hi, anyone know what to do about running boards? i have a 68 4x4 flatbed (originally a longbed i believe) with a 2" lift and 33" tires (somewhat complicated, i know). tia!

 

You are going to have to get universal ones as it is too old to find any for. Check for ones from a Dent (73-79) and 80-96/98 as they should be able to be modified to fit.

 

I think your best bet is hit swap meets an good guys shows to find an old Aluminum diamond plate type running board steps.

Orich

 

Was at the SJ loco flea market today saw a pair of the pipe side steps like a 4" chrome tube with a black rubber step pad. with all the brackets $25 bucks

Orich

 

It's been a while, but some one here did a write up on AMP running boards

 

Yeah, might be a LOT more expensive than $25, but I was going to mention finding some retractables. I bet there are some in a JY somewhere....

 

when i first posted what was primarily motivating me at that moment was watching a lot of rubicon rocker carnage on youtube. what about for off roading?

apparently the floor panel that needs protecting is at least 12" wide, and the length of the cab.

the bottom of my cab is ~28" off the ground. perhaps a question that i should ask is, should i even be worried?

it seems as if protecting this area would require a lot of (heavy?) metal... say, two 2" steel pipes connected by 3/16" steel plate on the bottom... and everything attached cantilever style to the chassis (bolts? welds? both?)

...and (thinking out loud some more) one of those steel pipes could be from a commercial and serve dual duty as a step, particularly if the flat plate were extended outwards by 2" or so...

 

sounds good (although 4" sounds a bit big...)

 

Not really. Ford carries 4" and 5" for current trucks.