New??? side steps

[H2Finally]

Here's my current setup with blinged up rocker bars. I used a few solid square washers and longer bolts, to stick the rockers out a bit.

[PARAGON]

Originally Posted by H2Finally

Here's my current setup with blinged up rocker bars. I used a few solid square washers and longer bolts, to stick the rockers out a bit.

I can't believe you have not bought and installed the door handles I showed you.

[H2Finally]

Originally Posted by PARAGON

I can't believe you have not bought and installed the door handles I showed you.

I may yet buy them; but at the moment I'm actually trying out a trial seperation from my ultra-cool chrome flames .. very very difficult, but I'm trying my best..

[KenP]

Originally Posted by H2Finally

I may yet buy them; but at the moment I'm actually trying out a trial seperation from my ultra-cool chrome flames .. very very difficult, but I'm trying my best..

Shouldn't you be in a meeting or doing something productive? Sheez. You lazy workers.

Nice setup. Thanks for confirming EVERY single thing I've said about the LE steps.

[PARAGON]

Originally Posted by KenP

Shouldn't you be in a meeting or doing something productive? Sheez. You lazy workers.

Nice setup. Thanks for confirming EVERY single thing I've said about the LE steps.

seems like I vaguely remember coming up with a design like this for steps a couple of years ago. I told someone about, maybe some underworld figure.

Was it you, Ken?

[PARAGON]

Originally Posted by PARAGON

seems like I vaguely remember coming up with a design like this for steps a couple of years ago. I told someone about, maybe some underworld figure.

Was it you, Ken?

oops, nevermind. I found it in an email I sent to Phil over 2.5 years ago.

[KenP]

Originally Posted by PARAGON

oops, nevermind. I found it in an email I sent to Phil over 2.5 years ago.

I stole it from him by hacking his computer. It was real easy, I mean, you don't think I pay for all those TD parts, do you?

[PARAGON]

Originally Posted by PhilD

I recall, but as usual didn't enough time to do anything about it

I come up with so much BS like that it's hard to remember what's what.

[H2Finally]

I bought my LE steps off ebay, a one-off kindda deal, and I think I paid $150 or $200 for all 4.

There is not enough clearance to install the steps without either cutting or removing/reinstalling the stock trim. This isn't ideal. The trim is expensive to replace if you messed up cutting them, or do not like the way they look after. The steps are somewhat rare and/or expensive and I do not want them damaged from kissing big rocks common in SoCal trails. So they must be able to be easily removed for off-roading.

My solution is to add 1 additional spacer (~ 1/8" or 1/4") for all the top bolts of the rocker bars, to "tilt" the rocker bars down a bit. Now the steps fit very snug (no gap), but can still be easily taken off for off-roading.

There are 4 bolts that attaches each step to the rocker bars. I used 3 longer bolts which I lock-tited (<-- copyrighted term ) one direction to provide "over-hang" for 3 of the rocker bar holes, and used only 1 of the original bolt the opposite direction, to hold the step in place in the 4th hole of the rocker bar -- just like the U-steps. Much easier to take on/off.