Side steps that fit with the rubicon rock rail

[Teqsand]

That’s kind of the point. You can scrape these over the rocks without hitting your paint. The rubicon rails will not survive that. These you just touch up when you scratch them, just like any rock slider. My rock sliders are scraped to hell. But my rocker panels are untouched.

My oem rock sliders have done pretty well..
Well enough, i'm not spending a grand to replace them, for an item that will get damaged

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[WILDHOBO]

My oem rock sliders have done pretty well..
Well enough, i'm not spending a grand to replace them, for an item that will get damaged

I get it. Depending on how much you hit them on rocks, the fear is that you’ll damage the body, since the Oem ones are just using pinch weld bolts. If your hits are pretty slight I can’t disagree. But I wouldn’t even have a rocker left with those. But I’ve put the weight of the truck on my sliders quite a few times. And mine aren’t as strong as those ace engineering ones. My friend has them on a JLU and a JT. so I’ve seen first hand how tough they are. But they’re not necessary for trails where you can avoid hitting that area.

 

[Caspien]

My oem rock sliders have done pretty well..
Well enough, i'm not spending a grand to replace them, for an item that will get damaged

To be FAIR, I bought mine before Steinjager purchased ACE, and LONG before the crazy markups.


The team at Steinjager were super cool to work with, and gave my daughter and I a tour of the factory.

Still, I can fully understand the desire to NOT spend $1k on something as a possible sacrificial damage point. But, as someone who has damaged a pinch seam before... I'd rather sacrifice $700-1000, than the $12k cost it took to repair that same place... not to mention anything that may be inline with the bottom of the frame, at whatever point it hits, too.

 

[WILDHOBO]

To be FAIR, I bought mine before Steinjager purchased ACE, and LONG before the crazy markups.


The team at Steinjager were super cool to work with, and gave my daughter and I a tour of the factory.

Still, I can fully understand the desire to NOT spend $1k on something as a possible sacrificial damage point. But, as someone who has damaged a pinch seam before... I'd rather sacrifice $700-1000, than the $12k cost it took to repair that same place... not to mention anything that may be inline with the bottom of the frame, at whatever point it hits, too.

Exactly. Armor is way cheaper than body work. Even though armor is not cheap. I know as well as anyone. I’ve got thousands into armor on mine.

 

[Teqsand]

To be FAIR, I bought mine before Steinjager purchased ACE, and LONG before the crazy markups.


The team at Steinjager were super cool to work with, and gave my daughter and I a tour of the factory.

Still, I can fully understand the desire to NOT spend $1k on something as a possible sacrificial damage point. But, as someone who has damaged a pinch seam before... I'd rather sacrifice $700-1000, than the $12k cost it took to repair that same place... not to mention anything that may be inline with the bottom of the frame, at whatever point it hits, too.

There's no doubt they're something that I'd look at seriously, but they priced themselves out of my build..... i'm a capitalist, and I believe in profit, but there comes a point where it's just gouging for something you said best, is a sacrificial item

 

[WILDHOBO]

There's no doubt they're something that I'd look at seriously, but they priced themselves out of my build..... i'm a capitalist, and I believe in profit, but there comes a point where it's just gouging

In order of expensive things. Of course this is made up.

Boats
Kids
Jeeps
….
I leave it up to others to fill in more. But those are up there.

 

[Teqsand]

In order of expensive things. Of course this is made up.

Boats
Kids
Jeeps
….
I leave it up to others to fill in more. But those are up there.

You forgot WIVES, and to make it worse, mine drives a 21 JLURD and has done the Rubicon in it...

 

[WILDHOBO]

You forgot WIVES, and to make it worse, mine drives a 21 JLURD and has done the Rubicon in it...

I’m way more expensive than my wife.

 

[IamPro2A]

Does anyone know of any side steps or anything like that? That also works without having to remove the Rubicon rock rail.? I hate that pinch seam look

What did you end up with? Last night the boss declared she requires something to get in and out of the new Rubicon. I didn't mind putting step rails on the last one, since it didn't already have the rock sliders, but I really hate to take them off what I have now and replace them, and yet all the options that work with the existing rails seem to cost more that replacing the whole damn thing.

 

[Mad Mac]

If it is just for the front passenger door
consider a single Hide-a-Step.
I have a Rubicon Red one
gently used for $50.
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/hide-a-step-diy-installation-tips-and-tricks.66016/

 

[IamPro2A]

If it is just for the front passenger door
consider a single Hide-a-Step.
I have a Rubicon Red one
gently used for $50.
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/hide-a-step-diy-installation-tips-and-tricks.66016/

She thinks she could work with that. I'll shoot ya a msg.

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