Amp running boards

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Mud King not street queen

I have had amp boards on another truck for about 5 years with no issues. I could care less about protecting the truck, I bought it to beat the shit out of it, not to be a street queen. If I wanted a $50k street queen, I would have bought an Escalade haha. Besides, If I have to spend a G for a new pair for my ride and they fail in 6 months, you can bet I'd be sending that shit back under a warranty claim.

 

[Backinblack]

Long term impressions?

I'm thinking of Amps for my SCrew. Can anyone who has them give me some feedback in regards to durability and quality? I think the truck would look better without running boards, but I need them for family etc.

 

[Ditchplains1]

Backinblack,
I put a set of AMP's on my 2004.5 Dodge 3500 Crew cab long bed Cummins in March of 2004. I was dating a woman who has MS and needed to help her not make the 2 foot step up into the cab. They're still working today without any problems. That includes three years of winter salt in the Berkshires, as well as 10 years of summer salt from mother Atlantic.
The only downside is the drivers side step began to droop about 3 inches in the back...a bungee has rectified the problem. The steps on the Dodge would be about a foot longer than on the SCREW....
Eddie

 

[Backinblack]

Thanks Eddie, good to hear about they're still going strong. The droop though is a little concerning. 3 inches? How does a bungy fix that? Maybe I'm misunderstanding.

 

[Ditchplains1]

Backinblack,
The running boards are mounted in two places on a swinging hinge arrangement at each point. The front hinge is where the motor mounts; the back hinge follows because of the rigid boards. With age the front hinge and back hinge wear a bit and the back of the board began to droop. I simply placed a bungee to the frame, and the bottom back hinge mount. the board drops smoothly and retracts smoothly with just the added pull from the bungee. If the motor was located in the middle of the boards there would be no droop. Also there is no droop on the passenger side...which gets much less use. Both sides tuck up out of sight; without the bungee, on the drivers side
the back end droops about 3 inches compared to the front.

Eddie

Quality AMP Research Powerstep & Truck Running Boards | AMP Research

 

[rap67]

I've got a set as well, on my F250. headed into the second winter with them and they have performed very well.

they have regularly gotten packed with snow and wont go all the way up. the owner of AMP suggested silicone spray on the hinges. its works for a while but here in michigan the snow wins every time.

they also got stuck going up in some very muddy condition as well. there is a safety that stops the boards from going up if they are jammed or hitting something.

this issue was not a problem for me. the boards look a little funny at half mast but the function remains and does what I want.

I will buy them again for any road truck I own in the future. I love em.

 

[charles06]

While I don't live in an area where it snows, I have had the AMP Research steps on my 2005 Hummer H2 for over 7 years with ZERO issues. The only thing I did to them was have them Line-X'd to give them a bit more grip. I was hurrying to get into the Hummer in the rain and busted my @ss. Lesson learned.

I installed them on the Raptor about 5 months ago, as well. Really cleans up the look of the truck. I applied clear bra to the lower parts of the doors to prevent rock chips. Most major clear bra companies have a template for the F-150.

 

[Supercup]

I have amps on my truck and yes there is rock chips from my last run ( toy run 200 miles ) so if you want a pretty truck maybe the stock running boards would be best. If you don't care like I don't some rock chips only adds to the truck then go with the amps I love the look and yes it works muct better for entry and exit.

Can you post a picture with then out and retracted so we can see the look when driving and how far down the drop for in/out?

Thx in advance!

 

[Taxman]

Subscribed. Would love to get a set of Amps for my Raptor. I dislike running boards, but can appreciate the need for the vertically challenged.

 

[Ditchplains1]

Supercup,
When they are retracted on my Dodge the are NOT visible at all. They fully retract. I never had any problems with snow preventing them from descending or retracting. I do have mudflaps however. When the door opens the boards swing down and out about 6 inches below the rocker. On my Dodge the step up into the cab door sill plate was about 24 inches; when the board has fully swung down it splits the distance such that the step was then 12 inches off the ground.
Eddie