Torqlift Revolution step install
I installed a Torqlift model A7804 step system on my FW last week. After doing an axle flip I had looked at Lipert and other brands of 4 step units but also read about having to support them. I figure...
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Someone asked about whether you can add an extra step and how tricky it is. Although I haven't actually done that modification to my new Glow Steps, it looks like the job should not be too hard. All of the steps are secured to the "scissor" hardware with fairly ordinary quarter inch bolts, with hex heads requiring a seven-sixteenths wrench. So it should not be difficult to unbolt one of the steps, insert a new step, and then reattach the bolts.
The only caution is this: make sure the bolts are properly torqued. If they are too loose, then the whole set of steps will deploy too fast, with a hard impact. (I know this because the other day, I tried loosening all of those bolts just a little as an experiment, to see if the steps would deploy faster. They sure did, and that's not a good thing. Don't do what I did.)
When the bolts are properly torqued, the whole assembly deploys smoothly but not catastrophically.
The only caution is this: make sure the bolts are properly torqued. If they are too loose, then the whole set of steps will deploy too fast, with a hard impact. (I know this because the other day, I tried loosening all of those bolts just a little as an experiment, to see if the steps would deploy faster. They sure did, and that's not a good thing. Don't do what I did.)
When the bolts are properly torqued, the whole assembly deploys smoothly but not catastrophically.
