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Are the supports you bought made of stainless?
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Assuming you have a job where you can put in more hours as desired and get more out paying a premium for something doesn't always make sense. If you spend an extra 2hr at work to get the money to buy some steps online you had better be sure that they mount exactly how you want and are finished exactly how you want. If you go to the junkyard, pull a set of steps, build your own mounting brackets and paint them you might be out 6hr but you've got exactly what you want in the end. I totally get that if you can make more money by working more then you can use that money to get more other stuff done or get it done faster/easier but very few people are in a situation where time spent working on personal projects is time that could have been spent earning money and even if it is it might not be the best option if you want things exactly done your way.
This is even more true when you pay other people to do stuff for you (as opposed to just buying something instead of making your own). You pay an exhaust stop to weld up a flanges and they do something like get a flange that's not a tight fit to the pipe and use a massive weld to fill the space or just put three big tacks around the outside if pipe was tight enough that the flange had to be pressed on with a hammer. Either way the final product works just fine but by doing it yourself you can eliminate sloppy craftsmanship like that. Go look at any sort of aftermarket equipment install on vehicles in the junkyard, plows, lift gates, brake controllers, toolboxes, van shelves, etc. On damn near every one of them there's one or two half assed bits that pretty much anyone would take the time to do right on their own vehicle (not painting the bare metal exposed after drilling a hole to run wires, tight bends on plow hydraulics, pretty much anything involving self tapping screws or scotch locks). You get what you pay for and after you've paid someone else's wage, overhead cost, parts markup and profit margin there's not much left to pay for what you actually get back.
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You would be hard pressed to make them yourself for less unless you have a CNC yourself
These will outlast the truck with no doubt
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Yep those look stout. No tube to hold grime & salt should make a big difference in longevity. Guys that want to build their own, more power to you.
It seems like the parts I've built with good steel that I've bolted to my truck's frame resist that characteristic rot of Ford parts like leaf spring hangers, or spring buckets. You guys think it's the flaky paint holding moisture to the parts or just cheap/low quality steel? I have a front recovery point (Canadian steel channel and good plate steel) I made in 05' that has a little surface rust, yet when my truck was only 8 years old it had way more rust/rot penetrating into the steel of Ford parts. Is that intentional, so the replaceable chassis parts rot instead of the frame rails? Or just cost cutting on Ford's part?
It seems like the parts I've built with good steel that I've bolted to my truck's frame resist that characteristic rot of Ford parts like leaf spring hangers, or spring buckets. You guys think it's the flaky paint holding moisture to the parts or just cheap/low quality steel? I have a front recovery point (Canadian steel channel and good plate steel) I made in 05' that has a little surface rust, yet when my truck was only 8 years old it had way more rust/rot penetrating into the steel of Ford parts. Is that intentional, so the replaceable chassis parts rot instead of the frame rails? Or just cost cutting on Ford's part?
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