How from another vantage point:
Instead of fooling w/ the running board, fashion semi-drop down *handgrips*
from inside the cab to help get inside? Nylon hand thingies for cable-style
weight lifting can be had real cheap ($5?), just need D rings, an attachment
point(s) inside. This is actually handy for *anyone*!
They bang you pretty for truck accessories, in general.

On the running board itself, which are often large diam. tube-like things
to begin with, mebbe you could drill thru, at about 30 deg or so, for a pair
of 1" SS tubing, which, if detented, could slide out/down via gravity/hand
like a mini-ladder, and then detente/lock back up w/ a kick. IOW, just a
pair of tubes sliding perpendicularly out of bigger tubes.
Could also just make a manual release pin, like what adjusts squat
seats'n'stuff in gyms. MSC has all of this hardware.
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Mr. P.V.'d
formerly Droll Troll
"Koz" wrote in message
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D Murphy wrote:

Koz wrote in news:Vt6dnap38oCMaP7fRVn-
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Just got an F150 4wd extended cab that is a little higher than what I
used to drive. I need to add some running boards/steps.

The problem is the "wife to be" has rheumatoid arthritis which makes the
climb a little difficult at times. Looking around at commercially
available steps and running boards, it seems that you gain only about 4
inches in reduced step height. This may be a little too high still on
the "bad" days.
Anyone know of a brand that hangs a tad bit lower than the others?
Dropping a good 6 inches would be nice and would still be only slightly
lower than the frame (I don't intend to need super high clearance for
off road stuff)

*metalworking content* I could fab my own but I'm not sure it's worth
the hassle consdering the bolt-ons available (assuming I can find a
slightly lower set). The other option is modifying a mount spacer to
make an off the shelf unit sit a little lower. Anyone built their own or
have any comments on the mount/system to lower the step up? I'd love to
use a lineal actuator to make a lowering step but I think that's a
project that would never get past the planning stage due to time. RV
versions of this tend to be a little spendy and will probably be a bit of
a hassle to mount.



The problem with lowering is that you have less ground clearance and the
running board is likely to snag on stuff. Have you looked at the kits for
the powered ones?
http://trucktoys4less.com/pobybe.html




Perfect on all accounts except the price. Not sure I can swing the $ 1300
considering that it's not the car she will be driving very often.

Thanks for the link though as it's something to consider

Koz