Side Steps for Badlands with rock rail?

[Jmax]

I’m getting a badland Sas, so 35s on it. I know this will be pretty tall for my kiddos and possibly wife. As many of you know it comes with rock rails. Does anyone know if there are aftermarket steps that would connect to the rock rails or any other suggestions?

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[mmaturo]

Ditto. Reading other posts nothing else. Sadly Ford themselves showed something like go rhino D2 steps attached but do not exist. I want the tube doors now also Ford. My badlands SAS coming in 2 weeks and my 5 year old will ummm jump otherwise

 

[BroncoBoy22]

So far nobody makes them.

We just requested them here from an awesome vendor making the BYOD Rail: https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/archetype-racing-bam-byodr.23369/post-858901

Show your interest in the thread and maybe they’ll produce them

 

[Redrooster33]

I’m getting a badland Sas, so 35s on it. I know this will be pretty tall for my kiddos and possibly wife. As many of you know it comes with rock rails. Does anyone know if there are aftermarket steps that would connect to the rock rails or any other suggestions?

I’m getting my build in a few weeks if you want to trade my steps for your rock rails. DM me if you’re interested.

 

[fraserjr]

The Go Rhino steps are a good alternative. I just bought these but they have a lot of other options:

https://runningboardwarehouse.com/p/go-rhino-dominator-dss-sliders/v/ford/bronco/2021/

 

[Zap74]

Go Rhino DSS added to mine!just for the wife and kids

 

[JMBGlass]

Those Go Rhinos don't look too bad. I'll be removing the rock rails on my Badlands '22 because I won't be doing rock crawling (not in near future at least) and mainly because it seems like Ford have made it so that we can't affix their mudflaps as long as there are rock rails in place.

 

[goatman]

My wife had trouble getting into the Bronco, so I plan to get the Rock Slide Engineering rock rail steps. Both a strong rock slider and a good step. Not cheap, but the they won't bend like the Go Rhino steps are likely to do if actually up against rocks on the trail.

https://rockslideengineering.com/

 

[Brad Fx]

Go Rhino DSS added to mine!just for the wife and kids

Looks great. How wide is the DSS? And what made you go with these vs. the D6 or others?

 

[4avor8ntfair]

I like the Rockslide, but that’s a lot out of the budget. I’ll probably get the DSS from Stage 3 for my Badlands. I’m assuming they’re not fully legit sliders, being bolted on. I was comparing prices, and they were ~$100 cheaper than others, with free shipping.

 

[Petey]

Do you mean this? Because I want it too.

 

[joeramirez]

Do the Go Rhino’s limit clearance at all?

 

[fraserjr]

Go Rhino DSS added to mine!just for the wife and kids

Those look awesome. Subtle enough that I won't look like an off-roading poser but still effective at getting the job done (getting my kids in the car). So glad I went with these!

How was the install? Did you put it on a lift?

 

[goatman]

Do the Go Rhino’s limit clearance at all?

Of course they do. Thing is, rocks don't just hit from the bottom. That's easy. They also hit from the side. If you're on the trail and driving around rocks that you don't want to drive over, that are bigger than you want to drive over, then you can drive next to them and possibly pivot off of the rock, and the force of the rock will be on the outside edge of the step. That will require a very strong step, with a good mount to the frame, to not bend up.

Coming from years in the Jeep world, we've seen plenty of steps bend. Since on the Bronco these types of steps are being mounted to the body, rather then the frame, there is potential to do body damage which could be hard to repair. My point is that for those who bought Badlands, with lockers and sway bar disconnect, and factory rock rails, who will most likely be tempted to use the Bronco for what it was designed to do, those wide steps mounted to the body are a risk. In the Jeep world, folks who have steps like those don't actually wheel, because the folks who really do wheel don't have steps like those. Wide steps mounted to the body scream "mall crawler".

Your money, your Bronco, do what you want. Just sayin'.

 

[Rubicon 2 Badlands]

Do you mean this? Because I want it too.

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