Rubber for steps

[vegas702]

I know this is the FJ25 section - but you guys always know so much about the early FJ40s.
I have a '66 FJ40 and have dismantled both steps. The rubber, of course, dried years ago. After I get the metal blasted and painted, I need to replace the rubber.
I had planned on just searching for some rubber mats with as close the thickness and tread pattern as possible. Then cut the mats to size.

Has anyone been through this process? Maybe found rubber that matches?

The picture is, of course, of the underside of the step. It isn't a picture of the original rubber - but I always like to include pictures.

 

[wesintl]

See these two threads

https://forum.ih8mud.com/fj25-owners-group/69657-non-skid-step.html

https://forum.ih8mud.com/fj25-owners-group/316460-rods-65-fj-40-thread-2.html

the place is called canal rubber.
http://www.canalrubber.com/pyramid-vinyl-matting.html

 

[vegas702]

Thanks

I appreciate the help. I knew I could cound on the 25ers !!

 

[wesintl]

how bout more pics. Looks like a factory soft top

 

[Icantdive55]

2x on the pics. I think it's a requirement

 

[Dusty 66]

how bout more pics. Looks like a factory soft top

Yep with no footman loops you can see the tell tale signs from the rusty ring in the picture from the Twist fasteners

https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/320068-67-fj40-intro.html

 

[Icantdive55]

Did some of the FST have Footman Loops and some not? I didn't notice the absence of footman loops until Dusty pointed it out. The tail gate has them. My FST has them on the tub as well as the tail gate.

Rod

 

[vegas702]

pics

Here are some pics of my rig, including the rubber that came off my rig.

I don't know if this rubber is original or not. The ridges don't seem to match up with either metric or standard measurements.

 

[destin]

Nice looking rig man

Looks pretty rust free

Post some under the hood photos please!

 

[Living in the Past]

Did some of the FST have Footman Loops and some not? I didn't notice the absence of footman loops until Dusty pointed it out. The tail gate has them. My FST has them on the tub as well as the tail gate.

Rod

This is a good question. Early years had footman loops on soft top models. Sometime around 66 The hard top modesl were made to use the soft top too. I think around this time the footman loops were dropped in favor of twists. Then in 72-74 both hard top and soft top models had footman loops in the corners. After that I'm not sure. Most models after 74 were hard tops with the soft top model being dropped in the US after 77.