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Anyone with a Body Lift and step bars and/or bull bar

Old Jul 5, 2012 | 08:07 PM
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Default Anyone with a Body Lift and step bars and/or bull bar

Was wanting pics of anyone that has step bars or bull/brush guards on any truck or generation with a body lift

just wanna see the looks of them with a body lift and any install problems you might of had
 
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 11:14 PM
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by step bars do you mean the side steps? if that's it, take a look at my profile and things i posted. it looks decent, but my steps are close to the body and mounted to the body, not the frame
 
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 11:19 PM
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The ones I did on our ram just mount under the body mount frame bracket. Like you pull the body mount bolt out put bracket on and put bolt back in. So im sure you could mount it on the top of the mount if you wanted it up higher.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 10:05 AM
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I have Westin nerf bars. The mount to the stock cab bushing locations.When I bought the truck they had side steps that mounted to the body. When I took them off they had rusted out the bottom part of the rockers.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by mmguy18
I have Westin nerf bars. The mount to the stock cab bushing locations.When I bought the truck they had side steps that mounted to the body. When I took them off they had rusted out the bottom part of the rockers.

could you post up a pic for me of how they look and are mounted, i got a 3" body lift too
 
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 09:24 PM
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Try this. In the center is a support bracket. This made for a truck with out a lift. So what I did is go to Lowes and got a pair of L brackets and made them to fit truck with the lift
 
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 11:43 PM
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I have westin bull guard and innovative creations step bars , both bolted rite in with no issues. All with a 3" body lift.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 11:50 PM
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I have a westin bull bar. Pretty much bolted right on. I think I may had to shim it. I forgot...was like 6 years ago when I got it. Even took a front end collision pretty well in which I repaired myself.


 
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Old Jul 7, 2012 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by BCdakotaboy
I have westin bull guard and innovative creations step bars , both bolted rite in with no issues. All with a 3" body lift.

So the gap between the steps and body is not to much????
 
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Old Jul 7, 2012 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Rakaric
I have a westin bull bar. Pretty much bolted right on. I think I may had to shim it. I forgot...was like 6 years ago when I got it. Even took a front end collision pretty well in which I repaired myself.

Thanks for the pics, Looks great with the body lift!!!
 
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