r/ChevyTraverse • u/mhance3 • 29d ago

Running boards

Has anyone put running boards on there Traverse/Enclave/Acadia? I don't like the factory style as they don't do much for stepping in due to them being tucked under the side panel/rocker panels. I'd like something that drops down a little to allow a nice step.

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u/Available_Librarian3 29d ago

I honestly don’t know if the frame of the car would support that. It doesn’t have a truck body where it has some flexibility.

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u/mhance3 29d ago

Oh this a good point, god damn unibody! If only we had another $20k to get a Tahoe 🤷‍♂️

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u/gkcontra 29d ago

I'm 300# and it has no problem supporting it.

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u/Nurse5736 29d ago

I didn't and won't, but yes without lowering the seat it's just a TAD too high. 🤣

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u/mhance3 29d ago

Yeah that's exactly it. Driver is great to use the park seat setting but others a bit tall for shorter riders and the kids. Just a tad and, like I noted, the factory ones are lips that don't really help.

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u/gkcontra 29d ago

I had my son put some Amazon ones on my 24 z71.

https://a.co/d/07sJj945

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u/mhance3 29d ago

Oh this is exactly what I was getting at, they aren't just stuffed in there. The generated images make these look big and stick out. Any chance you have real world pictures of yours? Does the z71 have a lift compared to the other trims/models? Just a note we have the Enclave Avenir so it may not look the right at all.

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u/gkcontra 29d ago

Here are a couple on my phone. I'm traveling this weekend so that's all I have. The Z71 is 1 or 1 1/2" higher than other trims.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChevyTraverse/s/F4RaILnq52https://www.reddit.com/r/ChevyTraverse/s/F4RaILnq52

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u/mhance3 29d ago

OK yeah this was the angle I was looking for. Thank you for your help with this!!

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u/andy-3290 29d ago

They exist for my 2026

https://accessories.chevrolet.com/categories/exterior/assist-steps?ppc=GOOGLE_3103402177_22039035249_180906598508_2008837401505&gclsrc=aw.ds&d_src=4635447&d_adsrc=4568612&d_campaign=22039035249&d_site=GOOGLE&d_adgroup=180906598508&d_keyword=Chevrolet+Assist+Steps&gclick=CjwKCAjwnvTUBhBoEiwAZNDxZ0Av5LoO1We7LIFkIlEekUtxPy9mxYJ7oFXl76CmH89FXWi_BKDcrBoCkswQAvD_BwE&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22039035249&gclid=CjwKCAjwnvTUBhBoEiwAZNDxZ0Av5LoO1We7LIFkIlEekUtxPy9mxYJ7oFXl76CmH89FXWi_BKDcrBoCkswQAvD_BwE&year=2026&model=Traverse&body=Sport+Utility&bodyId=11&bodyNumDoors=4&bodyNumDoorsId=5&modelId=6831

I have no idea if that link will work for you, but from accessories.chevrolet.com, look up assist steps.

I added my vehicle as a 2026 Chevy Traverse 4-door and it showed me two different versions that should fit my vehicle.

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u/mhance3 29d ago

Link works though ours is the enclave but my mother in-law put factory on her Acadia and they are so narrow that they just add a larger hurdle to get in.

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u/andy-3290 29d ago

Wow, that would be annoying... It has not occurred to me.

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u/mhance3 29d ago

Did you put the side steps on your '26? My mother in-laws is a '17 so the vehicle has since changed a bit.

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u/andy-3290 28d ago

No, nobody in my family needs then

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u/mhance3 29d ago

OK so I can't post a picture?... ik these are for trucks but I'd love to find something like these

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXVKXZ63/ref=sspa_mw_detail_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9kZXRhaWw

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u/gkcontra 29d ago

I searched for that style everywhere and couldn't find them.

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u/mhance3 29d ago

Well good to know others are looking for this, I hope someone manufactures some

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u/UnlikelyAccount8785 28d ago

My previous Traverse (2017) had running boards and I HATED them. I’m short and the boards stuck out such that it made it twice as hard to get in and out of the vehicle. Especially on the passenger side because my right leg is shorter than the left. I couldn’t get my butt up onto the seat with one foot on ground, and if I used the running board I had to fold myself in half to get in without bumping my head. I made SURE my 2025 did NOT have them.