Kodiac Sidewinder Step

[KWentling]

I have some questions for anyone that has these. Are they well made, are they likely to get damaged off road, how low does the step come down? The reason I ask, the girl freinds dad has '98 4X4 Dodge 24 valve. He has had both hips replaced and has some kind of degenerative bone disease also, but anyway he has a hard time getting in and out of his truck. Needs the 4X4 in his work and travels alot on 2 track roads going to locations. He has nurf bars now but that doesn't help him alot. Are these the ticket?



Thanks Kim

 

[JLinder]

A friend of mine has them on his Phord I think. Are these the ones that fold down when you open the doors, then fold back up under the rockers when the door closes? If so, then they should do pretty well for you. My buddy goes about 325lbs, and his truck is lifted 12" over stock. Needless to say, he relies on them pretty heavily (no pun intended). He has had them for about 2 years now...



For what it's worth.

 

[Jetson]

I have had one for 2+ years and it works fine. It is better off road since it tucks up higher. It swings down lower than nerf bars, steps or running boards. The only complaint I had was it was noisy when it tucked up against the cab. I fixed that with a sliced open piece of rubber hose and some 3M Yellow.

 

[DStevenson]

I was looking into these steps not too long ago. Those steps are really trick, with the door shut you really have to look for them to see them. They tuck in quite nicely to the body. They used to make a longer version for lifted trucks, so that may help him even more to get into the truck.

 

[stick]

Kim:

I have had a set on my 97 almost since it was new. I have had very little trouble from them, and would miss them very much if they where not there. In my own opinion, i think they beat nerf bars and running boards hands down.

If you need a measurement on how low they fold down I can get it for you tommorow.



Stick

 

[stick]

Kim:

Also, he ain't gunna rip these off. I have been over some of the highest and roughest passes in colorado that i would have left a set of nerf bars laying on a boulder somewhere.



Stick

 

[KWentling]

Thanks guys! A measurement would be great, Stick. Sounds like this is the way to go. Might have to swap out my nerfs for them myself.

Kim

 

[stick]

Kim:

They drop down 10 inches from the bottom of the door sill. With them down they are aprox. 11 1/2 inches from the ground.

Also, people are amazed when you open your door



Stick

 

[KWentling]

Stick: Thanks for taking the time to measure for me.



Kim

 

[The Sequel]

Does anyone have some good photos of what the steps look like when they are up and when they are down? The photos on Geno's website don't give me a good idea of what they look like, especially in the up position. Also, how hard were they to install?

 

[Joe G.]

Kim,



One thing you need to consider is the size of the tread. Some handicapped people have to have both feed on the tread and move around to get set for the next step. Also a ten or eleven inch step height may be a problem. I faced those problems with my wife and had to install a set of motor home steps with two large treads to solve them.

 

[pnwradar]

Originally posted by The Sequel

Does anyone have some good photos of what the steps look like when they are up and when they are down? The photos on Geno's website don't give me a good idea of what they look like, especially in the up position. Also, how hard were they to install?

Might look over their website: Kodiak Sidewinder. They have some advertising video of their product in action, as well as an online copy of the instructions.



-jon-