Side Step "SWB Prado"

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Hi everyone this is DarkCroy "You can call me DC if u want :wink: ". This is my first post in Prado point although i have been around in the shadows for quite a while 8) . I own a short wheel base Prado which i noticed after couple of discussions that it is not available in Australia :roll: . Well i live in United Arab Emirates in Sharjah "next to Dubai" and the SWB is quite popular here. Anyway i think i went off the topic.

It happened that during one of my trips i got stuck n my car's wheels were off ground n i was trying to rock my car side to side while standing on the side step and ......... you know what happened. I bent my side step. After coming back home i inspected the damage and noticed the weak brackets thet is used to hold the step to the body so i decided to make a stronger one which is fitted to the chassis. I went to a local fabrication shop n told them what i needed and i showed them my designs and ideas :idea: and they agreed to make it for me. They got em ready for me now all that's left is the black powder coat to be done . I am expecting them to be ready on Tuesday. I'll post the picture as soon as possible "Might also show u the design :wink: ".

Regards,
DC

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Re: DIY Side Step "SWB Prado"

This is the primary product. They prepared it for me to see how it looks and the size and the way it will fit.

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Re: DIY Side Step "SWB Prado"

From the other side



Fitting the step is all bolt based "No welding" and it was all made according to original holes available on the chassis



All direct bolt brackets

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Re: Side Step "SWB Prado"

Yeah you are right pradogxlv6 That was before they weld it completely. They just wanted to show me how it looks when fitted like that to my car. They thought i might change my mind about the design or something.

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Re: Side Step "SWB Prado"

Your fabricator has done some nice work on those mounting brackets :wink: looks smick


Are you intending to use crush tubes in the chassis rail?


Mick

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Re: Side Step "SWB Prado"

Your fabricator has done some nice work on those mounting brackets :wink: looks smick


Are you intending to use crush tubes in the chassis rail?


Mick

Mick What are crash tubes??? :?

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Re: Side Step "SWB Prado"

Crush tubes

To stop the chassis being squashed when you do the bolts up or deforming under stress.

The chassis is a square hollow section... any damage/deforming to the sides of it will make it very weak in the other direction.

Mick

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Re: Side Step "SWB Prado"

Hi CroyNayx
Nice Design there on the mountings for your side steps.
Will look forward to seeing more pictures of the finished product fitted.
Cheers Troy

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Re: Side Step "SWB Prado"

Crush tubes

To stop the chassis being squashed when you do the bolts up or deforming under stress.

The chassis is a square hollow section... any damage/deforming to the sides of it will make it very weak in the other direction.

Mick

Hey Mick you r starting to scare me to death :shock: I have no idea about crash tubes but what you r saying is :shock:
Btw i asked the fabricator that in case of getting hit on the side by another car he told me that he made the tube in such a way that it will take the impact and if it is severe it will get Bend without damaging the chassis. that's what he told me but do u suggest adding that "Crush tube" if yes then how and where it should be installed. Thanks for your advices anyway

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Re: Side Step "SWB Prado"

Hi CroyNayx
Nice Design there on the mountings for your side steps.
Will look forward to seeing more pictures of the finished product fitted.
Cheers Troy

HiYo Bro thank you very much sure i'll post more pictures when i fit them hopefully tomorrow. I contacted them today the told me they sent them for powder coating today so they will receive them in the morning. All that will be left is the Checkered aluminum plate to be made according to my design it won't take much time so i think tomorrow afternoon i'll have em ready and fitted to my Lil Prado.

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Re: Side Step "SWB Prado"

Here's an extract from the Australian National Guidlines for Modifying Vehicles to help show things a little clearer:

2.6.6 Spacer tubes, crush tubes, or stepped bolts must be used wherever a bolt passes
through a hollow section of the chassis. The tube should be 3mm or larger wall
thickness and welded in position. The following diagram 2(b) shows examples of
spacer tubes.



Diagram 2(b)

Mick

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Re: Side Step "SWB Prado"

A picture is worth a thousand words, In both cases.
The side steps look abolutely awesome.
And the drawing of the Crush (not crash) tubes explains that beautifully.

If no crush tubes are used, when they torque up the nuts n bolts the chassis rail will deform inwards (crush).
Not the best as there will be less force holding the steps solid to the chassis.
With the crush tubes in place the full torque of the bolts will clamp those beauties to the chassis perfectly.
Another less perfect design would be if your fabrication shop can make back plates to sandwich the chassis..

But again , they are fantastic looking steps for sure.

Jeff.

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Re: Side Step "SWB Prado"

Hey Croynyax
Hows the side step install going? Still keen to see the finished product fitted.
Cheers Troy

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HiYo everyone i am really sorry i was at work i just came back before 2 days. I got some good news I GOT Em fitted finally. I'll go to wash my car since it was parked for ages n it is dirty like it came out of waste land and i'll post the pictures ASAP.

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Re: Side Step "SWB Prado"

TADA here we go this is the finished product



Other side



They messed up my design so i told them to modify this one and add a new hole



Fitted on my Lil Prado



Overview




Waiting for everyone's comments ^_^