and then whalla, no more boards!
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removed running boards
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doctahjones
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removed running boards
pretty easy. unbolt the running board from the mounts first (6 bolts per side), and then remove the mounts from the frame (6 nuts per side). i learned it the hard way though, i tried to just take off the mount and board at the same time (by just doing the nuts on the frame), but i couldn't get the board to unseat due to it hitting the body/etc. so yeah, just undo the board first, then the mounts.
and then whalla, no more boards!
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and then whalla, no more boards!
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Smart move. Dumping the boards was the first mod I did. Aside from being absolutely no use off road, they were incredibly annoying. They were too short to use as a step getting in, and they were too fat while getting out. My girlfriend and I used to bitch up a storm every time we exited the vehicle & had to negotiate over that stupid step. I will admit they came in handy for tackling roof loads, but sliders do the same thing & they don't get in the way. Are you going to replace them with anything, or just leave them off?
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doctahjones
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yeah i'm not sure why i didn't do this sooner. while the wife did use them to get in/out, she didn't -have- to. and yeah they do make taking on/off my roof rack easier, but it's fine without. btw, i generally don't run my roof rack all the time because it costs me ~1 mpg.
as for putting something else there, i eventually will. i just drained my savings doing 5 tires and a bullydog (oh yeah, need to post about that). gotta wait a couple months before i can get anything else.
i was thinking about those supersliders....but didn't you say you also have to add bolts to the body or something? if it's along the inside where the factory mounts are i don't mind that, but if it's anything outside facing i dunno that i'm down for that.
as for putting something else there, i eventually will. i just drained my savings doing 5 tires and a bullydog (oh yeah, need to post about that). gotta wait a couple months before i can get anything else.
i was thinking about those supersliders....but didn't you say you also have to add bolts to the body or something? if it's along the inside where the factory mounts are i don't mind that, but if it's anything outside facing i dunno that i'm down for that.
Yes, the supersliders I have from Rocky Road are a bit different from the rest in that they bolt up to the factory holes on the frame (easy), but they also require a few bolts through the very lower part of the body. The only thing I didn't like about that was the stock bolts that Rocky Road used on mine started rusting immediately, so I replaced all the bolts with stainless steel. I know there are a few other options for sliders & all of those bolt to the frame only.doctahjones wrote: i was thinking about those supersliders....but didn't you say you also have to add bolts to the body or something? if it's along the inside where the factory mounts are i don't mind that, but if it's anything outside facing i dunno that i'm down for that.
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doctahjones
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Running boards.
If you guys are all taking the running boards off would any of you be interested in selling them? I have been meaning to pick some up.
Running boards.
If you guys are all taking the running boards off would any of you be interested in selling them? I have been meaning to pick some up.
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doctahjones
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- Joined: Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:08 am
- Location: aurora, co
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