DIY running boards/hoop steps

[nathan_41]

So, i shopped around and couldnt find what i wanted. Came to the conclusion of just building my own. I havent came across anything on this forum about doing so, to try and gather additional info or tips that would be helpful or things i should be aware of or missed.

For mounting brackets i took the easy way and ordered a set off ebay. As i have not received them yet (its been a week and a half) im beginning to think i need a refund. Ill come back to brackets in an udated post.

For the "running board" portion, i had a local shop i used to work for bend me some stock material, and shear me some flat stock for caps. (More on that in an updated post) the hoops ill make out of square tube stock and probably add aluminium tread brite in the hoops as well.

I plan to update this post as i go and include pics. But if anyone has any ideas, concerns i may have missed, please voice them!

Thanks for reading!

 

[Jessica Smith]

All I know is that many attach to the body rather than the frame, and that's just not very strong. The AMP auto-retracting steps ripped out of their holes when two people stepped on it hard simultaneously entering the vehicle (and no, not celebrities from my 600lbs life). If doing it again, I'd do either some kind of frame mount or weld on reinforcement plates to those locations.

 

[bms44]

Just curious if you finished these

 

[OEDRO]

Just curious too...