the seams, curious if you'll develop that as well. as much as i clean them, i can't seem to stop the rust

I have rust on my Westin’s that are a year old. Is there a used market for these things?

 

[stalkerish]

How are you liking these after 4 months?

So far, so good! No issues at all. Im a big guy (200+lbs) and have never felt like they would give out. No slipping, I'd recommend them to anyone.

 

[drkidwell1524]

black 5" oval side steps. 325 installed and have rubber inserts.

 

[NTX_Ian]

black 5" oval side steps. 325 installed and have rubber inserts. View attachment 72464

Truck looks great. What brand are those steps?

 

[outdoorco75]

Just added the Go Rhino D6's, took about 2 hours, they are a little awkward to attach until you figure out the process. I love how they look and they seem very sturdy so far.

 

[CPenn1086]

Those look great! I think I may order a set of those for my Laramie this week. The seats are gonna get destroyed if we keep sliding our asses across them to get out lol.

 

[antwon412]

Yep - I have d6 as well. I think it’s the best looking board available.

 

[FlamingRebel]

Westin outlaws on my Rebel:
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Hello , hope all is well. I’m thinking about getting the outlaw steps. Can you post some full body pictures, to get a more or less idea of how they would look. I would greatly appreciate it

 

[jburden59]

Hello , hope all is well. I’m thinking about getting the outlaw steps. Can you post some full body pictures, to get a more or less idea of how they would look. I would greatly appreciate it

 

[neeginan]

I went with the APS iBoard Polished Aluminum boards. I have the old school chrome bumpers and 20 in Chrome wheels, so I wanted a bit of chrome on the boards to tie it together.

The way these are shipped, and I imagine that it is similar with a lot of these boards, the brackets are shipped in pairs in a plastic bag. I noticed that there were some places where the black paint from the factory was thin or down to metal from the pieces rubbing together in shipment - I am talking about the mounting brackets. The boards were packed individually and were fine. Anyway, I hit the brackets with some satin black rustoleum in the small exposed areas before doing the install as a just in case.

Very easy install with quite a bit of adjustability front to back, in and out. I went with them all the way in as I didn't want them sticking out. And at 6 in wide, I can step well on the board even with them tucked in. Wife approved setting as well.

 

[RamThunder]

Neeginan,

I'm thinking of getting a set of the APS iBoards (yours look great BTW) and have a couple questions.

How are they for strength, is there much flex when you step on them (I'm a big guy, 6' 7", 275 lbs) and there are a number of reviews on Amazon indicating that they flex a lot (but it looks like the reviews are for ALL styles of APS running boards).

Did the mounting brackets use all THREE factory mounting bolts per bracket?

How is the black top cap, rubber, hard plastic, slip resistant?

THANKS

 

[Kwade88]

These rough country's were installed by the dealer. Been thinking of swapping for some AMP research retractable steps. We'll see after deer season.

 

[neeginan]

Neeginan,

I'm thinking of getting a set of the APS iBoards (yours look great BTW) and have a couple questions.

How are they for strength, is there much flex when you step on them (I'm a big guy, 6' 7", 275 lbs) and there are a number of reviews on Amazon indicating that they flex a lot (but it looks like the reviews are for ALL styles of APS running boards).

Did the mounting brackets use all THREE factory mounting bolts per bracket?

How is the black top cap, rubber, hard plastic, slip resistant?

THANKS

RamThunder,

They are all aluminum. I like that because I have seen a number of the cost effective heavy steel boards that suffer rust too quickly, sometimes where you don't see it under the rubber anti-slip step pads or near poorly painted welds under the board. Not a huge deal, because I was going to repaint poorly painted welds if I went with steel boards as a just in case. But anyway, these ones have what I would characterize as a slight but normal flex under my 210 lbs. I consider them to be plenty strong. There is also flex in the truck suspension, naturally, the cab tips a bit when you step up. You are 275, so you will see more flex. If flex is a key concern of yours, you might want to avoid any of the thinner look aluminum boards - your call.

The steel brackets use two factory mounting bolts per bracket. The brackets appear to be pretty beefy. The bracket is a type of universal bracket that has four holes. It is like a Isosceles trapezoid shape so even though it only uses two of the mounting bolts per mounting point, there is a large flat area against the inside of the truck rocker panel. All six brackets are identical. For the middle bracket, you have two options where you can mount it with maybe an inch of difference front to back, due to the location of the mounting bolts on the Ram. Like an inch closer to the front bracket or an inch closer to the rear bracket. If you are concerned about flex for you, you should probably install it on the bolts closer to the front bracket - shorten the distance between the front and middle mounting brackets - might help a bit with flex. A pic of the middle mounting bracket is below. Not a great pic, the ground is wet this morning and I am 'at remote work in my work clothes appropriate for zoom meetings'. LOL



The black top appears painted or powder coated. It is a non slip finish with groves that run the direction of front to back of the truck. The non slip works. For example, they are wet this morning and they are still non slip if you try to run your shoe across them or even your finger across the wet surface. I was worried that it might be a rubber cap glued on, because we all know that glued stuff comes unglued over time and with extreme temps. So I was relieved when I saw the actual finish. They have the same kind of finish black painted finish on the bottom of the board which should help a bit with noise/singing from splash that you sometimes get with unpainted aluminum running boards.

I am very happy with the boards. Now, at 210 lbs I am not as strong as your 275 lbs. If you still want to go with any of the aluminum boards, you may want to verify if you can return them due to what you would consider to be too much flex. The install process is so fricken easy, It wouldn't be much of a pia to take them off and ship them back.

EDIT: I just ran an errand in the truck. I noticed that where I step to enter the truck, the ball of my foot is basically over the front bracket. The back of my foot is a few inches behind the front bracket. Basically, I am stepping with my weight on the running board on top of and just behind the front bracket. Basically the little bit of flex is bracket flex. You will get some slight board flex if you step in the areas of the board that are right in between any of the brackets. I consider it slight and normal.

Why am I adding this? If you get a stiffer non-aluminum board, but the brackets are similar to these, you will get the same bracket flex. So you may need to pay more attention to the brackets than the actual board. Like I said before, these brackets are pretty beefy to me.