Gear steps

[Mr. Ed]

I have a weld on fueling step on the left gear and am putting a long step on the right gear. Somewhere on this site I saw a lower step that looked like a motorcycle foot peg mounted around axle height. I’ve tried multiple site searches and all I’ve found are long step and mid step but no lower. The older I get the less bendable I become. Just thinking ahead a few years and think a bolt on lower step might be a spiffy addition. Anybody know where I can acquire one or have photos of one you’ve fabricated? Thanks.

 

[rc dude]

TK1 Racing makes one for their gear leg. They designed the axle to bolt in, so the mini step uses one of the axle bolts to attach but it says it can also attach to the gear shock bolt. They have two photos of it on their website if you want to see it up close.

Link to TK1 Racing axle step

 

[Steve Pierce]

Fuel Step Handles

Anybody installed STC handles on the boot cowl to assist pulling yourself up on the fuel step, it’s quite a leap on the ABW 31s. My IA laughed when I said just install them like the ones on the 185. I installed the long Long and short steps from Dodge but still need something to grab on to

www.supercub.org

 

[DENNY]

If I remember correctly StewartB had one on his cub that looks like the the TK1 step I think it a motorcycle peg cut in half.
DENNY

 

[tempdoug]

this is a 15 dollar deal for pushing in t posts

 

[rc dude]

These might work as a cheaper alternative. Just unscrew the attachment arm and reuse the bolt hole to attach it to the gear strut bolt.

Amazon link

 

[Mr. Ed]

These might work as a cheaper alternative. Just unscrew the attachment arm and reuse the bolt hole to attach it to the gear strut bolt.

I purchased those from Amazon. Removed the attachment fittings and milled a profile to match my axle. I also bought a 3’ section of aluminum angle 2”x 2” x 3/16”. Machined a couple stand offs that matched the gear leg tube profiles and fit up into the 2x2 angle. Drilled it full of holes and match drilled to fit the grommets welded into my gear legs. It’s painted metallic silver to match the future gear leg cover and I sprayed the top with bed liner for a non skid surface. It made a nice entry/fueling step.