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Couldn't be happier with mine. And they were super responsive and great to deal with when it came time to ship.
 
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Couldn't be happier with mine. And they were super responsive and great to deal with when it came time to ship.

Guess I'll find out in 8-10 weeks.

For those who are curious, shipping is pretty expensive as one would expect on such a large/bulky item. It was $400 for me, $330 if I had a commercial address with forklift access. I
 

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Or get them used here for less than half price. Only used for running boards lol:

 

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Too bad it's on the other side of the country for me, that's a good deal for sure.
It's a swingin' deal. WK is in CA so Boise is closer anyway so shipping may be less. I'll drop them off at any packaging/freight shop in the Boise area for you or anyone else who's interested in saving a hell of a lot of money.
 
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It's a swingin' deal. WK is in CA so Boise is closer anyway so shipping may be less. I'll drop them off at any packaging/freight shop in the Boise area for you or anyone else who's interested in saving a hell of a lot of money.

Put them up in the classifieds, somebody is probably interested. If I hadn't already ordered mine I'd certainly be.
 
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Guess what showed up today...

I need some warm weather to get them painted so I can install.
 
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I ended up having them powder coated locally, and I'm glad I did. They did a great job, charged me $280, and were done before they said they would be. My son and I got the passenger one installed today, I just need to put the step plate on. Our schedules won't match up again until Friday, so I'll be lopsided until then but I won't need the truck for anything before that.

It took us a bit to figure out how to get the plates to line up easily. A 3rd person would have made it simpler, but in the end I used a bottle jack to make adjustments in place of a 3rd person. Once one bracket is in the rest goes pretty quick.

If you have the in floor storage, remove it prior to trying to put those brackets in. Note the outside is coated in not very tasty dust. Plan accordingly. :D
 

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I ended up having them powder coated locally, and I'm glad I did. They did a great job, charged me $280, and were done before they said they would be. My son and I got the passenger one installed today, I just need to put the step plate on. Our schedules won't match up again until Friday, so I'll be lopsided until then but I won't need the truck for anything before that.

It took us a bit to figure out how to get the plates to line up easily. A 3rd person would have made it simpler, but in the end I used a bottle jack to make adjustments in place of a 3rd person. Once one bracket is in the rest goes pretty quick.

If you have the in floor storage, remove it prior to trying to put those brackets in. Note the outside is coated in not very tasty dust. Plan accordingly. :D
A third person?!?! I installed them by myself lol !
 
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A third person?!?! I installed them by myself lol !

Swing on by and show me how it's done on the driver's side. :D

Now that I figured it out with the jack I probably could do it alone, but I'd pay for it. Tools are a nice stand in for helpers, I suppose.
 

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Swing on by and show me how it's done on the driver's side. :D

Now that I figured it out with the jack I probably could do it alone, but I'd pay for it. Tools are a nice stand in for helpers, I suppose.
Bahahahahah, looks like it might be quite the drive for me lol. Its been a while since i did mine, but if i remember correctly the passenger side was worse.
 
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Bahahahahah, looks like it might be quite the drive for me lol. Its been a while since i did mine, but if i remember correctly the passenger side was worse.

Excuses, excuses. ;)
 
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Bahahahahah, looks like it might be quite the drive for me lol. Its been a while since i did mine, but if i remember correctly the passenger side was worse.

Looks like you may get some weather and since I only had 3 hours between sleepy time and worky time today I didn't quite make it...

This side will be easier since I know how to use the jack to assist and I know to take out the in floor storage before starting.

I'm not real sure what to do with the Mopar steps I took off. Wife says to keep them, I guess I can put them in the shed and swap them out if I ever decide to sell the truck. More likely I'll just forget I've got them and my son can throw them out when I'm dead.
 
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You drive to me, and i will help haaaaa

I should have drove to you. Driver's side is the tougher one, so much more stuff in the way.

Tips:
Install #2 and #3 first, in that order. That gets the weight off it and makes it easier to adjust to get the front and rear on. Instructions say to put the front on first, but there's so much stuff in the way it's way easier once #2 is in.

Instructions say you don't have to take the gas tank skid off but it makes it easier. I split the difference and just took the front bolts out and let it hang. That gave me enough room.

Oddly, #3 doesn't quite touch my frame. I called White Knuckle and sent them pics. They said sometimes it happens on a diesel where the frame isn't quite the same. I have a '21 Power Wagon, I wonder if COVID builds maybe got whatever was next on the line, but I don't know how to tell a diesel frame from a gas frame or if that's even it. Anyway, they are sending me a shim to put in, which is fine. I can't imagine it'll go anywhere between now and installing it with everything cinched up, it's sturdy AF.
 

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I should have drove to you. Driver's side is the tougher one, so much more stuff in the way.

Tips:
Install #2 and #3 first, in that order. That gets the weight off it and makes it easier to adjust to get the front and rear on. Instructions say to put the front on first, but there's so much stuff in the way it's way easier once #2 is in.

Instructions say you don't have to take the gas tank skid off but it makes it easier. I split the difference and just took the front bolts out and let it hang. That gave me enough room.

Oddly, #3 doesn't quite touch my frame. I called White Knuckle and sent them pics. They said sometimes it happens on a diesel where the frame isn't quite the same. I have a '21 Power Wagon, I wonder if COVID builds maybe got whatever was next on the line, but I don't know how to tell a diesel frame from a gas frame or if that's even it. Anyway, they are sending me a shim to put in, which is fine. I can't imagine it'll go anywhere between now and installing it with everything cinched up, it's sturdy AF.
Ahhh you have one of those fancy 4.5 gens haaaaaa. Mine is a ‘16….much less stuff in the way i believe.
 
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For all the people who say they can really tell when MDS kicks in...I can now really tell when MDS kicks in at lower speeds. I could tell before if I consciously tried to, but otherwise it wasn't an issue. I'm not sure what the difference is with the frame harmonics now, but in the 40-50mph range the vibration from MDS is *very* noticeable. Highway still doesn't seem that different.

NBD, and I'm really happy with the WK sliders. Hopefully I won't be putting them to that hard core of a test, but they are solid AF and I trust them to do their thing if need be.

Still need to put some sort of anti-slip tape on the tube near the door. I'm afraid my wife will go ass over teakettle one day when they are wet.
 
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