pickup truck running board question

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I didn't want to steal the running board thread below, so I'll ask here. Has anyone ever done running boards with 2 steps? I've been considering running boards for my F350 since I bought it, but haven't decided what to do yet. It is a heavy duty 350 and is quite high, higher than my friends F350 King Ranch that is the same year. There is no lift kit, it's just heavier duty so higher. The problem is my wife has bad arthritis and there is no chance she can get in unless I lift her in, and 1 step probly won't be enough either. And I could  get in with one step, but arthritis is becoming a problem for me too. Just wondering if anyone else has built 2 step running boards and if so how did they work? My concern is that 2 steps might be clumsy.Yeah, I know, but it'll be ok!Lincoln Square wave 255Miller Vintage mig30a spoolgunThermal Dynamics Pacmaster 100xl plasmaSmith mc torchEllis 1600 band saw
Reply:My uncles old F550 had two steps. Worked good, but the step was only 5 inches deep. So when it was wet or snowy you had to watch your step.
Reply:Originally Posted by welderjI didn't want to steal the running board thread below, so I'll ask here. Has anyone ever done running boards with 2 steps? I've been considering running boards for my F350 since I bought it, but haven't decided what to do yet. It is a heavy duty 350 and is quite high, higher than my friends F350 King Ranch that is the same year. There is no lift kit, it's just heavier duty so higher. The problem is my wife has bad arthritis and there is no chance she can get in unless I lift her in, and 1 step probly won't be enough either. And I could  get in with one step, but arthritis is becoming a problem for me too. Just wondering if anyone else has built 2 step running boards and if so how did they work? My concern is that 2 steps might be clumsy.
Reply:Originally Posted by SandyA note about just steps and not a slider with steps; Spend a lot of time getting those steps in the correct location. Make mock-ups if you have to. I know of several with two steps, and I can tell you for sure that if those steps aren't in the right location they can be more of a draw back and hazard than no steps. Just seems almost like the location of a step for getting in is different than where it should be for getting out.
Reply:If you make the top step deeper the bottom step location would not be as critical I think.
Reply:I saw a set on a tall truck once that had a rod connected to the door, and when the door was opened the steps folded out and down, two steps. When the door was closed they retracted up and under the cab so they weren't sticking out all the time. This was on a 4X4 with a lift kit and large tires. With the doors closed the bottom of the steps did not extend below the frame of the truck so they would not snag on something when off-road. I saw this in person so do not have any pix of the mechanism.