Side steps feel mushy

breadbutcher

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Hey folks! So I bought these last week and installed them a couple days ago: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0754PGNQ6/?tag=wranglerorg-20.
The instructions say to take the hex bolt and the bottom rubber bushing and use them to secure the first bracket to the frame. My issue is that once fully installed, the side steps feel mushy and they move first before the frame/tub does. So my question is, do I return the side steps or will replacing the body mounts fix my issue? They didn't seem like they were too bad but what do I know.
 
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You have them, we don't. You can feel them, we can't. You can see them, we can't. How are we supposed to know what's wrong or whether you should return them?

You didn't even provide a single photo to help us visualize the mounting.
 
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You have them, we don't. You can feel them, we can't. You can see them, we can't. How are we supposed to know what's wrong or whether you should return them?

You didn't even provide a single photo to help us visualize the mounting.

They attach to the body mounts. That is all we need to know.
 
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Return them, and get a better solution.
X2, rockers that mount to the body mounts have the problem you describe. I'd return them and buy a pair that mount directly to the tub. Yes that means drilling a half-dozen small mounting bolt holes in the tub but that's a non-issue since few, if any, permanently remove their body mounted rockers after installing them. That's the type most of us run here.
 
You should have read the reviews before buying them. :unsure:

Nearly a dozen bags of hardware - got to be over 100 pieces that weighs more than both steps combined - AND NOT A SINGLE WORD or image Of DIRECTIONS / INSTRUCTIONS - AKA 'what's what or where. TOTALLY NUTS

Finally, when the side steps are installed there will be some movement when you stand on them, as they're mounted on the bottom side of the body mounts.

It only has two and on e installed seems weak in the middle. Specially if one"steps" on it.

The hardware provided is cheap,and substandard.i live on a 6 mile rutted gravel road,and even with lock tight,the nuts have loosened due to lockwasher failure.you will need to replace with grade 5 or better to get the adequate torque to keep them tight.
Also these steps mount to the bolts that secure the body mount rubber.so theres moverment.ive had them for over a month now,4x4 6 times,had to tighten 4xs.
These would be ok for a mall crawler or if you live in town
 
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X2, rockers that mount to the body mounts have the problem you describe. I'd return them and buy a pair that mount directly to the tub. Yes that means drilling a half-dozen small mounting bolt holes in the tub but that's a non-issue since few, if any, permanently remove their body mounted rockers after installing them. That's the type most of us run here.

If some poor soul buys a set of Savvy rockers or anything remotely like them, expecting to drill a half dozen holes, their head is going to explode when they see the hardware.
 
@jjvw @Artsifrtsi @Jerry Bransford Thank you all for your helpful comments. I have decided to return them and get something that either mounts to the tub or the frame. If there is anything I should look out for with those two solutions, feel free to let me know.
While frame-mounted might sound superior to or stronger than tub mounted, it's not. Really. Frame mounted rocker guards mount to the frame via long mounting brackets which can flex and bend. General speaking, tub mounted are totally rigid and significantly stronger in all ways.
 
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