hmm, kinda biased here too. ve always liked the fleets and the steppers. now i have a stepper for once, but the only thing i dont like is the chains bangin all the time. i always hear them, and they do still have the plastice coating on them. if i keep the stepper bed imma put some door latches or something, also a rear bumper solution would be nice too........BUT i wanna go really low and still be able to drive , plus fatass tires in the back and the stepper bed isnt a better choice when goin low. the sidesteps dont come down far enough so the bed looks higher, and looking at my donor fleetside bed ive been to lazy to mount, seems like theres alot less room for a really wide tire, though no problem if i just wanted a taller tire.
with my 4.11s in the back im def going to a taller tire, but have to go fatter if imma be paying all the money so new wheels and tires wont even come till i swap to a fleet bed, and then i can worry about that ankle-low drop i yearn for again, but this time without all the scraping
hope this helps, these were my concerns.