lightsout
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I have a JL Sahara that has a 2" lift and I plan to go to 3.5" Sahara's with the stock plastic running-boards however not a big fan of them as they are slick when wet and with a lifted wrangler they are awkward to use, I am 6' so I just bypass them and jump in and do not use them, when I get our I also bypass and slide off the seat to the ground, my wife at 5'1" is a different story they are also too high for her for getting in although she does use them for exiting. the other day she was getting out and they were slipper and resulted in some interesting acrobatics. Being late 50's convenience has it upside though.
First off what is the general consensus for having running boards (Note I get the hard cor crawlers wold not use them, however I am asking those who use their Wrangler as a driver 1st then off-road toy 2nd, I know the hard core guys likely do not use running boards at all.
I am looking at two options:
1. the Amp power retractable running boards - My concern is two fold reliability as they are vulnerable to submersion and impact as well I since we will be running a lot of forest service roads and alike the retractable's do not have a rock throwing protection for the paint on the doors and fenders. Interesting I called Bestop today as they also have a retractable for the JK so I asked when they would have if for the JL their answer was that they will never have it for the JL reason being it is the lowest selling product they have and it is not worth building and developing. however AMP provides a completely different answer
2. My next choice is Go Rhino Dominator 6 with the optional 4" drop Steps. This is a fixed running board (kinda rock slider) that has a removable 4" drop step, so I can run the streets with the drop steps installed and when I decide to go off road I can easily remove the Drop Steps to resort my clearance. Note the drop step installed is still 1" above the wranglers frame so even when on they are not the lowest point of the jeep. These would also protect from rock throwing also being is Washington State where we get a little rain they would also knock down the water throw by the wheels similar to the stock Sahara running boards I have now.
The pick below belongs to a JLWF member JD Flick just thought i would disclose that and thanks him for showing his running boards
Any feedback positive or negative is appreciated or even suggestions of alternatives. I am leaning towards the Go Rhino since the drop steps are removable.
First off what is the general consensus for having running boards (Note I get the hard cor crawlers wold not use them, however I am asking those who use their Wrangler as a driver 1st then off-road toy 2nd, I know the hard core guys likely do not use running boards at all.
I am looking at two options:
1. the Amp power retractable running boards - My concern is two fold reliability as they are vulnerable to submersion and impact as well I since we will be running a lot of forest service roads and alike the retractable's do not have a rock throwing protection for the paint on the doors and fenders. Interesting I called Bestop today as they also have a retractable for the JK so I asked when they would have if for the JL their answer was that they will never have it for the JL reason being it is the lowest selling product they have and it is not worth building and developing. however AMP provides a completely different answer
2. My next choice is Go Rhino Dominator 6 with the optional 4" drop Steps. This is a fixed running board (kinda rock slider) that has a removable 4" drop step, so I can run the streets with the drop steps installed and when I decide to go off road I can easily remove the Drop Steps to resort my clearance. Note the drop step installed is still 1" above the wranglers frame so even when on they are not the lowest point of the jeep. These would also protect from rock throwing also being is Washington State where we get a little rain they would also knock down the water throw by the wheels similar to the stock Sahara running boards I have now.
The pick below belongs to a JLWF member JD Flick just thought i would disclose that and thanks him for showing his running boards
Any feedback positive or negative is appreciated or even suggestions of alternatives. I am leaning towards the Go Rhino since the drop steps are removable.
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