Ok - we got this RAM 3500 to pull our new 5th wheel and even with the step installed at the dealership I'm about 5" short of being able to get out without jumping - and I'm too old for that?Any ideas about supplemental steps?

Does it have grab handles to help pull yourself up?

I do not work for this company nor do I own stock. I just buy truck accessories from them. Try autoanything.com they have Nerf Bars (running bars)and any other accessory you may need. Hope this helps you, Carmen

There are many versions of steps and running board available. Pick a set you like and bolt them on. I went with the cab length 5" tubes.

Folks having trouble getting in/out of my Sub generally are trying to use their'car' methodBest I've come up with and is with my competition coed volleyball team. Two of thegals are 4'10 and 4'11.Helps to have grab handlesGetting in from the drivers side...step onto the running board or the door sillwith the *LEFT* foot. While holding onto the grab handle or anything inside, pull yourself to *STAND* up on the running board/sill/step/etc...DO NOT try toget in just yetThis now has you level with the interior floorpan/seatingNow put your *RIGHT* foot/leg into the vehicle...all the while keeping your weighton the *LEFT* footOnce inside, transfer your weight to the right foot/leg and sit downGetting out is the reverse:Put your *LEFT* foot on the sill/running board/step/etc.Hold on to the handle or whateverTransfer your weight to the *LEFT* foot/leg and stand up with all your weight onthe *LEFT* foot/legNow swing out and drop your *RIGHT* foot/leg down to the pavement all the whilekeeping your weight on the *LEFT* foot.Once your *RIGHT* foot touches the ground (you are facing towards the interiorof the vehicle)...transfer your weight to the *RIGHT* footFor the passenger side, reverse the above (foot)In essence your are backing out of the vehicle, not stepping out going forward.That is the key and a tough one to get folks to try...they continually try toface out and get out like their carsTry it...it has worked for my team mates and other teams after they saw my galsgetting out so easily at tournaments

You need one of these:Attach one end a rope to the handle; the other end goes to one of the "grab handles" in cab of the truck.Store the stool where you can reach it while sitting in your seat.To use it for getting out, snap the stool open, lower it to the ground with the rope, step down onto the stool, then to the ground. You can then fold the stool and store it in the cab.When getting into the truck, unfold the stool, use it to get into the truck, pull it up by the rope, fold it up and store it ...

Short person - can't get in and out of RAM 3500

Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Jul 01, 2014
Heck I am over 6' and i use the BenK method. The reason is I don't want to wear the edge of the leather seats by sliding in and out.
Dog_Folks
Explorer
Jul 01, 2014
MaxnSamsmom wrote:
I am SO glad I posted here - not only have I had some very good suggestions but I've also had some great laughs from the suggestions this morning!

Juts asked my wife, whom is 5"1"" tall. She drives our 3500 more than I do.(Because she is the better driver!) She says that with running boards, she has had no problems.

She said:"You just have to get over the fact that the truck is not a car."

I think she meant that unlike a car where you slide DOWN into it, with the truck, you enter standing up.

We both use the method that Benk outlined on page one. Works well.
MaxnSamsmom
Explorer
Jul 01, 2014
I am SO glad I posted here - not only have I had some very good suggestions but I've also had some great laughs from the suggestions this morning!
danojeno
Explorer
Jul 01, 2014
1oldtruck wrote:
Take a look at the AMP Research Power Steps. They drop when the door opens and raise when the door closes. They hang lower than a dealer installed step. They are a bit pricey at around $1,000. What's a another $1,000 when you already have so much invested.

X2. We have had them for about 4 years and they work great. They drop really low and shorter folks have no problem getting in.
alboy
Explorer
Jul 01, 2014
Just Picked myself off the floor ,now a aching gut, Too Funny!!!
45Ricochet
Explorer
Jul 01, 2014
Dang that Ram ain't that tall Troy. Those Blackies climb 200' trees around here though which is fun to watch. My darn dog will tree two at a time and keep running from tree to tree when they try to escape. Really good until the sow comes back into the picture :W
FishOnOne
Nomad
Jul 01, 2014
45Ricochet wrote:

Just joking OP but it might make your exit a bit softer :B

More joking... As the exit is not pretty.
45Ricochet
Explorer
Jul 01, 2014

Just joking OP but it might make your exit a bit softer :B
Powerdude
Explorer
Jul 01, 2014
You could Redneck Bubbah it and put a set of running boards on the truck, and another set of running boards screwed into the "upper" running boards.

Make sure you put some lights on dem things, and a HUGE exhaust stack that goes higher than that 5th wheel too.

Add some mud guards that hang down real low to the ground too, with a couple of BIG knockers on them. :E

That would make the truck a real truck !!
rhagfo
Explorer III
Jul 01, 2014
goducks10 wrote:
What were you thinking when you bought it?

He was thinking correctly the correct tool for the correct job, he is pulling a 5er, likely larger as he did get a 3500.

Then again, why not slam that 3500, lower it right down to the ground, solve getting in and the bed height issues. :B

Seriously the retracting running boards look great, but pricy.

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