best running boards for 3500 4x4 duramax?
Any thoughts or opinions for the best (meaning function and sturdy) running boards or side steps for a '16 Chevy crewcab 4x4 DRW? Is it better to have open ones to drain ice and mud or just a rubbe...
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I have factory Ford full length running boards that came with my 2008 F250 - not sure exactly if dealer installed or from the factory (my dealer got the truck from another dealer with the option packages I wanted). I (and wife) find that we can get into my truck easier than our cars. Especially now with my knee surgery, the running boards are great. I also say YES to mud flaps, for front and rear (front if they are not part of the running boards). Really saves the body of the truck.
Okay, so mine were factory (or dealer) installed and they have been great for 10 years, still look great, and are as stable as the day I picked up the truck - and I USE my boards, basically every time I get in and out of the truck. Many friends of mine who had aftermarket running boards installed, even high end ones, years down the road developed rust at the bolt on points and the boards became loose, sometimes dangerously so.
INSTALLATION!!! Whatever boards you get, make sure they are installed with heavy duty, needlessly over-heavy duty, brackets, and whenever possible preferably with stainless steel bolts / connectors. A good body shop may be a better place to have them installed than a mechanic garage, as the body shop guys will be paying much more attention to potential future rusting issues.
I really like my running boards, and do recommend getting running boards.
Okay, so mine were factory (or dealer) installed and they have been great for 10 years, still look great, and are as stable as the day I picked up the truck - and I USE my boards, basically every time I get in and out of the truck. Many friends of mine who had aftermarket running boards installed, even high end ones, years down the road developed rust at the bolt on points and the boards became loose, sometimes dangerously so.
INSTALLATION!!! Whatever boards you get, make sure they are installed with heavy duty, needlessly over-heavy duty, brackets, and whenever possible preferably with stainless steel bolts / connectors. A good body shop may be a better place to have them installed than a mechanic garage, as the body shop guys will be paying much more attention to potential future rusting issues.
I really like my running boards, and do recommend getting running boards.
