Common questions

Where can I find a step bar mounting bracket?

Where can I find a step bar mounting bracket?

mounting bracket or a replacement, you can find style you need for your truck steps or Jeep running boards here, at 4 Wheel Parts. Read through the instruction manual carefully to ensure any specific variations are followed. Failure to adhere to the correct procedure often voids the warranty.

How do you mount a Nerf step bar?

Repeat the same process on the back mount, and make sure the hole on the front of each bracket is facing the outside of the vehicle. Next, you will take the nerf step and line it up to the proper sides, matching up the holes to the those in the front of the brackets, and tightening the bolts in by hand.

Where are side steps mounted on a car?

When mounting side steps to a rocker panel, the impression might be that this wouldn’t be sturdy enough; that the panels would bend. However, the steps are actually mounted to a steel plate up and under the passenger doors, essentially inside the vehicle’s body.

Why do side steps need longer mounting brackets?

This is because frame-mounting side steps require longer mounting brackets. So even though the frame presents an extremely strong mounting location, those longer brackets can cause added stress. Additionally, on the frame, the bolts will be exposed to higher shear forces (caused by two opposing motions).

Repeat the same process on the back mount, and make sure the hole on the front of each bracket is facing the outside of the vehicle. Next, you will take the nerf step and line it up to the proper sides, matching up the holes to the those in the front of the brackets, and tightening the bolts in by hand.

mounting bracket or a replacement, you can find style you need for your truck steps or Jeep running boards here, at 4 Wheel Parts. Read through the instruction manual carefully to ensure any specific variations are followed. Failure to adhere to the correct procedure often voids the warranty.

When mounting side steps to a rocker panel, the impression might be that this wouldn’t be sturdy enough; that the panels would bend. However, the steps are actually mounted to a steel plate up and under the passenger doors, essentially inside the vehicle’s body.

This is because frame-mounting side steps require longer mounting brackets. So even though the frame presents an extremely strong mounting location, those longer brackets can cause added stress. Additionally, on the frame, the bolts will be exposed to higher shear forces (caused by two opposing motions).

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Ruth Doyle