You ought to be able to ship the step rails for under $40 if you package them right. Take the brackets off and box 'em separate with the hardware, and wrap the tubes up in an unfolded box or two with lots of tape and some padding. FedEx ground for mine from MD to somewhere out west was $27 or so.
Brent
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