jo, you have been a little bit of ghost lately.....
i personally would rather have the integrated look of the built in one vs. the loss of ground clearance on the external....
also, i have my exhaust chopped up high so that it doesnt have a chance to scrape and bend...(already wrapped my stock exhaust around the axle trying to back off of something)...
and thats why we have a skid plate below the gas tank
oh, and jo...if you quit backing into things, you wont need to have your step bar back there..