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Barney12

Member Since: 09 Jun 2015
Location: South West
Posts: 744

2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Corris Grey

leeds wrote:

Not all aftermarket NAS steps are compatible with items such as the Nakatanenga wheel carrier.

Brendan

Hi Brendan

Is their a definitive list of which NAS steps do fit?

8th Sep 2015 6:57am

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8582

I wish life was so simple as a straightforward compatability list!

This photo might help

Click image to enlarge

Shows a NAS step and the Nakatanenga wheel carrier.

The NAS step must be bolted to the outer most 2 bolt holes in the rear cross member.

There may be a need to trim a bit of the rubber step off. Slightly more awkward if you have chequer plate fitted. You might have to undo all the bolts on the NAS step to move it slightly to get both items to fit

It all depends on how each aftermarket company has shaped their particular version of the NAS step and what scope you have for moving the NAS step.

Ditto with rear bumperettes. Nakatanenga are going to do their own version of rear bumperettes. Have seen the prototype but that needs tweaking a bit so it is right.

Can be a long time between prototypes and production run.

Brendan

8th Sep 2015 8:17am

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

CDN38 wrote:
...the attachment to the chassis is definitely not as robust, not the same as the original NAS spec.

What makes you say that?

I haven't handled an original NAS bumper but the bracing arms for the rear step bumper are very weighty items.

Comparing the two items, I'd guess the tube thickness of the NAS item is significantly less (i.e. hollow) than the diameter of the bar (solid) used on the step bumper and the NAS tube would be more susceptible to bend under a point loading such as hitting a rock off road?

I'm also guessing that they are both designed for the same towing load and therefore evenly matched in terms of normal towing loads and stresses.

8th Sep 2015 10:18am

Orchard

Member Since: 07 May 2015
Location: Usually walking the dog
Posts: 258

So after much web trawling the only 2'' receiver tube NAS step I can find is the one from 4wheelin, has anyone any experience of it

Thanks 2015 90 XS SW Bowler
1998 TD5 CSW

8th Sep 2015 12:54pm

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