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89 Suburban is gone....added a K5 in it's place..87 V30 WONTON

What do you need to know? The manufacturer should have feed rate and power specs. Using them is all about geometry and leverage.

Usually, the faster they are, the less power that is available.
 
ktmoutfront said:
What do you need to know? The manufacturer should have feed rate and power specs. Using them is all about geometry and leverage.

Usually, the faster they are, the less power that is available.
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I was looking for feedback from anyone that's used them before I suppose.
I've been looking at one that has a 30" stroke with 450lb rating. It runs a little over an inch per second.
It will be mounted vertically so it should be at full power when used.
 
Handicap (me) lift step.
 
No worries I enjoy all angles when learning, I appreciate the info! The idea would be to put the step almost or on the ground and do the lifting, I'm not sure how much pressure my foot will take after the beating it's had. If I can put enough pressure (bone will be close to the skin when healed) on it I'm sure the AMP step would work.

Edit for info. The AMP steps seem to only have a 13" drop.
 
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@Engineered Vintage when you have a minute could you chime in here with your kit for steps on a 77? I have a few questions for you. TIA
 
It’s all good dude. So were you thinking of using the actuator to physically help lift you up to the truck or just get the step down low enough to make it easier to step up and in?

There may be something in the mobility upfit world that does what you are thinking. It would probably have to be adapted to the truck obviously but it’s another rabbit hole to explore too.
 
Present!

I skim read a little bit - but apologies if don't understand completely what you are trying to do

Amp Steps can't "lift" - they are wired with a smart feature that keeps step from retracting or extending if it encounters a load either way (similar to a garage door - but step will just stop)

We don't have kit for 77 rigs yet - first half of 2025 is ETA
 
"It’s all good dude. So were you thinking of using the actuator to physically help lift you up to the truck or just get the step down low enough to make it easier to step up and in?
There may be something in the mobility upfit world that does what you are thinking. It would probably have to be adapted to the truck obviously but it’s another rabbit hole to explore too."


No worries I appreciate the info and banter it's how we learn.

The plan is to vertical mount the actuator on the B-pillar like a shock or bump stop run through the floor pan. Mounted to a nerf bar/slider with a heim joint and the pivot would be a johnny joint or similar. 75% of a suspension link basically. One thing I'm trying to figure out is if we could design the step plate to stay parallel to the ground through the arc of the link. @Fastereddie had the idea for the swivel step and I'm not near the fab guy he is, I was going with a solid mounted plate.

The reason for it going to the ground or close to it is to take almost if not all pressure off my foot. If it's slow so be it, I'm healing from a nasty wound and it won't take much to re-injure. The skin grafts are lacking the thickness I'll need for protecting the bones on the side of my foot.
 
I guess I’m still missing a point, are you trying to lift yourself or just get a much lower step than anything else would be?
 
Gotta swing by Matt’s shop after the holiday and grab the transmission for this girl. Gonna work on getting that done first. Also gonna cut the cage out thats blocking the dash so I can fix the gauges and all that. Going to redo the cage to go behind/through the dash and tie into the front engine cage.
 
Fastereddie said:
Gotta swing by Matt’s shop after the holiday and grab the transmission for this girl. Gonna work on getting that done first. Also gonna cut the cage out thats blocking the dash so I can fix the gauges and all that. Going to redo the cage to go behind/through the dash and tie into the front engine cage.
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Oh yeah! Being able to get to the gauges will be nice along with the matching trans. :saweet:
 
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