Bent raptor step help

Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Need advice on cheap way of fixing this.

 

Time for some rock sliders if you are hitting anything with your steps.

 

Blow torch to heat up and a rubber mallet maybe.

 

More off-roading!

 

I'd recommend a solid sledgehammer XD

 

And yes, if you’re hitting stuff with the steps, getting sliders will be the cheaper option long term.

 

If you need a cheap/quick fix, I'll assume sliders or new steps are not an option for now. As someone else said, a torch and a mallet are your best bet.

I'd actually use a piece of 2x4 against the inside of the bracket and go after it with a 5 lb hammer. Taper the end of the 2x4 (45 degree bevel, like a knife edge on the narrow end) and put it against the inside corner, and hit it at the opposite angle that it got crunched at.

Don't whale on it immediately either - just tell yourself you're going to spend an hour doing it very slowly, and start with light blows to see how it goes and adjust accordingly.

Use a cheap plumber's torch to heat the bends as you go, starting with the worst creases, alternating heating/hitting.

I wouldn't be surprised if it rips before it straightens all the way, and it's always going to be a little crooked/mangly even if it straightens out.

 

Lots of people selling their take offs on here since many don’t like this style. You could probably get them cheap.

example from someone on here selling on Facebook marketplace for $25

 

No cheap way to fix. Unbolt. Toss.

 

Probably crack if you try to bend it back. Takeoffs are cheap and plentiful

 

It’s aluminum. Banging on it may very well break it.

 

The amount of heat needed to bend that back will take the finish off. You will probably not get it to bend straight/back into position. Aluminum cracks/breaks easily, especially after the first bend and even more so with heat applied.

Another thing to consider is that any pressure applied is going into the body of the cab, not the frame, like sliders.

 

those things are poo poo for folks that actually off-road. Buy some real sliders if you intend to, or buy some more disposable OE steps if not.

 

Unless you have a short inseam? Cut em all off and repaint

 

I have a short inseam, that's why people always mistaken me walking with three legs.

 

Take them off and get sliders. It’s not cheap, but cheaper than repairing the body damage of a step pushed up into the cab/door

 

It's like in real estate there are fixer-uppers and there are tear'er-downers. Time to call it and replace it. Recycle the aluminum and call it a day.

 

Snap them all off. Dumbest thing I've seen put on a truck...

 

If you don’t do hardcore wheelin, I’d suggest like others have, to cut the steps off. First thing I did when I got home with the truck. Now I’m not saying it’s a slider by any means…but it’s A LOT stronger than members think. Top of Gate Keeper at Pronghorn. The truck is stock, so it didn’t have enough clearance at the top. The Taco got hung up and I’m not kidding when I say this, the weight of the truck, the grinding it got from me trying to inch my way forward until it got sideways. It took A LOT of abuse. I was blown away afterwards when I walked back up to check where it got hung up. Not even a dent.