What is a Cat-Back Exhaust?

If you have a truck, Jeep, or SUV, extra performance isn't far from your mind. There are several ways to coax more power from your vehicle; some are better than others. One of the key elements in increasing horsepower is to remove the restriction of airflow to and from your engine.

Customizing Your Truck on a Small Budget

One of the great parts about owning a pick-up is making it your own. Sure, you can settle for the standard, from the factory, features, but what fun is that? No one is going to be pointing at your factory truck, as you roll past, admiring its basic features.

Guide to Headache Racks for Your Truck

A headache rack is a metal frame or barrier that is mounted behind the cab of a pickup truck or similar vehicle. Its main purpose is to protect the rear window and the occupants of the cab from being hit by loose cargo in the truck bed.

Guide to Power Running Boards

If you like the usefulness and function of running boards but would like to keep your ground clearance, then retractable power running boards are a great option. Powered running boards can retract when not in use, thus restoring your vehicle's ground clearance if necessary.

How Much Does It Cost to Paint a Truck?

Maybe you've just bought a used truck with a faded or damaged original paint job, or maybe your own truck's paint job has seen better days. That means it's time to look into what it would entail to get your truck repainted. There are two main options for painting a truck--doing it yourself, or paying to have a professional shop do it.

How to Measure a Truck Bed for a Bed Cover

Are you thinking about buying a truck bed cover but aren't sure where to start? The first thing to know when shopping for a bed cover is the measurements of your truck bed. Truck bed covers are designed to fit snugly, which is why knowing the length of your truck bed is important.

A Guide to Fender Flares

Fender flares are a useful addition to any truck or SUV, but especially for those with oversized tires or low-offset wheels. Improving the off-road aesthetic of a vehicle is a popular reason to buy fender flares. But there are also practical reasons for fender flares.

How to Tow a Car with a Truck

If you have a truck, you probably have a pretty good idea of how much it can tow. When it comes to towing, trucks are the undisputed kings, even though some SUVs can tow a sizable amount as well. At some point, you might end up in a situation where you need to tow a car.

How to Get Bugs Off Your Windshield

If you love to take long highway road trips in the spring and summer, you're probably all too familiar with the unsightly mess of bugs stuck to your windshield, grille, and hood. The worst part is that they're not easy to remove after many miles of being stuck with the sun beating down on your vehicle.

How to Wire Trailer Lights

If you plan to tow a trailer with your truck or SUV, you'll need a trailer wiring harness to connect your brake lights, turn signals, and other elements. Not all vehicles are equipped with trailer wiring, so you may need to purchase a wiring harness for your specific vehicle.

Guide to Rough Country Truck Accessories

Rough Country is a top manufacturer and distributor of truck accessories and off-road upgrades. The company is rooted in Tennessee and is well-known among the off-road set and Jeep enthusiasts. Rough Country began in 1975 as a shock manufacturer. Since then, the company has become one of the most well-known and trusted names for off-road accessories.

Buyer's Guide to Truck Bed Slides

Choosing a pickup truck is often a balancing act between work function and everyday practicality. One of the biggest factors for truck buyers is the size of the truck bed. However, sometimes even the largest truck bed isn't enough for certain loads or workspaces.

Guide to the Weight Distribution Hitch

Weight distribution systems have been around for a long time, but not everyone uses them, so it might be new information if you're just getting into towing. The benefits of a weight distribution hitch include increased stability, better handling, and improved braking power.

Decked Products Spotlight

The Decked company got started in 2014 after three years of extensive research and design. The founders of Decked understood the frustration of homemade wooden drawer systems that simply don't stand the test of time.

Guide to Truck Bed Extenders

If you own a pickup truck, chances are you bought it at least partly so that you can haul stuff in the bed. In most cases, a truck bed is more than adequate for hauling most common items. However, you might run into a situation where your cargo is longer than your bed. This is especially true if you happen to own a truck with a short bed.

B&W Towing Accessories

Like many homegrown success stories, the one behind B&W Towing began in a garage. In 1987, company founders Roger Baker and Joe Works teamed up to revolutionize the trailer hitch industry. The product that put the company on the map was the B&W Turnover Ball Gooseneck Hitch. Nearly every other manufacturer now uses the design pioneered by B&W.

Guide to the Gooseneck Hitch

If you need to do some heavy towing, a gooseneck hitch is usually what you need. Class V hitches, which include the gooseneck, can handle up to 30,000 pounds. Unlike standard hitches that attach to the back of the tow vehicle, gooseneck and fifth-wheel hitches are anchored to the bed of a pickup truck.

Ranch Hand Truck Accessories

Ranch Hand is one of the first companies to enter the truck accessory industry. Founded as a small shop in Texas, Ranch Hand has since expanded to be one of the top names in the business. Ranch Hand truck accessories are available for many of the top names in trucks and SUVs, including Chevy, Ford, Ram, Jeep, Toyota, and GMC.

Rough Country Lift Kits and Leveling Kits

When it comes to aftermarket truck accessories and modifications, lift kits are one of the most popular. Lift kits do what the name implies--provide a lift for your truck's suspension. This allows you to run larger tires and gives you an edge in performing off-road. However, lift kits are also great if you just want an aggressive look for your truck.

Nerf Bars for Trucks

If you've ever seen a truck or SUV with tubular bars on the sides below the door, you're looking at nerf bars. The term nerf bar originally comes from the racing scene. Nerf is the term used to refer to a small, possibly intentional collision between two race cars.

Pickup Accessories for Your Truck

Pickup trucks are already fantastically versatile and functional machines, but they’re also endlessly customizable. Truck accessories like tool boxes, bed liners, winches, and the like make your truck even more functional and versatile than it is now.

Jeep Soft Tops - What You Need to Know

Since its inception, the Jeep Wrangler has come with a soft top option. Some Wranglers come stock with only the soft top, while others come with a hard top and then a soft top along with it so you can have the best of both worlds.

A Guide to Wheel Well Liners

Wheel well liners are often also called fender liners, wheel well guards, or inner fenders. The purpose of a wheel well liner is to prevent water, rocks, slush, and debris from getting up in the wheel well and causing damage from either rust or dings.

The Top 10 Truck Accessories

Browsing for cool truck accessories? The choices are almost endless, but H&H keeps track of what pickup truck accessories are trending on our site and garnering the most interest. We've put together this list of the top ten truck accessories to help point out what you might want to look into for your truck. We wouldn’t want you to miss out!

Buyer's Guide to Hard Shell Truck Bed Covers

One of the best truck accessories that you can buy is a tonneau cover. Tonneau covers have several benefits: they make your truck bed more secure, they're attractive, and they also make your truck more aerodynamic, which means you can enjoy some extra fuel savings. Truck bed covers come in many different styles, but the most secure and protective solution is a hard tonneau cover.

Full-Size Truck and SUV Winch Guide

A truck winch is arguably the best modification you can make to your truck or SUV if you go off-roading. Big tires give you more traction and locking differentials will get you places you might not get without them, but if you end up getting stuck, a winch can get you out safely.

This article focuses on winches with the ability to pull a lot of weight, and that’s what’s necessary when you have a big truck or SUV.

Gifts for Truck Owners

If you're thinking about getting Christmas gifts for the truck owners in your life, you might be wondering where to start. This is especially true if you're not a truck owner yourself. The trick is to look for items that are practical and less specific to your truck-owning friend or family member's vehicle.

Ladder Racks for Trucks

Ladder racks for trucks are great accessories to have for your work truck, but they also have various other uses for carrying cargo beyond just work. Ladder racks make it easier and more convenient to carry heavy equipment in your truck before you head to the job site or the campground for the weekend. You can carry ladders on them, of course, but you can also use them for things like canoes and camping gear.

Brake Controllers for Safe Travels

The power to move your trailer is only half the equation, you also need to be able to control and stop it. If you’re planning to tow a trailer, it’s important to invest in an electric trailer brake controller to safely tow any type of trailer, whether it’s a fifth wheel, travel trailer, or something else. Let’s take a look at what a trailer brake controller is, why you need one, what your options are, and how to choose the right one.

Guide to Bull Bars and Brush Guards

You’ve probably heard about bull bars and brush guards when looking for truck accessories. These two terms refer to a specific type of front-end protection you can install on a truck or SUV. While “bull bars” and “brush guards” have similar functions these two terms are not interchangeable; they refer to two different types of accessories. What sets them apart? There are several key differences.

A Look at Retractable Truck Bed Covers

Have you ever heard that you can’t have your cake and eat it, too? Its general meaning is that you can’t have more than what’s reasonable, at least not at the same time. That, however, is NOT the case when it comes to retractable truck bed covers. They give you the full protection and security of truck bed covers AND allow you to easily have full access to your truck bed and cargo.

Steps for Trucks

There are several reasons why you might consider upgrading or installing truck steps on your rig. Maybe you just got it lifted or installed taller tires, which makes it harder to step into. Or, maybe you have family members who regularly ride in your truck and they have trouble stepping up into a tall vehicle. Steps for trucks make life easier with a tall truck by providing a convenient way of getting in and out.

Guide to Wheel Spacers

If you’ve ever seen a pickup truck or Jeep with tires protruding away from the truck’s wheel wells, it could very well be that wheel spacers have been installed. Truck wheel spacers are thick aluminum rings that range in size and are used to move the wheels away from a truck’s body, in order to clear the fenders.

Spray-On Bedliner Questions & Answers

A bed liner for your truck is almost a no-brainer and is usually one of the first additions to any new pickup truck. Without a bedliner, you leave your fresh paint job susceptible to scuffs, scratches, and dents. Besides being unsightly, they also will lead to the bed rusting prematurely.

A Guide to Camper Tops

If you’ve got an open-bed pickup truck and you’d like to safely carry cargo in an enclosed, weatherproof manner, then a truck camper cover could be the perfect solution. Oftentimes, these covers are also referred to as truck toppers, topper shells, camper tops, camper shells, box shells, truck caps, truck camper tops, and truck canopies. That’s a whole lot of names for the same thing!

UnderCover Bed Covers

Truck bed covers protect the bed of your pickup truck and its contents from rain, snow, wind, dust, and more, while also keeping your belongings safe and secure. Plus, a quality cover can enhance the appearance of your vehicle.

A Guide to Trailer Hitches

When shopping for the right trailer hitch for your vehicle, you need to determine what you will be towing and your vehicle’s towing capacity. Let’s go over the various types of trailer hitches, as well as the different classes, to help you figure out which type of hitch is right for the job.

Towing Accessories Guide

Towing requires a lot of equipment. Whether you're towing a boat or a fifth wheel, there are many different towing accessories that are needed to make your towing endeavors safe and successful. A towing setup includes the tow vehicle, the trailer, and the various towing supplies used to connect them. Let's take a closer look at some things you'll need for towing.

Truck Seat Covers Guide

Are you wondering if truck seat covers are a good idea for your rig? Seat covers provide a lot of practical functions, including protecting your stock seats for higher resale value.

The CamLocker Tool Box

No matter which CamLocker tool box you choose for your pickup truck to store your tools in, you’ve selected an ultra-secure product that’s been handcrafted by Florida’s finest welders. As the CamLocker brand points out, these are not just truck toolboxes. Using them is part of a lifestyle.

Pickup Truck Bed Covers—A Buyer’s Guide

Known as “pickup truck bed covers” or “pickup bed covers” in the United States and “tonneau covers” in Canada, this truck accessory protects your vehicle and cargo (no matter what name you call it!).

Types of Truck Tool Boxes

Let’s talk about truck tool boxes. You know, the kinds that go in the bed of your pickup truck, underneath a service bed, or on a trailer. With so many types and configurations, there’s certainly no one-size-fits-all solution – and that’s a good thing!