About
I’m Jerry Collins — mechanic, off-road guy, and the founder of BRB Garage.
I’ve spent most of my life working on trucks — not in theory, but in real garages, with real tools and real problems. Pickups, SUVs, crossovers — stock builds, daily drivers, off-road setups. Over the years, I’ve installed, removed, and reworked more running boards and side steps than I can count.
For most people, they’re just “steps.”
For me, they’re part of how a truck actually works.
Bad fitment, weak brackets, wrong placement — you notice it every single day. Good setup? You forget about it — and that’s exactly how it should be.
BRB Garage started as my workspace. This site came later — when I realized the same questions kept repeating, and most answers online were either too generic or just wrong.
So I built this place to explain things simply — the way a mechanic would.
I’ve spent most of my life working on trucks — not in theory, but in real garages, with real tools and real problems. Pickups, SUVs, crossovers — stock builds, daily drivers, off-road setups. Over the years, I’ve installed, removed, and reworked more running boards and side steps than I can count.
For most people, they’re just “steps.”
For me, they’re part of how a truck actually works.
Bad fitment, weak brackets, wrong placement — you notice it every single day. Good setup? You forget about it — and that’s exactly how it should be.
BRB Garage started as my workspace. This site came later — when I realized the same questions kept repeating, and most answers online were either too generic or just wrong.
So I built this place to explain things simply — the way a mechanic would.
About BRB Garage
At BRB Garage, we focus on one thing — making sure your setup actually works in real life.
This is not a generic car blog. It’s a practical resource built around hands-on experience with:
- Running boards for trucks, SUVs, and crossovers
- Side steps and step bars
- Fitment across different cab types and model years
- Installation details that actually matter
- Differences between American, European, and Japanese vehicles
- Real-world use: daily driving, work trucks, and off-road conditions
Over the years, I’ve worked on Ford, RAM, Chevy, Toyota, Nissan, and more — and one thing is always the same: no two setups are identical, even if they look similar on paper.
That’s why this site exists.
Here you’ll find straight answers to practical questions — what fits, what doesn’t, what works better in certain conditions, and what to expect before you even pick up a tool.
No overcomplication. No marketing talk.
Just real experience turned into clear guidance.
