Steps vs side step bars
I have steps and they do decrease off-roading capability. Are side step bars better? Should I switch?
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I have side bars on my older Suburban and as Grit calls them geezer boards on my newer Suburban. I prefer those styles over the steps based on functionality alone. For instance, my 83 year old mother has trouble getting into the Suburban as it is. There is absolutely no way she would be able to make it in using the little steps.
I went through many years of having trucks with rock guards, slider bars etc. Then one day I finally admitted to myself that I just don't, and never will take my daily driver down the Rubicon or the Hammers.
Yes I drive over rocks large enough that I need to make sure I place the tire on the rock to protect the differential or axle. But I can't even remember the last time I was on a trail and had to worry about a rock being large enough to damage the body. Those trails do exist and I've been on them, but not in my daily driver.
I went through many years of having trucks with rock guards, slider bars etc. Then one day I finally admitted to myself that I just don't, and never will take my daily driver down the Rubicon or the Hammers.
Yes I drive over rocks large enough that I need to make sure I place the tire on the rock to protect the differential or axle. But I can't even remember the last time I was on a trail and had to worry about a rock being large enough to damage the body. Those trails do exist and I've been on them, but not in my daily driver.
