Door Jamb Step for Reaching Roof

Nice Device or Crack Pipe?

  • No way, you're too fat.

    Votes: 21 48.8%

  • It will be fine, I am an engineer on the internet.

    Votes: 22 51.2%
  • Total voters
    43
rihavens said:
My math is shaky at best, but the step is twice as long as the arm holding it. That means it doubles the load force on the other side of the fulcrum. That means if I put my fat boy 270 pounds of force on the step, the top of that arm is holding back 540 pounds. That's assuming dead weight. Stepping down on it would create more force. I am sure someone will correct me. But that shitty piece of plastic does not look like it's going to support that.
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Lose some weight?
 
mcarey86 said:
I'd be concerned about possibly misaligning the door latch.

I could be wrong, but I'd imagine the latch is just bolted to the sheet metal. Wouldn't that be pretty easy to flex out of place a bit? Surely they weren't engineered to take flex like this would put on it.

Also, what happened to using the tires like a normal person?
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That was my thought, more worried about damage to the latch than anything else. Don't want the door to open unexpectedly, especially in an accident.
 
I bought one of these on Amazon today, before I saw this topic. I'm a larger guy at 250lbs, so I'll be interested to see how it holds me.
 
i have a similar one, comes with a seat belt cutting tool and glass breaking tool at the end. i'm 200lbs and use it to tie up surfboards on top of the hard shell tent.... love it. works way better then stepping onto the front door arm rest or window switch panel with sandy feet. Hope it helps.
 
I bought a 300# rated 2' high fiberglass step ladder. I can walk it around the truck as needed to get at everywhere on the roof rack, and it is small enough folded to fit in the back or on the rack with gear. I do have one of those aluminum door jamb steps and it seems to hold my weight fine, but the small footprint is hard on my arthritic feet. The ladder went on 3 camping trips last year and works like a champ.

https://www.amazon.com/Louisville-F...qid=1549655783&sprefix=2'+step,aps,195&sr=8-5
 
1jzgte said:
the only damage i can predict is when you forget to remove it while your instincts tell you small the door shut... door plastic and paint damage
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Now THAT is a real concern. That's going to happen eventually for sure!!

mcarey86 said:
I'd be concerned about possibly misaligning the door latch.

I could be wrong, but I'd imagine the latch is just bolted to the sheet metal. Wouldn't that be pretty easy to flex out of place a bit? Surely they weren't engineered to take flex like this would put on it.
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Naw, that latch striker is beastly strong. Designed to keep the door shut in the worst collisions. You'd have a hard time bending it with a sledge hammer.

Furagwa said:
When I looked at how high my striker was from the ground it didn't look like it would be too easy to even get up onto the step. And then it would put me up too high
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Well, presumably you'd step up on the door threshold on your way up to it.
 
I have one and use it often. It works as advertised. MOKI door steps are pricey but work great for those looking for roof top access. Amazon has cheaper brands from China. I can't say they are good or bad just cheaper.
 
Bought the Moki step to help reach mount latches and stuff at the front of my skybox, works really well. I just use 1 foot and don’t stand out on the end of it, I don’t see any flexing or bending. Solid piece of metal with a thick rubber boot at the bottom.
 
Looks solid to me.

The weight you are is balanced by the pull downward on the door latch and the door jamb, creating a solid platform to support the advertised weight.

I trust Toyota with my own and my family's lives, that door jamb can take a hit.

My question is how does a dude that is 6'6" fit in a 4Runner? I'm only 6' at 195lbs and this cabin feels tiny to me. Granted, my work truck is Ram 2500.
 
NolanVoid said:
My question is how does a dude that is 6'6" fit in a 4Runner? I'm only 6' at 195lbs and this cabin feels tiny to me. Granted, my work truck is Ram 2500.
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I find my Trail to be pretty comfortable. I did want the Premium at first, and ordered a white one when the salesman told me the sunroof only caused a half inch reduction in headroom. Of course he was wrong, and I couldn't drive that without either hitting my head on the ceiling or leaning back like Ice Cube in the Good Day video.
 
MossJenks said:
Naw, that latch striker is beastly strong. Designed to keep the door shut in the worst collisions. You'd have a hard time bending it with a sledge hammer.
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Right, I wouldn't be concerned about bending the actual striker. I'd be more concerned with bending the sheetmetal that the striker is attached to. I'd imagine it'd be fairly easy to distort the area around the striker with repeated vertical loading. It wouldn't take more than a mm or two to **** up the alignment.
 
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There is a backing plate in there. You aren’t bending that latch or the sheet metal.
Only issue would be if you shut the door with it still in there.
 
The Moki step was on Shark Tank the other night. One of the makers is a fire fighter talked about how much force it takes to pry open a door cause of the catch I think he said 2,200 pounds sure there is a YouTube of it. Seems pretty cool.
 
OKT4RCpl said:
The Moki step was on Shark Tank the other night. One of the makers is a fire fighter talked about how much force it takes to pry open a door cause of the catch I think he said 2,200 pounds sure there is a YouTube of it. Seems pretty cool.
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I believe they are referring to lateral loads, not longitudinal loads


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Why risk damage though? Be it to the door or yourself. Both would be very expensive fixes. Just get step rails or step on the lower door jamb.
 
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