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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: 87 K20 on August 22, 2011, 07:59:05 pm

Title: step bars
Post by: 87 K20 on August 22, 2011, 07:59:05 pm: Hi...i have an 87 regular cab longbed....my wife is 5'4" and my truck has a 6" lift, so she is requesting step bars...anyone have any suggestions on where to get good ones?

thanks,

Mike
Title: Re: step bars
Post by: Cody1018 on August 22, 2011, 10:31:00 pm: http://www.carr.com/

Prefer the hoop II steps myself.
Title: Re: step bars
Post by: beastie_3 on August 23, 2011, 02:43:07 am: I have the hoop II and I like them.
Title: Re: step bars
Post by: Irish_Alley on August 23, 2011, 03:25:04 am: i got 6" lift with 3" body and 38s my wife is 5'4" also so when she gets in my truck i either grab her by her jeans and nicely throw her up in the truck or she has a bucket with a rope on it.
Title: Re: step bars
Post by: bake74 on August 23, 2011, 06:38:32 am: you could always build you a custom set if you are good with a welder.
Title: Re: step bars
Post by: 87 K20 on August 23, 2011, 09:56:23 pm: thanks guys...i like those ones from Karr...probably gonna pick em up. Much appreciated
Title: Re: step bars
Post by: ehjorten on August 30, 2011, 01:59:20 pm: I really wanted to do a set of the AMP Research Power Steps on my '91 Crew, but then I realized that the fuel tanks are in the way of the steps retracting! :(

Not sure what to do now. I really like the look of the truck without anything hanging down, but I am in the same boat in that my wife is short and I have to grab her a** to get her in. Not normally a problem, but she gets a little self conscious when other people are around.
Title: Re: step bars
Post by: Irish_Alley on August 30, 2011, 05:13:50 pm: could always move the tank to a blazer style
Title: Re: step bars
Post by: ehjorten on August 30, 2011, 06:59:51 pm: How much capacity is the blazer tank? I've got 40 gal now.
Title: Re: step bars
Post by: Irish_Alley on August 30, 2011, 07:10:19 pm: 25 or 31