Every drawer in our house has at least one screwdriver rolling around in it. The trouble is whether it actually fits the screw in front of you. After watching my own projects grind to a halt because of loose-fitting tips, I started treating the humble screwdriver set the way I treat a good knife set … Read more
Two winters of road salt will do more damage to a pickup’s interior than a decade of normal wear. Snowmelt carries grit through the door gap, boots track mud across the carpet, and coffee sits in the fibers until the whole cab smells like the drive-through. If you haul, work, fish, or just drive through … Read more
Most people who search for the best ladder racks for pickup trucks are chasing the same thing: a way to get a 24-foot extension ladder or a stack of plywood out of the bed without it sliding around behind them at 55 mph. We spent weeks comparing racks that bolt to bed rails, clamp to … Read more
Rough Country, AMP Research, Tyger Auto, and a dozen other names fill the running board aisle, and almost all of them bolt to the same factory holes on the same trucks. Picking between them comes down to four things: how much drop you need, how wide the step surface is, what the mounting brackets are … Read more
Quick answer: the best mud flaps for pickup trucks are custom-fit thermoplastic guards that bolt into factory holes without drilling. For a Silverado 1500 the Husky rear set is the pick, for a Tacoma the A-Premium four-piece set matches the factory look, and for a heavy-duty Ford or Ram the WeatherTech front-and-rear set gives the … Read more
The best bug deflectors for trucks are the AVS Bugflector II for overall protection, the WeatherTech low-profile hood protector if you want the guard to disappear into your hood line, and the Husky Liners hood shield if you want the most protection per dollar. Pickup trucks sit taller than sedans, so their windshields and hood … Read more
Truck headlights take a beating. Vibration from gravel roads, a charging system working hard in winter, and factory halogen that yellows long before it burns out all add up to a tired night view. After spending weeks comparing bulbs across working pickups, here is where the best LED headlight bulbs for trucks actually stand in … Read more
There is nothing more frustrating than a truck that finally got a smoked blackout tail light upgrade, only to watch the whole thing flash like a hazard light every time you hit the brakes. That single problem, hyperflash, is the number one reason aftermarket LED tail light orders get sent back. We pulled the data … Read more
The best alloy wheels for trucks are the ones that match four numbers on your hub: bolt pattern, offset, center bore, and per-wheel load rating. Get one of those wrong and the rim either will not mount, will rub your brake caliper, or will eventually crack under load. That is why most regret in this … Read more
The best wheel spacers for trucks are hubcentric spacers machined from forged or billet 6061-T6 aluminum, with pressed-in extended studs and Grade 8 or higher hardware in the box. That single sentence decides most of the buying decision, because a truck wheel carries its load through the hub pilot bore, not through the studs. Everything … Read more