Bed Step

[chasvs]

Just ordered the Bestop.com Bed Step. Should be here on Saturday. Can’t wait to install it. Spent this weekend loading and unloading yard waste and using a small ladder to get in and out of the bed sucked!

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[chasvs]

Great minds think alike - reaching out to Bestop

I think it will work - if you look at the pic from P0P you can see that the assembly piece is offset a bit to the left from the frame. This should give clearance for the hitch tube end. The hitch tube looks like it juts out about a 1/8th of an inch from the frame when looking straight up at it

Got email confirmation from Bestop that this will fit. Ordered one and it will be here Saturday!

 

[Muscam1]

Got email confirmation from Bestop that this will fit. Ordered one and it will be here Saturday!

Excellent! Thanks for letting us know Bestop confirmed it will fit with a hitch.

 

[Jerry Caldwell]

Got email confirmation from Bestop that this will fit. Ordered one and it will be here Saturday!

Be sure to post some pics.

 

[Deleted member 1634]

Just ordered the Bestop.com Bed Step. Should be here on Saturday. Can’t wait to install it. Spent this weekend loading and unloading yard waste and using a small ladder to get in and out of the bed sucked!

We get into the bed to put our kayaks on the roof and always have to bring a step ladder along to help us get in and out. Kind of a nuisance. This step is definitely on my list for the spring.

 

[weasel1]

I do hope someone makes a step like the Bestop, but for a bit less $$. I like it, but buy the time it gets to Canada the price goes nuts.

 

[WVmanowar]

Hi IdriveG5,

Agree with the Flareside...Not the name. Splash is the sound of Turd hitting the water.... We had a "contest" inside the company on the name...Splash won out or said Marketing...None of the Truck Engineers voted for this name, so the bean counters won this one...Awful name...

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

What was second place?...what could it have been called?

 

[P. A. Schilke]

What was second place?...what could it have been called?

Hi Greg.

Results were never published, so it remains a mystery to this day. My take is they decided on the name Splash but tried to boost morale by holding a "contest" when the name was already decided.

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

 

[viperwolf]

Extreme or Practical?
https://limitlesschassis.com.au/services/limitless-tailgate-step/

 

[Deleted member 1634]

Extreme or Practical?
https://limitlesschassis.com.au/services/limitless-tailgate-step/

It's basically an aftermarket add-on similar to the new GM multi tailgate. Seems a little on the extreme side with the size, but if that's what you're doing most of the time, then I'm sure it's worth it and helpful. For me, the size, weight, and in getting in the way when it's stored makes it not worth it for me.

 

[chasvs]

The under bumper Bed Step is the all round best solution for occasional step in and out requirements. It tucks up nicely and is foot activated as well as putting no extra strain on the tailgate. Mine arrives tomorrow. Hope to install it by Sunday.

 

[viperwolf]

I personally think that all trucks should have this as a standard. It seems simple enough and already engineered for mass production.

 

[Troutfool]

The under bumper Bed Step is the all round best solution for occasional step in and out requirements. It tucks up nicely and is foot activated as well as putting no extra strain on the tailgate. Mine arrives tomorrow. Hope to install it by Sunday.

I just ordered the Bestop bed step.
Mine is on backorder. Just hope I get it before Spring.

 

[chasvs]

I just ordered the Bestop bed step.
Mine is on backorder. Just hope I get it before Spring.

It said back ordered when I ordered mine, but it shipped the next day. I ordered mine on Tuesday.

 

[Troutfool]

It said back ordered when I ordered mine, but it shipped the next day. I ordered mine on Tuesday.

Keeping my finger crossed.
How difficult was it to install?

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