Westin HDX Drop Steps

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Dang those look great! Wish I would of taken my time and searched on this thread before I got my NFab ones...[emoji856]


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how do you like them? I am undecided between these and the ici magnum rt ones

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Tmemz said:
how do you like them? I am undecided between these and the ici magnum rt ones

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I like the flow of the Westins better & the oversized steps for driver & front seat passenger.

Some people with the ICI Magnum RT's were also complaining about rust after one winter...so that got me worried since I'm in Ontario & we use a ton of rock salt & brine on the roads during winter.

I'm now almost through one winter with the Westins & they are rust free.
 
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Love em. I've heard of the ICIs rusting quickly. Also I've stood on a set and the flex pretty bad. The Westins are stout.
 
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Finally got those annoying rivnuts in! I was at that point where I brought it to a shop to have the rivnuts installed, but they didn't have the tool to do it. I used the method found on youtube where you use another nut to have the rivnut expand. I found installing the bracket and putting the rivnut in the hole where it is suppose to be installed, and then expanding the rivnut was MUCH easier. The rivnuts I bought from amazon (link in previous post) worked out just fine. Here is a pic of mine installed:

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Hey Boys, for anyone with the Westin HDX Drop Steps...have a look at the mounting screws/nuts for the actual step plate. There are three per step.

Mine got some rust over the winter despite me rust spraying them.

I contacted Westin & after sending them a picture of the rusting screw they sent me a new hardware kit.

This time the screws/nuts are stainless steel. The install instructions mention that the existing hardware was prone to rusting.
 

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joeygster said:
Hey Boys, for anyone with the Westin HDX Drop Steps...have a look at the mounting screws/nuts for the actual step plate. There are three per step.



Mine got some rust over the winter despite me rust spraying them.



I contacted Westin & after sending them a picture of the rusting screw they sent me a new hardware kit.



This time the screws/nuts are stainless steel. The install instructions mention that the existing hardware was prone to rusting.
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They must be aware of this problem because my steps came with a bag of stainless screws and a note saying these were replacements for the ones on the steps as they were prone to rusting.


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Tom88 said:
They must be aware of this problem because my steps came with a bag of stainless screws and a note saying these were replacements for the ones on the steps as they were prone to rusting.


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That's good that they're being proactive.
 
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joeygster said:
Hey Boys, for anyone with the Westin HDX Drop Steps...have a look at the mounting screws/nuts for the actual step plate. There are three per step.

Mine got some rust over the winter despite me rust spraying them.

I contacted Westin & after sending them a picture of the rusting screw they sent me a new hardware kit.

This time the screws/nuts are stainless steel. The install instructions mention that the existing hardware was prone to rusting.
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Good info! Thanks. I'll keep an eye on mine. No winter salt down here but we have the beach lol.

On another note, keep an eye on the 2 screws that go through the rocker panel on the front driver side. I had been noticing a little flex in my steps, which I didn't have at the beginning. The other day I crawled under and checked everything out and found out the nuts for those 2 screws had almost completely backed off. Added some blue loctite and torqued them back down. No more flex, but not good that they almost came off.
 
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gustheram said:
Good info! Thanks. I'll keep an eye on mine. No winter salt down here but we have the beach lol.

On another note, keep an eye on the 2 screws that go through the rocker panel on the front driver side. I had been noticing a little flex in my steps, which I didn't have at the beginning. The other day I crawled under and checked everything out and found out the nuts for those 2 screws had almost completely backed off. Added some blue loctite and torqued them back down. No more flex, but not good that they almost came off.
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Will have to check those bolts on mine. Thanks
 
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I mounted westin 7 inch boards on a 2017 ram. I tried both methods of installing the rivet nuts. The supplied nuts when used as the instructions laid out are a pita and the nut twisted after the nut started to compress. Using one of the methods found on utube, the factory rivets worked. Use an 8mm X1.25x40 bolt, a washer with the teeth(can't remember the name) a smooth washer and a jam nut. Insert the nut screwed on the 8x1.25 with a jam nut. Hold the bolt and turn the jam nut. The jam nut will collapse the rivet without turning it. It takes a couple of minutes with no problems. Very easy. Photos when I can take them.
 
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