mefly2

We have the factory mud flaps that we installed on our 2500 and the Raptor stainless ovals allow sufficient fore and aft movement / adjustment to clear them ...

Get the Raptor stainless ovals ... many folks have posted excellent results and confidence in them on this forum ...

You will be pleased!

Exactly the point that I have been trying to make ... go with SS when possible...

Nice; you will like the Raptors!

Interesting design; I like them! What is the material and how is it finished?

Almost a year on our stainless Raptors and they still look like showroom displays! You will enjoy yours; good choice.

Your concerns are exactly why we went with stainless steel ...and, they still look like new!

Excellent ...and the cap will really double your truck's utility ...congrats.

Waiting on the edges of our seats ...

Good choice! And to think that I have been enjoying my Raptors for months ...while other folks keep getting the run around ...

See my earlier post where I suggested to look at the used car lots for the condition of bars after use ... they all look good on a shiny new truck parked on asphalt. Chrome and/or paint deteriorates very quickly around here with the chemical de-icers and gravel spread out over the winter; stainless is the best (and in my opinion - the only) alternative. That does not even factor in the icing on the whole underbody which can last for months if you do not have access to a heated garage.

The Raptor install kit works great ... very solid passenger side step ...on my 2015 Duramax.

We feel the same - that they are the best 100% STAINLESS (actual) step out there (the mounts, however, are not stainless any more) ... the others that we looked at were partial stainless and had plastic end caps. De-icer used for ~6 months of the year around here corrode badly any of the chrome plated steps and yellow where the other finishes get chipped. The oval stainless Raptors are perfect for the weather / off roading around here ...where our older trucks with the flat boards would just fill up with ice and mud! These steps have just enough clearance to allow most debris to fall / roll off between the body and the step (caveat: not such a good idea, however, for an unattended child's small foot). They mount inside of the tangent line between the front and rear tires ... up high enough to not compromise getting high centered on them (well above other "hangy downies" under the truck) I no longer worry about jamming up the pivot points / electrics when we have extended periods of below zero weather or take the truck where the Z71 was designed to travel. Almost all of the steps available look good on a shiny new truck parked on asphalt ... look at the trucks on the used car lots and see how the various steps look down the road.... especially after they have "wintered" a few years or seen some off road use. YMMV