It Was Bound to Happen Sooner or Later

JBM Power Wagon · Post by **JBM Power Wagon** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 6:10 pm

When I bought my 11 PW I had the dealer throw in tubular side steps so my wife and kid could get in and out of the truck easier. However, I had a feeling it would only be a matter of time before they would get damaged while off roading.

Last weekend my wife and I headed out just for a quick hour or two of trail exploring and while driving over a nice berm of hard clay I heard the crunching sound. When I checked afterwards the drivers side was bent upwards pretty good.

After we got home I figured I had better inspect the underside and mounting points a little closer. After taking off the side steps here is what I saw.

So, unless I get some sheet metal work done I'm not able to put any side steps or running boards back on. At least my wife said "it's not too bad getting in, and the truck looks better without the side steps."

Now I just need to find a proper rock rail with a bit of a built in step, which I know is A LOT easier said than done!

BlkWgn · Post by **BlkWgn** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 6:47 pm

White Knuckle Fabrication in So Cal makes some nice ones, or you could get power steps (like I need to sell) and keep the look of nothing but make the wife happy with a step

05PWrockcrawler · Post by **05PWrockcrawler** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:00 pm

I have the white knuckle sliders and they are nice. Also have a set of amp research steps I just pulled off.

ScottWagon1 · Post by **ScottWagon1** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:40 pm

I still haven't herd anything from Whiteknuckle on 4gen rails. I didn't like the looks of my fab bars either so I took them off! Hunting season now everything is on hold! Hopefully Whiteknuckle comes through other wise time to fab!

JBM Power Wagon · Post by **JBM Power Wagon** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:45 pm

I will definitely keep checking with White Knuckle on the 4G sliders. I don't want to go with the power steps because of the winters here. I've seen too many get iced up and break.

TwinStick · Post by **TwinStick** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 1:17 am

What exactly are we looking at there ? Is that the underside of body/cab or is that the frame ?

RedMan · Post by **RedMan** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 7:31 am

JBM Power Wagon
Not sure where you live, however I still offer my servies, for around $250 we can make rock rails just like the stock ones, or however you want them to look, all you have to do is drive your truck to Jacksonville NC and we can comeplete it over a weekend. I cannot bend tube at this time FYI.

Also to note, I will not be back from deployment until around the end of the year so you will have to wait till then.

JBM Power Wagon · Post by **JBM Power Wagon** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 12:48 pm

RedMan wrote:JBM Power Wagon
Not sure where you live, however I still offer my servies, for around $250 we can make rock rails just like the stock ones, or however you want them to look, all you have to do is drive your truck to Jacksonville NC and we can comeplete it over a weekend. I cannot bend tube at this time FYI.

Also to note, I will not be back from deployment until around the end of the year so you will have to wait till then.

I wish I could just drive down there! I live way up in Edmonton, Alberta. It's at least a 5 hour drive just to get to the Montana border.

Can you make them for the 4G's as well??? If so I may have look into shipping up here. $250 is a great price!

JBM Power Wagon · Post by **JBM Power Wagon** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 12:51 pm

TwinStick wrote:What exactly are we looking at there ? Is that the underside of body/cab or is that the frame ?

Those pictures are of the underside of the body/cab. When I hit the berm the running board pushed upwards and deformed the holes where the rivnuts mount.

ScottWagon1 · Post by **ScottWagon1** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 10:24 pm

JBM Power Wagon wrote:
RedMan wrote:JBM Power Wagon
Not sure where you live, however I still offer my servies, for around $250 we can make rock rails just like the stock ones, or however you want them to look, all you have to do is drive your truck to Jacksonville NC and we can comeplete it over a weekend. I cannot bend tube at this time FYI.

Also to note, I will not be back from deployment until around the end of the year so you will have to wait till then.
I wish I could just drive down there! I live way up in Edmonton, Alberta. It's at least a 5 hour drive just to get to the Montana border.

Can you make them for the 4G's as well??? If so I may have look into shipping up here. $250 is a great price!

X2 id be interested too!

RAM4ROKS · Post by **RAM4ROKS** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:44 am

OUCH!!! That really stinks! I'm afraid to look at the holes in my rockers (looks like the exact holes my Aluminess sliders mount in), I am taking a welding class now so, hopefully by the winter I should be good enough to make some frame mounted sliders for my truck!!!

LKelly · Post by **LKelly** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:17 am

JBM Power Wagon wrote:Those pictures are of the underside of the body/cab. When I hit the berm the running board pushed upwards and deformed the holes where the rivnuts mount.

I'm going to have to take a look at where my running boards are attached...I know that I've bottomed out on mine a few (dozen) times, and I never really looked closely to see if they did anything to the mounts. I know mine have four brackets on each side, and my truck being an '05 the mounts might be quite a bit different. Plus, my truck is a regular-cab and the steps are shorter...so the mounts are pretty close together.

05PWrockcrawler · Post by **05PWrockcrawler** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:11 pm

Regular cab PW, cool! Hard to find one of those.

RedMan · Post by **RedMan** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 12:31 am

ScottWagon1 wrote:
JBM Power Wagon wrote:
RedMan wrote:JBM Power Wagon
Not sure where you live, however I still offer my servies, for around $250 we can make rock rails just like the stock ones, or however you want them to look, all you have to do is drive your truck to Jacksonville NC and we can comeplete it over a weekend. I cannot bend tube at this time FYI.

Also to note, I will not be back from deployment until around the end of the year so you will have to wait till then.
I wish I could just drive down there! I live way up in Edmonton, Alberta. It's at least a 5 hour drive just to get to the Montana border.

Can you make them for the 4G's as well??? If so I may have look into shipping up here. $250 is a great price!
X2 id be interested too!

Scott, JBM
my son-n-law just baught a 2013 PW and I plan on making a set for him when I get back so I will take a bunch of pictures like I normally do and post them.

JBM Power Wagon · Post by **JBM Power Wagon** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 7:49 am

AWESOME! I'm looking forward to seeing them!

JBM Power Wagon · Post by **JBM Power Wagon** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:16 pm

Bump. Redman you still looking into making some rock rails for your son's PW?

jeep_boy02 · Post by **jeep_boy02** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:43 pm

I hate my "nerf bars" too but thank god they are actually frame mounted. Cant wait to get the shop cleared out and my tubing bender up and running.

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RedMan · Post by **RedMan** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 6:52 pm

JBM Power Wagon wrote:Bump. Redman you still looking into making some rock rails for your son's PW?

I was going to make a set for my son-in-law but with my short notice deployment I just went on and now having to move to New Orleans at the end of this month it will be a while before I start working plans to start building anything else.

JBM Power Wagon · Post by **JBM Power Wagon** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:48 am

RedMan wrote:
JBM Power Wagon wrote:Bump. Redman you still looking into making some rock rails for your son's PW?
I was going to make a set for my son-in-law but with my short notice deployment I just went on and now having to move to New Orleans at the end of this month it will be a while before I start working plans to start building anything else.

No worries, that's for the reply. And thanks for serving and protecting the freedom we all enjoy!!!

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