Eventhough im not the biggest fan of Nerf Bars i think im gonna have to get some because people in my apartment complex find it fun to open their doors and hit me. Before i moved in my truck was spotless and now it has scratches and dings all over it. What im looking for is bars that hug the body of the truck and don't have a huge gap between the body and the step. Any recommendations?

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1997 F150 Reg. cab.,2wd, 4.2 V6, Stepside.

Mods so far: 265/75/16 Pirelli Scorpion ATs, Toolbox, CB Radio, Tint, K&N filter, Kenwood CD player, 2 Fosgate 10s.

 

Hey brew,
I noticed you have the stepside bed, same thing as flareside right? Anyway, I went with the factory tube steps, mainly so my wife can get in the truck, but also I liked the flat look they have. May be too much of a gap for your taste though. Seems that when you get a flareside, that deletes the bodyside moldings. I plan to put those on. I checked at the parts counter. They are about $45 for the main door and $12 for the small supercab door. 4 pieces for $120. not cheap but may solve your problem if you don't like nerfs.

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2001 F150 SC SPORT 4X4 FLARESIDE
* Black
* 4.6 240 H.P.
* awesome factory 10 spoke 17" wheels
* "MAN"ual shift 4x4
* 3.55 Limited slip
* Captains chairs W/console
* Factory tube steps
* Slider

 

My westin nurfs from the bottom edge or door to outside edge of bar are 3 1/2" hardly any gap.

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------------------------- 99 SILVER XLT/REG.CAB/4.2/5SPD/3.55/K&N/Dynomax Super Turbo/Westin Black Nerfs/SuperChip/Hellwig Rear Swaybar/Energy Suspension Front Swaybar Bushings and Endlinks/Trenz Billet Antenna

 

I have Westin also, but I got the chrome. See the picture below.

 

The westin nerf bars will do the job. They look good and when installed properly the only stick out a few inches from the truck body.

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2001 Supercrew XLT 4x4, 5.4, tow pkg, limited slip, skid plates, 6 disk, keyless entry. Deepwedgewood blue ext. Dark graphite int.

Mods: full tint, westin chrome nerf bars, AR chrome sliders 16x8 and BFG AT 285/75

 

Thanks for the responses everyone. Life would be so much easier if people would just open their doors carefully. Ill look into the Westin bars though.

 

5150Steves, did you keep the lights...........just curious because they look great on your truck also........LoweredFord