She Said It's Hard to Get In

[firemedic2714]

Drop down too low for a Jeep that isn't lifted in my opinion. But I'm new at this, what do I know?

These are what I have. The rail itself doesn't drop at all. It takes up the same space that the factory rail does. The second bar comes out to allow access to remove the steps. The depth of the steps is inconsequential since they get taken off anyway.

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[brsnow2585]

Steps are just another flavor of snags. There's another thread about the 'frame mounted anti wheel tuck under bar' it's another thing to get caught on

 

[NXTGENAutomotive]

Those would be fine if my Jeep was lifted, but it is not and won't be.

You definitely don't need a lift for our new Cross Terrain removable steps. They drop about as much as aftermarket steps. Plenty of people will put a drop step of this size on base sports, etc. The key is, ours are removable when needed and you can keep the factory rail.

Heavy-duty sliders are more robust than the factory sliders, but most aftermarket steps that replace the rail with steps welded onto them are imported items with lower grade steel and a far less robust coating vs the factory sliders.

Many people put the factory sliders down, but we've done a lot of work with them and the quality of the steel and the finish is very high quality. If you are not doing regular rock crawling, many aftermarket items are actually lower quality.


The look of our final production step is different and refined from these original angular prototypes, but the drop, length and width is the same. This was a team members sport with Rubicon springs, rails and tires. The height would be similar or just a touch under a stock Willys. Our step helps even more on a bigger lift vs the non-drop versions, but it is very useful on stock height Rubicons, Willys, Mojave, Nighthawk, etc.

As you can see on our original testers from about a year ago, we had 2 styles we were testing. The first version on the rear was a hanger on the step with a bracket on the bottom. This is used right now by other companies making steps for the sliders. We found this method did not allow you to place the steps anywhere as desired. Most importantly, they were stable with downforce due to gravity, but impacts from below were an issues and that's a real possibility.

We came up with our patent pending clamp system and they are equally as robust with downward or upward pressure.

Here is our final version on a stock Rubicon XR wrangler.

 

[Trebuchet57]

I have the Amp Research power boards. The wife loves them!

 

[VA6489]

The ultimate way to make her happy would be a set of Rock Slide Engineering Step Sliders....

https://www.northridge4x4.com/part/...00-jt4-rock-slide-engineering-step-slider-kit

Love mine, but this group is looking for a cheap fix......

 

[Mad Mac]

For a cheap fix...
My whole set of Tyger steps only cost $189, plus tax delivered.
(Within $10 of a single Hide-a-Step.)
Here is how the install went.
I am very pleased with them.

 

[Mad Mac]

My cousin bought a used, very lifted YJ.
I gave one of these folding step stools to him
ostensibly for his wife to use. (I needed it, too.)
We tied a string to it so we could get in,
then pull it up, fold it and stow it behind the seat.

It would be much more galant
to assist your beloved
and then stow the step stool in the bed of the truck.
In case it's dirty, you know.

I talked myself into ordering one of these. It is disappointing. Not as robust or sturdy as the one I bought my cousin, which I could not find again. Spend a few more bucks and get a step that is more substantial is my suggestion. It can also double as a seat around the campfire.

 

[professorkx]

I talked myself into ordering one of these. It is disappointing. Not as robust or sturdy as the one I bought my cousin, which I could not find again. Spend a few more bucks and get a step that is more substantial is my suggestion. It can also double as a seat around the campfire.

I’m 6’4” and 217 lbs, so I can step in and out of my Jeep easily, but my wife is 5’, 100 lbs, so she has more trouble getting into all of my Jeeps, so we use one of those as well. She can get in and out of the Jeep without the step, it‘s just easier getting in with the step, especially in a skirt or dress. I didn’t see any reason to replace the stock rock rails just to have a step…$1200 vs a $12 stool was a no brainer….full disclosure, I have EVO rails on the JK, but they are to protect the body in the rocks.

Even with the step, I get to “help” her into all of my Jeeps…just a side benefit of my lifted Jeeps.

 

[MoparToYou]

Love mine, but this group is looking for a cheap fix......

No, not everyone in this group wants a cheap running board step that is going to fold up like a tin can the first time it contacts the ground or a rock. You never know who is going to be reading this thread, so thanks for posting about the sale Northridge. It was the first I learned about the sale, so I ordered a set of the RSE Step Sliders for a new 2-door JLR I have on order. They really are the only option available that is strong enough to pivot off of all day long, that still has a deployable step that is low enough to make it easy to get in a lifted Jeep. I already have a set on my JLUR and our JT Mojave.

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