hiloracerboy84

just wondering what everyone's boner is about w/ removing the running boards on our trucks? i see it in almost every thread that someone posts some pics in. lots of people dont wheel and imho the truck looks good either w/ em or w/o em. i have mine on half the time, and honestly i think our trucks dont look that great w/ the running boards off. the underbelly (gas tank etc.) hang down so low, it looks like we have a huge body lift on already. add an actual BL and it just gets worse. more clearance, yes. should everyone be ragged on to do it? ...

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904_runner

Is this a rant?

its all about personal opinion/taste. I personally don't like them, for the most part, when i had them on, i never used them, it was just somthing that got in the way for my legs/and trail obstacles. If you like yours on leave them, thats what they are for.

i personally took mine off because i didn't like them, and also in hopes to get some sliders!

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bwhyit

I took mine off for the same reason you left yours on... I like the way it looks... And the fact they serve no function for me personally.

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Toyvana

I didn't like the look with them on and I made around $250 selling 'em on eBay which went towards useful mods.

904_runner

damn, ive had my running boards on craigslsit for $70 bucks for months, maybe i need to try a different city!

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Toyvana

Mine came off of a 2002 Ltd. three years ago and they were pristine.

hiloracerboy84

yeah its just a rant, and i respect everyones personal tastes. just seems like lots of folks make it out to be that you need em off asap. i know they can be functional, but they can also be the lowest hanging, biggest p.i.t.a. things on earth.

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904_runner

yea, well i left mine on for a while and when i first took them off it looked weird like you said seeing the gas tank and stuff. but im kinda tall so i didn't use them to get in the truck, and they just weren't my thing. but to each their own!

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Longfields, Duals coming soon:


My build thread
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http://www.treadlightly.org/

http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billav...ery/index.html

cackalak han

Still don't get people that don't wheel, why they're here? Especially if you've got a lift and the gray wire mod? Is it the same concept as the 95HP Civics with an Formula 1 rear wing?

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Glad I don't have any on the Tacoma.

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riverrat

My thought exactly, although mine have only been listed for a couple weeks...I'd love to find a buyer for them.

Team420

Personally, I dont care for em, I took them off my 93 years ago, cuz they getting me hung up, I still have them on my 94 tho, cuz i dont wheel it, and the wife likes them, but honestly, I dont use em, they get in the way if anything.

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okie81

They have a tendancy to accumulate snow, that's why I took em' off...

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deines97runnah

I still have mine on (I do wheel it on occation, nothing serious, few class 6 roads).....im just lazy though....hopeing a washout or a nice rock will take them off or force me to take them off.

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TC4RNR

it comes down to the ultimate question:
Q: why lift your truck?
A: so can put on bigger tires
Q: why big tires
A: so i get better ground clearance, or look like a street queen

running boards kill your ground clearance, period.


seriously, i took them off because my gf loves them running boards. plus, i sold mine for $150 on craig's list

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dbcx

I left mine on i like the way it looks. Plus i dont wheel it much its basically stock anyway, small lift,BFG A/Ts. When i go hunting they are usefull for keeping the mud from flying all up on the side and getting all over my hunting stuff as get in and out. Plus my paint is in really good shape around the rockers from shiit not flying up on it them.

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pfdaxe

I purchased my 4Runner on May 15, 2000 brand new from the dealer. On May 16, 2000....I removed the running boards and sold them on Ebay. Mine was for the same reasons already posted. I also sold my stock 5-spoke 16x7 wheels on there as well.

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Whitey13

No need to be ignorant.
It looks like the owner of the forum disagrees with you.

Toyvana

Good posting.

MadCityRich

I still have my running boards because I use them as steps to get into the 4Runner (my short friends appreciate it). I use them for accessing things on the roof rack. I also think they offer a bit of protection from gravel. My 4Runner serves many purposes (why I bought it) and I find the running boards are pretty useful.

I'm lifted and do light wheeling. If I get into hairy adventures, I might have to considering changing them out, but for now they are staying.

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cackalak han

Not being ignorant at all. First of all, I am not here to police the forum and say who gets to stay and who doesn't. I'm just a pee-on here, which is fine by me. Just merely pointing out the obvious.

Secondly, I have not read that statement from the "owner of the forum", but I have read the slogan, "The Off-Road Adventure begins here", on every single page of the forum---scroll to the very top of this page, you'll see it there, too. So, perhaps, the slogan, or the phrase used to describe this site, is worded wrong. Hence, the owner is not only disagreeing with me, but with himself (if he's the creator of that).

Lastly, I respect people for whatever their fancy is, but I am not in any shape or form, interested in what thug life has to offer. Fo' rizz-o. That's why I come here, instead of CT and other sites like them. On the same note, I don't go on Jeep or Dodge forums and rant about Toyota's, either. Just confuses me when these odd threads pop up.

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berzerkrobot

Running boards are just fine; you see them on nicer minivans all the time!

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pius222

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Why can't people be here if they don't wheel or they have 2WD? Yotatech is not off-raod tech entirely.

There's no right or wrong by removing or keeping the running boards, If one think removing them to simply "look tall" without doing a real physical lift. That's fine too.

I personally like the boards on stock runners that has puny tires, once I have both time and funds to get a lift, bigger tires and sliders, they will be off.

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sabre

Well I have been here since I got my runner. I use this board to learn about my truck and get good ideas on how to take care of it. From what tires and shocks work with what setup to how to get my ignition key to turn. Off roading isnt for evey member. I dont off road but find this board priceless for taking care of my truck.

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hiloracerboy84

geez i didnt know my little rant would turn into a pretty long thread. forums are open to anyone and everyone, and are for discussion, and as sabre pointed out, i too mostly use forums for learning about my truck and even occasionally giving my input on some subjects i have experience with. i think its just a wonderful wealth of specific information all in one place. i dont know what the big stink about 2wd vehicles is about either. in 2wd w/ my locker on i can go a lot of places that a 4wd truck w/o one couldnt. ...and what is a persons definition of "offroad"? for some it may be fire roads, or even driving on a little trail. for some it may be driving up a vertical wall in moab...so who's to say who offroads and who doesnt.

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GorillaScientist

Oh I have to get in on this one!
Toyota Trucks are for driving PERIOD! Everyday, anywhere. Thats why we love them. Cause in stock form they are perfect for getting groceries, putting kids and friends in the back, hitting the dirt, pullin' Jeeps out of the mud, then hosing off and taking your girlfriend out on a date.
Now as for running boards, I personally removed them for two reasons. One, they were badly rusted and the plastic "tread" was peeling off. Two, after having a full size Chevy for years I found it difficult to get into a 4runner. I love the look of them off and find it easier to get in and out.

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