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i got 2 04s and neither came with nerfs, running boards ,side steps. if ya like 4 wheeling then i say keep them. there great for rocks, trees, etc. my stock ones i have not put a pair on, like you said they do not sit high enough. my lifted trac i put sliders on from a wrangler and they looked sick but bent them so replaced with plain nerfs, as you can not buy sliders for trac. i have a plain trac and a xlt but again neither came stock.