Steel side steps, do they make them?

[Mick R Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mick R]

G'day all, I'm new to the board, so this is my introductory question. Does anybody do steel side steps/sliders for the Prado 120? My dearest wife did a little bit of re-modelling of the stock standards on the passanger side, and, yes, I probably could do some repair work to sort it out, but I'm taking this as a chance to upgrade to some steel ones if at all possible.
I've never liked the flimsy feeling standard steps, as I'm no light weight anymore (if I ever was). Any help appreciated. I tried a search for topics on this but didn't come up with anything that helped. I'm after someone who does this in the North Brisbane or Redcliffe area. Not a back yarder though...Not too trusting of those these days.


Mick

[Mike Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mike]

Re: Steel side steps, do they make them?

Contact Darren McRae - see http://auto-craft.com.au/autocraft.htm. Some pics can be seen on Kevin's GXL at
http://www.pradopoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=4918

I have a set from Darren and they are great

[Mick R Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mick R]

Re: Steel side steps, do they make them?

Thanks for the link Mike, but it ain't exactly 'round the corner for me to go to Melbourne . I would prefer a local (Brisbane/Redcliffe) company/workshop. I agree, those sidesteps do look good on the second link you posted.


Mick

[Mike Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mike]

Re: Steel side steps, do they make them?

You could get the steps sent to you by courier and installed locally

[stephenvsl Member Find all posts View Profile Close stephenvsl]

Re: Steel side steps, do they make them?

ARB have some steel steps - don't have them so don't know what they are like

http://www.arb.com.au/products/arb-p...tection-steps/

[OldGreyGuy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close OldGreyGuy]

Re: Steel side steps, do they make them?

ARB have some steel steps - don't have them so don't know what they are like

http://www.arb.com.au/products/arb-p...n-steps/<br />

Link seems to not have come out right, here it is again: ARB Side Rails

[stephenvsl Member Find all posts View Profile Close stephenvsl]

Re: Steel side steps, do they make them?

Thanks Old Grey Guy, not sure why that didn't work - fixed it with an edit

[Hutch Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hutch]

Re: Steel side steps, do they make them?

They don't make these for a prado i asked the other day.

[Mick R Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mick R]

Re: Steel side steps, do they make them?

You could get the steps sent to you by courier and installed locally

Yes I know, but I want to try to avoid any extra costs as much as possible. As it is, it's looking like a custom make job, and that won't be real cheap I don't think.


Mick

[JamesC Member Find all posts View Profile Close JamesC]

Re: Steel side steps, do they make them?

freight from melbourne to cairns for a set of autocraft sliders only cost $88, fitted them myself in no time.

[Mick R Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mick R]

Re: Steel side steps, do they make them?

No TJM nor ARB make their steel steps for Prado. Got the run around from TJM and got put onto a custom maker by ARB. As it now appears, what I want will have to come from Melbourne and will still be cheaper. Toyota genuine step replacement is almost the same cost as a set of steel and alloy better quality steps...Un-bloody-believable. Thanks for the help and advise.
Another question will Dave McRae's steps add dramatically to the weight on the suspension? Already got a TJM steel bar up front. Will I be looking at upgrading the springs with this new addition? Yes I know it would be a good idea, but I don't want to have to do it if it isn't necessary yet. I want to wait for the addition of the winch before I do that.


Mick

[JamesC Member Find all posts View Profile Close JamesC]

Re: Steel side steps, do they make them?

nothing dramatic, I had no worries lifting them and carrying both together around the workshop unaided.

[Mick R Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mick R]

Re: Steel side steps, do they make them?

Ordered a set of Auto Craft slider/steps as of yesterday. After seeing the photo's Darren emailed me, I'm keen as mustard to get these things on. Snorkel and a set of Lightforce 240XGT's are next on the list, followed by a suspension upgrade/ 2" lift kit and a winch. That should do it for the time being I reckon.


Mick

[D4D-GXL Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close D4D-GXL]

Re: Steel side steps, do they make them?

Here is the link for my new sliders from 2DExtremeFabrications down south of Brisbane. You will need to leave the car there for about 3 days but at a cost of $920 installed, I think they will do the job.

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=7358

[Mick R Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mick R]

Re: Steel side steps, do they make them?

Thanks Gordon, I like the look of the Auto-Craft sliders better, no offence, just suits my tastes more. Thanks for the link to the pics, they do look nice.


Mick