Has anyone straightned(?) factory running board brackets?

[junior73]

As I look at my Ex, I'm 99.9999% positive the running boards point towards the ground. I tried to put a jack under one of them, and after lifting up the side of the truck, it immediately sprung back to where it was. I was thinking of pulling the boards completely, and trying to bend each one individually. I would love to just take them off, but the wife and youngun' still need to climb in.

 

[ELVATO]

I've thought about doing that to mine, as well. But, it sounds like it might be difficult to do if they didn't budge when you used them as a jacking point... Hopefully it turns out well

 

[panda24619]

mine bend towards the ground towards the front. cause thats where i get in and on the other side my gf. i want mine off too. but she is so short i cant.

 

[junior73]

mine bend towards the ground towards the front. cause thats where i get in and on the other side my gf. i want mine off too. but she is so short i cant.

Tell me about it. This morning we took the truck out and she was like, you need to buckle the youngun in, I don't feel like crawling in to do it!!

Think I'm gonna pull them tonight, take them to the shop tomorrow and see how they respond to some heat and a BFH...

 

[walnuts4x4]

thats why I got tube steps... no bending problems...

 

[99 Expy]

I ended up slightly tweaking mine upward while off roading, so the next time I went home, I took them off an threw them in the barn. I think it looks a lot better without them, but then have to listen to people complain every time they get in. . . .

 

[junior73]

I ended up slightly tweaking mine upward while off roading, so the next time I went home, I took them off an threw them in the barn. I think it looks a lot better without them, but then have to listen to people complain every time they get in. . . .

I don't care about most folks complaining, just the wife. I may have to go the route walnuts did and put tubes on it.

 

[panda24619]

im going to put some rock sliders with steps on them. just so the girl friend can get in. and i know my dads getting older when i hear him moan and groan when he gets in here. haha

 

[99 Expy]

I think the tubes look much better, and like you said, they are stronger than the factory ones. Those are what I'll put on if I ever put some back on.