Step Pads, Brackets & Grab Handles

This collection is the smaller hardware around a truck's steps: individual hoop steps, grab bars, hitch steps, mounting brackets, and a few tubular side steps and rock sliders. Carr supplies most of it, with Rugged Ridge, Go Rhino, RT Offroad, N-Fab and ARB making up the rest.

Carr hoop steps are single loops that bolt on below each door rather than running the length of the cab. You get one foothold per door, and the rest of the rocker area stays open. Carr lists them for the Ford F-150, Ford F-250, Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Wrangler JK, in black or polished finishes, and some Carr pairs use a multi-mount design that covers more than one Ford body.

The other brands fill specific gaps. Rugged Ridge sells passenger grab bars for the Jeep Wrangler, a handhold for climbing in, in billet or black. Go Rhino covers the back of the truck with a hitch step that slides into the receiver, and sells brackets for its side steps, several marked as no-drilling installs. RT Offroad tubular side steps are made for Jeep Wrangler bodies, with separate listings by door count, and N-Fab rock sliders are listed for the Toyota Tundra. The vehicles in this collection also include the Toyota Tacoma, Toyota 4Runner and Ford Ranger.

Fit is the whole decision in this category. A step or bracket built for one cab or body will not line up on another, and several listings name the cab style, such as standard, extended or crew cab. Each product page lists the years, makes and models it fits. For full-length boards see running boards, and for the rest of the range browse steps and bars.