jefe 4x4 wrote:
Unintended consequences..... Back to the drawing board. It's not enough difference to add a step. So now i'll punt and use my add-on bars from my old steps: (those 4 parallel bars sticking out to the left)jefe
Seems you have a plan B but what I did on ours, though not due to lift-. More to add adjustability than height. Seems our steps are always either to high-to low or just off camber. As our original steps the lower hoop was 1/8 steel bar welded a piece of flat to back side to stiffen. Drilled 2 clearance holes for 1/2-20 rod. Made some j-bolts legs. Cut 5" disks for feet, plug welded half link of chain so the feet/pads can swivele to match ground. I added a piece of angle below hoop tying legs, just a slight side to side wallow to thru holes, allows quite a bit of height difference.
When we switched to new Torklift Glow steps this previous mod was number one getting transfered. The lower hoop being aluminum decided not to weld a stiffener as more rigid than the steel hoop (and after legs and cross support bolted didn't ever seem any side to side wiggle so unneeded). But on the al bar more concerned with weight point loaded at nuts bending it. Mostly because I placed inboard a bit to match narrower width of old steps for an add on landing we use (upper nuts and clipsa). Cut some pieces of steel angle to spread load with a piece of al. bar on top to sandwich.
Works pretty good, adds couple mins to setup but really plants the steps. Being able to adjust height nice plus feet don't sink as easily in soft ground, needles or sand. Generally our steps are ±2" too short but always seem to be off side to side. Without extending legs adds ~2".
