Reviews for Go Rhino D64506T Dominator D6 Steps for 18-20 Jeep Wrangler JL Unlimited
I get a lot of compliments on these
Installed the boards this weekend - Overall pretty easy - but way more than an hour with two people. Close to 3. Couple of points -
1. These boards sit almost level with the bottom of the door jams. This is NOT a step up like the factory plastic boards or even the D2s. I don't love that aspect of it but they really LOOK great.
2. Installation tips -
So the directions they provide have letters in the pics - They refer to bolts, nuts and washers in the table up front - Use that info to your advantage. However, note that some of the bolts they show as SILVER are actually BLACK.
The brackets to hold the boards to the brackets that attach to the jeep are slid into the frame of the rail. The trick is holding them vertical and the right height in the channel, while feed the bolts. This is done COMPLETELY blind. It is made worse by the fact that there is no tapering or leeway in the bolts and that the threads inside the bracket are covered in paint/powder coat. Get it straight in or it cross threads. The last bracket I put in has two cross threaded holes - one of which has the bolt "frozen" in place, and the other is just sitting without a bolt until I can get under there in the spring.
On the JL there is a pin that sticks out where the rail tip ends. I found that this was a good guide for front on both sides - the front end of the rail sits flat on that pin for the correct height.
Use jack stands and a friend. Start with the middle and then to the rear and then the front for installing the rail itself with the jack stands towards the front. Remember the stands will either be higher or lower than the final spot, unless you've got some amazing precision. So get the middles in and "loose" so all of the deviation is in the rear, then use the stands as a safety while you adjust up or down on the rear. Again, keep all of the bolts on the rail loose until after you have all 6 in place.
Short allen and long allen wrenches are helpful. The short allows you to start the bolt and the long gives you leverage. I am sure a pneumatic wrench with the right bits would help but the paint makes starting the bolts a pain in the rear so just go slow until it is well seated.
Perfect! It was a little tricky figuring out how to install them, but once we got over the hurdles, they came out great. The suppled bolts for the middle brackets were just a bit too short. Finding clear installation instructions was a bit challenging. (We found some online). And, they totally fit into existing holes and brackets already on the car. Overall, very happy with the look and feel (very sturdy)! I love them!
Very sturdy and great looking Instructions are very basic and not that helpful. After the brackets are installed a pair of jack stands are really useful to hold the step in place. A 2nd person doesn’t help but the jack stands make it an easy 1 hot job.. almost takes longer to inbox than to install.
Installation is a real pain. They say to attach the brackets on the Jeep then slide the nut plates into the boards. You have to align the boards with the brackets and somehow align and push the nut plate upright to get the bolts in. Next to impossible! Why didn't they tack the nut plates onto the board? I ended up attaching the brackets to the boards and leaving the bolts loose. Then I used two 5 gallon buckets to roughly place the board under the Jeep. I loosely bolted the front bracket on the Jeep first then worked my way back to the middle and rear brackets. Way easier than how the instructions said. Once installed the rear of the board sticks out about 1.5 inches past the outside edge of the tire. The front of the board is even with the outside edge of the front tire. I emailed GO Rhino and they got back to me in a few hours and asked how the brackets were installed and for pictures. I replied right away. Over 2 weeks later and nothing heard back. I contacted them again and now 2 days later and nothing. I've figured out that the boards are the same width at the front and rear and that the Jeep body isn't square to the tires. I verified with wifes 2019 JLU, and her boards are tapered and are even with the outside edge of the tire front and rear. Overall the boards are sound and strong, I just wish the instructions were better and customer service would at least answer back. Awesome price and quick shipping from Quadratec.
The only thing "good" about these D6 steps was the packaging and the looks. The instructions were very lacking, no video of this model for installation help and left on your own to figure it out. That's ok and I did it. They look nice and did fit BUT, what a bitch to install by yourself. I ended up using a 5 gallon paint bucket to balance the step on while I started bolting on the end. Another person would have helped a ton. The back plate mounts that slip in and act as nuts were a real feat. Got it all done and looks great. Solid and stiff. Installation time was about 4 hours due to having to figure out the install and struggling on doing it alone. The drop down steps are another story and review on their product page.
Why one star? The installation was not that easy. Why? Go Rhino set the wrong hardware to mount the step to the bracket. The holes in the bracket are too close to the flange of the bracket to allow for the head of a 3/8 bolt to set in. the metal bracket located in the step suck. Why? the nuts that are welded to the l brace are not installed correctly so when trying to install the bolt you can not because the bolts are at an angle. In summary, i would buy a different product. This is not well engineered. Or just have a Go Rino dealer install them.
Very difficult to install. Directions are worthless and pieces didn’t line up. Strange design for the mount, nothing holds up the step like I see other designs do. Wouldn’t buy or recommend.