Cypher
Well-Known Member
I looked into the LOD steps a little more today and noticed that there are a few other small differences. First the step portion is much smaller on the LOD. The Roam has much larger step openings. Second, all of the bolts for the Roam are o the side of the frame rail, or up near the body mount. Nothing on the bottom of the frame. It looks like LOD has a few bolts that go into the bottom of the frame rail. This would be a spot that could get damaged (bolt heads scraped up etc) and May also get in the way of aftermarket skid plates. Looking at the LOD, I am not sure they would work with my Metalcloak Undercloak system. The last thing I noticed is the Roam appears to be a little larger and has less gaps with the factory fenders. This is something I was looking for as I wanted to use the as a way to stop the constant rock sandblasting with the factory setup.I have the LOD Destroyer Sliders. I have never seen the Roams in person. Beyond any finish differences (this would come down to the powdercoats), the key difference is how they mount. Neither require removal of the main body bolts (this was key for me and I had narrowed it down between these two because of this). The Roams mount by attaching a set of brackets to the Jeep, and the mounting the steps to the brackets. The LODs are one piece - you mount the steps (with their welded on brackets) directly to the Jeep. I pass no judgement on which is “better”, but this to me is the key difference.
So the difference is the mount (and the cutting of the logo into the metal).
As far as quality, they both seem good to me. I think either will be a great addition over factory rock rails.
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