Our Truck Running Boards section brings together reviews, comparisons and practical buying guides to help you find the right products for your vehicle, whatever your budget.
The APS iBoard 6-inch is the flat-board entry in the APS running board line: a solid 6061 aircraft-grade aluminium board in matte black, with a corrugated non-slip pad running the full length of the board and a maker rating of 500 lb. The listing reviewed here fits the Ford F-150 SuperCrew and its Super Duty
The Tyger Auto Rider 3.5-inch is the value oval nerf bar in our best truck running boards guide: a carbon steel tube with a textured E-coat finish that bolts to the rocker of 2015–2022 F-150 SuperCrew trucks, with a 5-year warranty behind it. This review judges the exact part under that listing — TG-SS2F35058 —
This comparison is not brand against brand in the usual way. On one side sit two Tyger aftermarket bars you can order online tonight, each with a published rating and a stated warranty. On the other side sits “the factory board” — which is not one product at all, but every truck maker’s own accessory
How we researched this guide We compared six side steps that carry a documented SUV fitment, checking each against its maker or listing documents: APS iBoard listing data for the 4Runner and Grand Cherokee applications, OEDRO listing specifications for its 4Runner two-stair bar, Tyger Auto Star Armor listing data, ARIES AeroTread application data for the
How we researched this guide We compared five budget side-step products against their makers’ own listing data — AUTOSAVER88’s aluminium board and carbon steel drop-step listings and YITAMOTOR’s Colorado and Silverado listings, including dimensions, load ratings, part numbers and warranty blocks — and checked each pick’s price history against the budget in the title, keeping