High-Rise Truck Cap | Extra Headroom & Standing Height
Our high-rise truck cap transforms your pickup bed into a full walk-in workspace. Standing 34-36 inches tall from bed floor to ceiling, this commercial-grade topper gives you the headroom contractors, campers, and tradespeople need to move freely inside the bed without stooping or kneeling.
Built from hand-laid fiberglass with reinforced roof ribs, the High-Rise delivers the durability ARE caps are known for while maximizing vertical cargo space. Whether you’re storing tall equipment, building a mobile workshop, or converting your truck for weekend adventures, this cap gives you room to stand, organize, and work comfortably inside your bed.
- 34-36 inch interior height — full standing room for most adults
- Hand-laid fiberglass shell with gel-coat finish in OEM-matched colors
- Reinforced roof structure supports ladder racks and rooftop cargo
- Frameless side windows with sliding or tilt-out ventilation
- Rear barn doors or liftgate depending on model selection
Why choose a high-rise design
A high-rise truck cap solves the fundamental problem of standard-height toppers: you can’t stand up inside them. The extra 10-14 inches of vertical clearance compared to cab-height models means you load, unload, and organize without crouching or working on your knees.
For contractors carrying pipe, lumber, or tall toolboxes, the added height prevents constant stooping. Camper-conversion builders appreciate the ability to install vertical storage, hang gear, or move around the interior naturally. The design also improves airflow and reduces the claustrophobic feel of lower-profile caps when you’re spending extended time inside the bed.
Construction and weather sealing
Every High-Rise cap starts as multiple layers of hand-laid fiberglass mat saturated with resin, then cured in temperature-controlled molds. This process creates a one-piece shell with no seams along the roof or sides where leaks typically develop in cheaper aluminum or composite caps.
The gel-coat exterior finish is color-matched to your truck’s OEM paint and provides UV protection that prevents the fading and chalking common in painted caps. We reinforce the roof with internal ribs spaced every 12 inches to support roof racks, ladder bars, or rooftop cargo without flexing.
Door and window configurations
We offer the High-Rise with either rear barn doors or a single lift-up rear door depending on how you load your truck. Barn doors give you full-width access for sliding long items straight in, while the lift-up door provides overhead clearance when you’re parked close to a wall or tailgating.
Frameless side windows run the full length of each side and include sliding panels for ventilation. The glass is tinted dark to keep cargo out of sight and reduce interior heat buildup in summer. All windows use automotive-grade rubber seals that we’ve tested in pressure washes and extreme weather.
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Common questions about high-rise truck caps
Our High-Rise cap provides 34-36 inches of interior height measured from your truck’s bed floor to the inside ceiling. This allows most adults under 6’2″ to stand fully upright inside the bed, though your exact standing clearance depends on your truck’s bed height from the ground.
For reference, standard cab-height caps typically offer only 22-26 inches of interior clearance, which requires you to crouch or kneel when moving around inside the bed.
The total height of your truck with a high-rise cap installed is typically 80-86 inches depending on your truck model and tire size. Measure your garage door opening at its lowest point before ordering.
Most residential garage doors are 84 inches tall, which means trucks with factory suspension and standard tires will fit, but lifted trucks or trucks with oversized tires may not clear the opening. We recommend measuring your current truck height and adding 12-14 inches to account for the cap’s profile above your cab roof.
Yes, our High-Rise cap includes reinforced internal roof ribs specifically designed to support roof racks and ladder bars. The fiberglass roof safely handles 200-300 pounds of evenly distributed cargo when using a rack system that clamps to the cap’s drip rails.
We do not recommend drilling through the fiberglass roof for rack installation. Use clamp-style crossbar systems instead, which distribute weight across multiple mounting points without compromising the cap’s waterproof shell.
The taller profile creates more aerodynamic drag than a cab-height cap, and most drivers report a 1-2 MPG reduction in highway fuel economy. The impact is more noticeable at speeds above 65 MPH and less significant in city driving or stop-and-go traffic.
The exact fuel economy change depends on your truck’s engine, driving habits, and whether you’re towing or hauling additional cargo. We build the cap as lightweight as possible using our hand-laid fiberglass process to minimize the weight penalty.
Barn doors split down the middle and swing open to the sides, giving you the full width of your truck bed for loading. This design works best if you frequently slide long items like lumber or ladders straight into the bed, or if you park in tight spaces where a lift-up door wouldn’t have clearance overhead.
A lift-up rear door hinges at the top and raises like a hatchback, providing overhead clearance and keeping the door out of your way when you’re standing at the tailgate. It’s a good option if you often load the truck while backed up to a wall or garage, but it does require about seven feet of overhead clearance when fully open.
Yes, the cap mounts with C-clamps that bolt through your truck’s bed rail stake pockets, and no permanent modifications are made to the truck. Removal typically requires two people to safely lift the cap off the bed since it weighs 150-200 pounds depending on options.
Once the clamps are unbolted, the cap lifts straight up and off. You’ll want to save the clamps and installation hardware if you plan to reinstall the cap on a future truck or sell it separately. The entire removal process takes about 30-45 minutes with basic hand tools.
Every High-Rise cap includes a pre-wired LED dome light installed in the ceiling near the rear doors. The light connects to your truck’s existing cargo lamp circuit or can be wired to a separate switch that we provide with the installation hardware.
The LED dome light draws minimal power from your truck’s battery and provides enough illumination to work inside the bed after dark. We also offer optional add-on lights including side-mounted LED strips and magnetic work lights that mount to the interior ceiling ribs.