"ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com" (ita97)
07/16/2017 at 09:32 • Filed to: Oppo F150 club
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"ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com" (ita97)
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After marveling at the overbuilt brackets, I put them on the truck yesterday. I do give Ford credit for planning on the fact that most trucks end up with steps or running boards of some kind today by placing three studs at each corner of the underside cab for just this purpose. Westin’s beefy brackets bolted right up, and then the bars to them. This is a vastly superior set up to the days of yore when this project involved quasi-universal brackets and drilling holes in things.
Did the truck really need them? That depends on how long your legs you are. A 6'2" friend of mine saw no need, but my shorter 5'7" self found the step in height to be just on the high side of comfortable. Due to how tall the frame is, the floor height is actually considerably taller than the exterior would suggest.
In sticking with the black on white theme of the truck, black bars were the way to go. This wasn’t a high priority project, but when I found these for $168 shipped (and before the $40 mail-in rebate) from rockauto, it was an easy decision to pick them up. I liked the OEM Ford running boards a bit better, but for $200 less I think these will do fine.
mazda616
> ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
07/16/2017 at 10:06 |
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Looks good. I love a regular cab truck. They’re downright rare nowadays.
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ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> mazda616
07/16/2017 at 11:30 |
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I really like the truck. It is exactly the right tool for what I’m doing with it.
TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
07/16/2017 at 17:08 |
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i guess. i have a 99 f350 with no steps and i get in and out just fine. (unless ive been driving my Miata a lot beforehand)