Must-Have Accessories for Your Pickup Truck

The pickup truck is probably the best vehicle to modify. There’s a plethora of accessories and gadgets that you can buy to beautify and make your vehicle more functional. The abundant selection of truck accessories can be overwhelming for any truck owner. 

To help consumers decide, I have listed down the top truck accessories that they should consider buying for their trucks. 

Led lightbars – Off-roaders primarily use them to improve visibility at night when it is more challenging to drive. These LED light bars come in different sizes, and you can mount them to various parts of the truck, like the grille, hood, tailgate, and rear bumper.

Check out: 

KC HiLites Waterproof LED Light Bar 

Westin High Power LED Light Bar

Vision X Xmitter LED Light Bar

T-Rex Torch Series LED Light Bar

AutoFeel Dual Mode OSRAM LED Light Bar

Rock lights – These waterproof LED lights are installed underneath the vehicle. They help illuminate the trail, especially the debris and other elements like rocks that can harm your truck’s underbody. 

Check out: 

Mictuning LED Rock Lights

Rigid LED Rock Light Kit 

Sierra LED Granite Rock Lights 

Oracle Rock Light Kits

Pro Comp LED Rock Lights

LED bed lights – These LED strip lights are very convenient to install on the truck bed. It illuminates the truck bed even when placed under a truck cap or a tonneau cover.  You can easily stick it to the front or rear part of the bed using an adhesive. 

Check out:

Nilight LED Bed Strip Kit

Xprite Truck Bed Lights Kit

LEDGlow LED Truck Bed Lighting Kit

Ampper LED Truck Bed Light Kit

Megulla LED Truck Bed Light Strips

Wheel spacers – You can install these to widen the stance of a vehicle. The round discs are installed between the wheels and rotors of large or wide truck tires like the Super Swamper Tires. 

Check out:

Spidertrax Wheel Spacers

KSP Performance Wheel Spacers

Rough Country Spacers

ECCPP HD Truck Spacers

Rugged Ridge Wheel Spacers

Eibach Pro-Spacer Wheel Spacer Kit

Supreme Suspensions Hub Centric Wheel Spacers

Suspension lift kits – This truck mod is used to increase the vehicle height. Trucks or SUVs can easily avoid harmful elements such as rocks, deep snow, and mud while conquering a trail with additional ground clearance. 

Check out:

ReadyLift SST Lift Kit

Superlift Lift Kit

Fabtech Lift Kit

Pro Comp Lift Kit

Rancho Suspension Lift Kits

Skyjacker Suspension Lift Kits

Spare tire carrier – Though some trucks safely store their spare tires under the vehicles, spare tire mounts are typically installed on the truck bed. As we all know, a truck’s underbody is usually very dirty and covered with all sorts of debris when on the road or a trail. These mounts are very convenient and eliminate the need to go under a vehicle to get the tire.

Check out:

Titan Fuel Tanks Buddy In-Bed Spare Tire Mounting System 

Fabtech Spare Tire Mount Kit

Warrior Baja Removable Spare Tire Carrier

Hammerhead In-Bed Spare Tire Carrier

N-Fab Bed Mounted Tire Carrier 

Tailgate assist – This accessory easily controls the drop of the tailgate. It features a gas-assisted traction strut that slowly lowers down the tailgate once it is opened. Installing it is very easy and doesn’t require drilling.

Check out:

Dee Zee DZ43301 Truck Tailgate Assist

Gorilla-Lift 40101042GS Tailgate Lift Assist

Buyers Products 5201000 EZ Gate Tailgate Lift Assist

Dee Zee DZ43200 Truck Tailgate Assist

Vepagoo Tailgate Assist Shock Struts

Truck bed rack – Truck racks are made of steel or aluminum bars installed on the truck bed. They are typically higher than the bed itself. Installing them can increase the truck’s hauling capacity by allowing various equipment like ladders, canoes, rooftop tents, even bikes to be mounted on the vehicle. 

Check out:

Thule TracRac SR Truck Bed Rack System

Leitner Designs Active Cargo System

Yakima OverHaul HD

Front Runner Slimline II Truck Bed Rack

Spray-in bedliner – They are applied to protect the flooring of the truck bed. It has a special paint coating made of polyurethane or polyurea, or a mix of both.

Check out:

U-POL Truck Bed Liner Kit

Rust-Oleum Automotive Truck Bed Coating

Herculiner Brush-on Bed Liner Kit

Dupli-Color DIY Truck Bed Liner Kit

Custom Coat Spray-On Truck Bed Liner

Rubber bed mat – If you don’t prefer spray-in bedliners or carpets, this is a good alternative. These types of bed mats are made of durable rubber material that prevents cargo from sliding around the truck bed. It also protects the truck’s bed flooring from spillage of any liquids. 

Check out:

Black Armour Bed Mats

Rough Country Bed Mat

BDK Heavy Duty Truck Bed Mat

Caterpillar Ultra Tough Tailgate Mat

Westin Rubber Truck Bed Mat

Tow hitch – It is a device attached to the truck’s chassis and is used for towing cargo carriers, bike racks, hitch steps, hitch covers, trailers, and other types of vehicles. 

Check out:

Curt Double Lock Gooseneck Hitch & Installation Kit

Reese 44564 Class III-IV Custom-Fit Hitch 

Curt E5 Fifth Wheel Hitch

Reese 44564 Class III-IV Custom-Fit Hitch

B&W Gooseneck Companion Slider 5th Wheel Hitch

Running board – Also called a footboard, is used to help passengers conveniently get in and out of tall vehicles like SUVs and trucks. It can also protect the sides of a vehicle from getting damaged by road obstacles such as curbs, stumps, and debris. There are two common types of running boards; the first are lighted running boards. This type has illuminated steps that make getting out of a vehicle more visible at night. While retractable running boards, as the name suggests, automatically swing out from underneath the truck once the doors are opened and automatically retract when they are closed.  

Check out:

AMP Research PowerStep Running Board

APS iBoard Running Boards

Tyger Auto Riser Running Boards

Steelcraft STX300 Running Boards

Ionic Factory Style Running Boards

Bump step – They are attached to a receiver hitch and used as a permanent step for easy access to the truck bed. It serves as rear bumper protection for parking mishaps or when the truck gets hit from behind.  

Check out:

AMP Research BedStep

WeatherTech BumpStep

Lund Hitch Step

Smittybilt 27046B Beaver Step

Bully Black Bull Series Utility Hitch Step

Always buy from authorized dealers. There are many cheap truck accessories in the market, but the authenticity and quality of the product might be questionable. Make sure that the truck accessory is compatible with your vehicle model. Lastly, don’t forget to read customer reviews before purchasing a product.