Steprails

MountaineerTom · May 17, 2002

Who makes a steprail that doesn't mount to the frame or body mounts? A friend said he seen some that mounted similar to running boards, I think, but he couldn't remember the company. He said he would like to get a set of those for his truck if he could find any.

Anyone have any info?

Shaners · May 17, 2002

Manik makes some and so does Westin.

I ordered my Westin Oval Tube steps the beginning of March and I still haven't got them yet... The last I heard they should be available the end of May for my truck. These are a brand new product from Westin... I am going to wait it out because I like the idea of them being a 6" oval, so they should give decent protection to the rocker panels.

Here is the Westin Model:

Shaners · May 17, 2002

OOps, nevermind Tom... I re-read your post, and I think these will mount to the frame....

kaspar139 · May 20, 2002

The NFAB bars mount to the rocker panels. I did a Product Review on them.

You can see the pictures below

Shaners · May 23, 2002

My buddy just put these on his crewcab. They bolted to the body behind the rocker panels. They are made by Manik.

MountaineerTom · May 23, 2002

Thanks for the replys Frank and Shane. I'll pass the info on to him.

CMNTMXR81 · May 23, 2002

I'm curious and I don't want to upset anyone, WHY??? Why would you want to mount it to the thinner body sheetmetal underneath??

I want my bars mounted to the sturdiest part of the vehicle...the considerably thicker, heavy duty frame!!!

Just curious, that's all.

MarkD · May 23, 2002

It may leave an exaggerated distance between the nerf bar and the body if you have a body lift.

MountaineerTom · May 23, 2002

I agree the frame is a great place to mount them, and definately the strongest. I think if it's done properly, mounting to the bottom side would be strong enough. My dad has a set of runing boards that are mounted to the sheetmetal (I think they may have a brace/strap that goes over to the frame though) on his '86 Dodge that he's had on there since he bought it new, and they are just as strong and secure as ever.

http://tommy3z71.homestead.com/files/86ram_docks.jpg