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Compare retractable vs. folding bed covers to see which offers better bed access, security, weather protection, installation, and value for your truck.

Retractable and folding bed covers both protect your truck bed and cargo, but they fit different needs. Folding covers offer quick access to large or oversized cargo, while retractable covers give you more control over how much of the bed stays open. The right choice depends on how you use your truck, what you haul, your budget, and whether you plan to add a bed rack or other accessories. Here’s how the two compare.

Retractable vs. Folding Bed Covers: Which Is Better?

Learn what tire sizes fit with 2-inch leveling kits, 3 to 4-inch lifts, and 6-inch lifts, plus how wheel offset and tire width affect fitment.

The tire size that fits your truck after installing a lift kit depends on your vehicle, lift height, wheel specifications, tire width, and available clearance.
There is no single tire size that fits every truck with the same amount of lift. Still, Rough Country fitment data gives you useful starting points for common full-size rig setups.

What Size Tires Fit with a Lift Kit?

Learn how to prepare your UTV for hunting season with tips on tires, lift kits, lighting, winches, storage, recovery gear, and maintenance.

Getting your UTV ready for hunting season starts with maintenance, then moves into upgrades for terrain, visibility, recovery, storage, and hauling. The right setup helps your side-by-side handle rough access roads, early-morning travel, changing weather, hunting gear, and added cargo without turning a day in the woods into a recovery mission.
Before hunting season starts, inspect your tires, brakes, battery, belt, fluids, suspension, and lighting. From there, choose upgrades based on where you hunt, what you carry, and how far you travel from your truck or trailer.

How to Set Up Your UTV for Hunting Season

Learn what wheel spacers do, when your truck, Jeep, or UTV needs them, and how to choose the right Rough Country wheel spacer size.

Adding larger tires, installing a lift kit, or keeping your factory wheels with a modified suspension sometimes creates a clearance problem. Your tire might sit too close to a control arm or another suspension component, or you might want the wheels positioned farther toward the edge of the fenders.
Wheel spacers offer one solution.
Wheel spacers install between the wheel and hub to move the wheel farther outward. Depending on your setup, they help create additional tire clearance, accommodate wider tires, or give your truck, Jeep, or UTV a wider stance.
Before ordering a set, though, you need more than the spacer thickness. Your vehicle, bolt pattern, wheel setup, tire size, center bore, and available clearance all matter.
Here’s how wheel spacers work and how to choose the right size for your setup.

Wheel Spacers Explained: What They Do and What Size You Need

Learn what steering stabilizers do, when to upgrade, and how to choose the right setup for your truck, Jeep, or UTV.

Do you need an upgraded steering stabilizer? If you run larger tires, have a lifted setup, spend time off-road, or notice more steering wheel kickback over rough terrain, an upgrade might make sense.
A steering stabilizer, also called a steering damper, helps control sudden side-to-side movement in the steering system. It absorbs some of the force created when your tires hit potholes, rocks, ruts, and uneven terrain, helping the steering feel more controlled.

Do You Need a Steering Stabilizer?

Learn the signs of worn shocks, how long shocks last, and when your truck or Jeep might need replacement shocks.

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When Should You Replace Your Shocks? Signs Your Shocks Are Worn Out

Learn what upper control arms do, when lifted trucks need them, and how to decide if aftermarket UCAs are right for your suspension setup.

If you're lifting or leveling your truck, you might run into another question while shopping for suspension parts: Do I need upper control arms too?
Upper control arms, often called UCAs, help keep your front suspension working correctly as your truck moves through bumps, turns, and uneven terrain. Once you raise the front of your truck, the suspension sits at a different angle. On some setups, aftermarket upper control arms help improve ball-joint angles, alignment range, clearance, and the way the suspension moves through its available travel.
Whether you need them depends on your truck, lift height, and suspension setup.

Upper Control Arms: When Does Your Lift Kit Need Them?

Meet Rough Country’s 2026 summer interns and see how they gained hands-on experience in engineering, R&D, manufacturing, and product development.

This summer, Rough Country interns worked across Research and Development, manufacturing, plastics, and East Court operations. They designed parts, supported production, learned new software and equipment, and saw their work move from an idea on a computer screen to something used on the shop floor.
Manager Josh Enochs said the program gives engineering students experience with projects tied to real business needs.
“The internship program at Rough Country is a great way for up and coming engineers to gain hands-on experience in real world scenarios that have real world business impacts,” Enochs said. “This group of interns have been a tremendous asset amongst the various departments they were deployed to and have bright futures ahead of them!”
Here is a look at the students who spent their summer learning, working, and contributing at Rough Country.

Rough Country Summer Interns Put Their Skills to Work

Compare 1,000, 4,500, and 6,500-lb UTV winches and learn how to choose the right size, mount, and recovery setup.

Choosing a UTV winch comes down to what you drive, how much weight you need to pull, and how you use your machine.
For lighter jobs, a compact winch such as Rough Country’s 1,000-lb UTV Winch gives you pulling power without stepping into a larger recovery setup. For most recreational side-by-sides, the 4,500-lb UTV Winch is the more practical recovery choice. Larger UTVs, heavier builds, and riders who spend time in tougher terrain should look toward the 6,500-lb UTV Winch.
Here’s how to decide which setup fits your UTV.

UTV Winch Guide: What Size Winch Do You Need?

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