Holly f@$k!!!! Are they made out of gold?I have been looking for something that will work with my existing rock rails. Found these but I cannot justify the insane cost.
Jeep Wrangler JL X GLADIATOR STIRRUP – ARCHETYPE RACING
For simplicity, aesthetic, and function for both step and slider, rock hard patriot angled down are hard to beat.
There have been a few members who've put anti-slip tape on the contact surfaces and make it look decent.
Steinjager (formerly known as Ace Engineering) Rock Sliders. Ace acquired by Steinjager. These work with Rubicon Rock Rails, attach to existing body mount brackets, and act as a step. Bad part is, they were ~$800 before COVID supply chain craziness.
Milled out of solid block of billet aluminum, at any rate. Then coated.
There are a lot of recommendations on this thread for RSE. I wish I could agree, but unfortunately I've found out that they don't stand by their product. I am glad that a lot of people have had success with these, which is the reason I purchased them in the first place.
I’ve had the exact opposite experience. I can beat the crap out of them and they hold up. And their support has been nothing short of amazing.
I'm legitimately happy to hear that. I'm not really going out of my way to speak negatively about them, as I know not everyone has the same experience. But, I just figured it was worth sharing.
The problem must not be the motor. Assuming the engineering is sound, given all the positive experience from others, I would guess there is something with your driver's side mechanism that is causing the motor to fail. Maybe it is not aligned properly? or there is excessive friction? there is an excessive voltage drop due to bad crimps? I honestly have never seen one of these things at all, but going through 4 motors does not make sense. The problem must be elsewhere.
Maybe so, but these are the conclusions that were arrived at with the installers talking to the engineers at RSE. Obviously, there is and has been something askew. I guess it's just disappointing to me as a consumer that it wasn't 'made right'. These clearly are not cheap sidesteps, and I guess I just expected more effort from the manufacturer to make things right.
Of course. I agree. I didn’t mean my post to be argumentative at all. But for me, RSE has gone out of their way to help. I damaged my armor cosmetically only and called them to buy new hardware for it, so I could reinstall after cleaning them up. They sent it for free. I’ve had several similar experiences with them.
Agreed. I ended up adding some grip tape for mine so they are less slippery when wet, but they are well built, follow the curve of the vehicle (not all steps/rails do this) and do a great job covering the pinch weld.
