Side step opinion- please

[Stock Farm]

I made this step and can’t decide if it looks good or not....thoughts please?
I would put a black pad on top if I decide to use it.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Rbuddy98]

Looks nice,like it came that way from the factory. I say keep it. You can always take it off.

 

[Audifan]

Looks good. I think it fits the lines of your EB.

My concern would be stability/strength...is it just tied in to the rocker? Or did you fab frame mounts?

I'd hate to see that step cause your nice rocker and front fender to warp out after repeated use.

 

[Vincen]

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[admin]

I think it looks really good. I like the raised lip detail.

Are you just mocking it up or have you actually attached it? I'm curious what you did for the attachment points, like Audifan said.

 

[Stock Farm]

It’s attached and very strong. Basically it has 3 bolts in the rocker lip and 2 attachment points to the body and 1 (middle) to the frame. I unsung the Aux tank so the middle bar goes across the tank to the frame. I have not drilled holes in the fender to attach the ‘mudflap’ detail (you can see the vice grip in the picture); will do this is I keep it.

I’ll post picture later...

 

[76YETI]

Looks good on your rig.

 

[jperry1290]

Looks really good, almost like a factory option that didn’t exist

 

[JefeAZ]

Thats looks very clean! Well done

 

[redfishtony]

Looks good. Is it tied into the frame and structural or just to step on.

 

[bronkenn]

I think it looks pretty nice. Another bonus would be rocker protection from $tone chips. Good job.

 

[Apogee]

Looks nice and clean and professional, however doesn't look particularly sturdy to my eye. Personally, I would increase the height of the step/deck to give it a more robust appearance myself, maybe with a half-round profile on the outer surface. Increasing the cross-sectional height should also increase the stiffness of the part, even if it's not needed, and could serve to hide the mounting brackets if they run underneath the platform (kinda like the modern SuperDuty side steps).

 

[langester]

Very nice! I think it looks fantastic, blends nicely with the body. Looks like it rolled off the showroom floor with those from the factory. Well done!

 

[Stock Farm]

Thanks guys.
Apogee - it’s strong, believe me.
I didn’t want it to stick out when looking at it from the front and back, so it’s only about 5 1/2” wide, so no real flex when stepping on it...all metal, square tubing frame.

I’m traveling and will post some pictures of how it’s attached and the framing.
I only made the drivers side and my design consultants (my family) didn’t think it looked good. I loved it...so went to you guys for opinions.

I do think it can be a little thicker, maybe 1/2 inch, we’ll see maybe I’ll change it.

Thanks for the comments so far.