How to Choose a Tonneau Cover for Your Truck
Tonneau covers—for us—are clearly the top truck accessory ever. You have many choices when it comes to choosing tonneau covers, as there are several different designs. All have their particular postive characteristics. If you’re adding a tonneau cover to your truck, style-wise, there are no wrong choices. Only several degrees of right. You decide. Types of Tonneau
Suspension Lifts vs. Body Lifts: How to Choose the Right Lift Kit for Your Truck
One of the many appealing things about owning a truck is the sense of unlimited possibilities. You can haul stuff. You can tow boats, campers, and trailers. You can plow snow. And above all, you can go just about anywhere in a pickup with the right lift kit. We don’t necessarily think we need to sell
Truck Exhaust Guide: How to Choose an Exhaust System for Your Pickup
The purpose of your factory exhaust system is to muffle as much sound as possible. With that comes power-robbing backpressure created by restricting exhaust gas flow from the tailpipes. Aftermarket exhaust systems help you reclaim that power with less-restrictive performance exhaust components to add a little giddy-up to your rig along with more-aggressive exhaust
Plug-In Power: Quick Guide to Truck Programmers and Performance Chips
By now, you know the factory programs your vehicle’s computer with the everyday driver in mind. That means things like power and torque are often sacrificed in favor of more mild performance and driver convenience. Luckily, an avalanche of aftermarket computer programmers, modules, and chips has made it easier and more affordable than ever to
How to Choose a Running Board or Nerf Bar for Your Truck
Much like hitches, running boards and nerf bars (and their little cousins—side steps) are among the most useful truck accessories available. But unlike hitches, they are used virtually 100 percent of the time drivers and passengers hop into the cab, and they provide the awesome bonus of significantly improving how a truck looks. Running
A Quick Guide to Off-Road Lighting and Auxiliary Lights
Auxiliary truck lighting performs an important task, whether it’s to light the way in inclement weather conditions or provide much-needed additional lighting on the trail. It’s also become a fashion accessory for some as LED lighting has now been incorporated into grilles, grille guards, bull bars, and other accessories. How to Choose Auxiliary Lights for
Shock Talk: Upgrading to Adjustable Shocks/Struts for Better All-Terrain Performance
Trucks are built to withstand changing conditions. Changing terrain. Changing speed. Changing trailer weight. Changing applications. Commutes to work are different than rock crawling, and towing the race trailer is different than desert racing. One of the best ways to deal with these changing demands on the fly is to incorporate adjustable shocks and/or
How to Choose an Air Intake Kit for Trucks
The game changed in the mid-1980s. That’s when electronic fuel injection really took over the automotive world. The venerable old carburetor was on its way out (at least on factory vehicles), and a brave new world dominated by ECUs and individual fuel injectors was dawning. Before long, aftermarket parts manufacturers were developing new parts to make electronic fuel
Hitch Guide: How to Choose a Truck Hitch and Accessories
They make towing possible. From a utility standpoint, they may be the most useful and important truck accessory available. Hitches. That all-important link connecting your truck and trailer. The hitch is the unsung hero of racing weekends at the track, boating weekends at the lake, start-up lawn care companies, travelling show car owners, and the
Grille Guide: Why and How to Choose a Grille Guard for Your Truck
Grille guards. Bull bars. Brush guards. Whatever you call them, they’re a great way to add front-end protection and styling to your truck. Grille guards (the umbrella term we’ll use here) aren’t often the first upgrade truck owners make, but they’re popular nonetheless. You can find grille guards from several dozen manufacturers and for trucks from the 1950s




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