Best Running Boards & Rock Sliders for 2020–2026 Jeep Gladiator JT: 7 Picks, Steps to Sliders

Rough Country's Contoured Drop Steps, part 90762, are the fixed step with the best mix of documentation and price on this page. The Amazon title lists them for the Jeep Gladiator JT, 2020–2025, as flush-fit rails with side steps, and Quadratec lists the same part number for the 2020–2027 Gladiator JT. The design is a rail that follows the body with a formed step under each door, so it looks closer to a factory part than a round tube does. Quadratec describes all-steel construction, a textured black powder coat and laser-cut tread, and says the steps are capable of handling up to 465 lb. The page gives a total length of 64 in and does not say whether the rating is per side.

Quadratec lists them at $399.95 plus a $75 shipping surcharge, with a 3-year limited warranty and an install time of 1 to 2 hours using the included brackets and hardware. One fit note decides whether this is your step: Quadratec says that if the Jeep has factory Rubicon rock rails, they have to be removed before the Contoured Drop Steps go on. Jeep's 2025 press kit also lists steel rock rails on the Willys and Mojave, so owners of those trims should ask the same question. The Amazon title stops at 2025, so a 2026 owner should confirm the part number with the seller.

AMP Research's PowerStep is the reference power step, and part 75135-01A is the Gladiator version. Quadratec lists it for the 2020–2027 Gladiator JT and describes boards that deploy automatically when a door opens and retract when it closes. The board is 85 in of extruded aluminum, black-anodized and Teflon coated, 7 in wide with a 7 in drop, and rated at 600 lb per side, with built-in LED courtesy lights. Quadratec says AMP Research engineers and builds its PowerSteps in the USA and backs them with a 5-year/60,000-mile warranty.

The cost is the obstacle. Quadratec lists the 75135-01A at $2,099.99 plus a $75 shipping surcharge and rates the install at 3 to 4 hours, intermediate difficulty. The page does not mention factory rock rails, so Willys, Rubicon and Mojave owners should ask whether the linkage brackets clear the rails or replace them. Read the Amazon listing with care. The title we recorded for this ASIN names the 75135-01A for the 2020–2021 Jeep Gladiator, and the same ASIN also appears under a general RealTruck AMP Research title that says Plug-N-Play and names no vehicle. Before ordering, check the part number and the vehicle shown on the listing, and ask the seller to confirm your model year.

Rough Country's power running boards put a retracting step on a Gladiator for about half of what AMP Research costs. The Amazon title lists them for the Jeep Gladiator JT, 2020–2025, as retractable electric side steps with dual motors, LED lights and a textured anti-slip surface. The retailer Fat Bob's Garage lists Rough Country's Gladiator power boards as part ESR610530 for the 2020–2026 JT 4WD at $1,099.95. Its page describes lightweight aluminum boards 6 in wide with a textured anti-slip coating, a high-torque motor system that deploys the board when a door opens, and integrated LED courtesy lights that light the board when it is down. Each side is listed as supporting up to 660 lb, the highest rating on this page.

The retailer lists a no-drill installation on factory mounting points and estimates 3 to 5 hours. It words the warranty as a "5-Year limited lifetime replacement warranty" against structural and workmanship defects, so confirm the term on the listing. One exclusion is specific to this truck: the boards do not fit models equipped with Mopar's Tire Deflector Bracket, the frame support sold as 68637397AB and 68640856AB. The Amazon title carries no part number and stops at 2025, so match the part number on the listing to ESR610530 before you rely on these specs, and ask about 2026. The page says nothing about factory rock rails.

Go Rhino's 4 in OE Xtreme is the plain tube step from a known maker. The Amazon title names part 684451687T, 4 in OE Xtreme side steps with a mounting bracket kit, for the Jeep 20-23 Gladiator. Quadratec lists the same part number in textured black for the 2020–2027 Gladiator JT, alongside a polished stainless version, 684451687PS. Quadratec's page describes an 87 in step with welded-in end caps in the matching finish, a large flat non-slip pad at each door opening, and channel-mount construction that allows a non-drill installation in an estimated 1 to 2 hours.

Quadratec shows the textured black version at $324.99 against a $422.49 list price, which puts it below the other brand-name fixed steps we could price. The warranty is 5 years limited on black and limited lifetime on stainless. A straight bar sits closer to the rocker than a drop step, so it costs less clearance and gives a higher first step. That is the right trade for a stock-height truck and the wrong one for a lifted truck with short passengers. The page gives no load rating and no note about factory rock rails, so ask the seller both questions. The Amazon title stops at 2023 while Quadratec lists the part through 2027. Confirm the part number against your model year before ordering.

Westin's Outlaw Drop is the step for a Gladiator that sits high. The Amazon title reads Westin Outlaw Drop Nerf StepBar, 20- Jeep Gladiator, and Westin's own application table lists part 20-14165 for the 2020–2026 Gladiator as a body-mount fit. The same table gives 20-14065 for the 2018–2026 Wrangler 4-door, so Westin treats the two as separate applications. Westin describes a 1.5 in mandrel-bent steel tube, 10-gauge steel and a fully welded cab-length top plate, with a 4 in drop die-stamped step plate that gives traction and lets dirt and mud fall through.

The finish is a textured black powder coat over an E-coat base, which Westin says gives long-lasting corrosion protection. Installation is bolt-on with no drilling required, and hardware and mounting brackets are included. Westin covers the bars for 3 years and lists the Outlaw Drop line from $493.99 to $528.99. The drop plate is both the benefit and the cost. It puts the first step 4 in below the bar, and it is the lowest fixed point on this page, so keep it off rock trails. Westin's page does not say how the brackets deal with factory rock rails, so Willys, Rubicon and Mojave owners should ask. The Amazon title has no part number, so check that the listing shows 20-14165 before you buy.

A Gladiator that crawls needs armor under the cab, and Rough Country's 90802 is the slider here with a product page behind it. The Amazon title lists Rough Country Rock Sliders for the 2020–2022 Jeep Gladiator JT 4WD, part 90802. Fat Bob's Garage lists the same part as heavy-duty rock sliders for the 2020–2023 Gladiator JT 4WD at $499.95. Its page describes solid one-piece, 1/8 in thick all-steel construction in a flat black powder coat, a bolt-on frame mount that requires no drilling, and a top that can be used as a step.

The frame mount is the point. A step bar hangs from its brackets and is built for feet. A slider is tied to the frame so the rocker can come down on a rock. The retailer page is not tidy: it quotes 3 to 4 hours in the description and 1 to 2 hours in the feature list, and it describes the warranty both as a 3-year limited warranty and as a limited lifetime replacement warranty, so confirm both on the listing. It gives no load rating and does not say whether factory rock rails must come off. The Amazon title stops at 2022 and the retailer at 2023, so owners of 2024 and later trucks should get the seller's confirmation first. Willys, Rubicon and Mojave trucks with factory steel rails may not need this part at all.

TAC's 3 in side bars are the budget pick, and they are here on fit, not on documentation. The Amazon title lists TAC side steps for the 2020–2025 Jeep Gladiator JT truck: 3 in black side bars, two pieces. That is everything we can state about the part. We did not open a TAC page for it, so the tube material, the coating under the black finish, the step pad design, the bracket type, the load rating and the warranty are all things to read on the listing before you order.

What the type tells you is simpler. A 3 in bar is the slimmest step on this page. It tucks close to the rocker, so it takes little clearance, and it gives a narrow foothold instead of a platform, which suits adults more than small children. Compare it with Go Rhino's 4 in OE Xtreme, which Quadratec shows at $324.99 with a 5-year warranty on black. If TAC's live price is not well below that, the Go Rhino is the better-documented buy. Ask the seller three things: whether the brackets bolt on without drilling, whether the kit clears or replaces factory rock rails on a Willys, Rubicon or Mojave, and whether it fits a 2026. Hooke Road's rock-slider-style nerf bars in our product list are the other budget route, with the same need to read the listing.