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Standard and Crew are the only options on the Ram chassis cabs. Ford gives you the choice of Standard, Extra and Crew in their chassis cabs.

So dodge still hasn't put megacab with a reasonable box behind it?

I really like the look of the 19.5's vs the 17's on my LongHorn.

My guess is that spacer between the bed and cab is to allow using the 'standard'
bed without having to design and build a longer than standard bed length

They have not come through on that model. I ended up buying a 5500 with crew cab, 9' deck and 52 gallon fuel tank. BTW: Chassis cabs run detuned engines, so don't believe the specifications unless they run the pickup tune in that potential model.

mowermech wrote:
I think that "separation of the truck bed" is a fuel tank;
"...Mega Cab with an 8-foot bed and an oversized mid-mounted gas tank that combines with a second frame-mounted tank and a third auxiliary tank in the bed for a maximum capacity of 170 gallons. That gives the 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel engine a range of around 1,700 miles per fill up."

Apparently, the writer of the article does not know that diesel trucks don't have GAS tanks!
170 gallons on board! I would only have to fill that thing every two months!
Not that I would ever buy one.
For one thing, it would have been a better idea to build a sleeper in the cab rather than the Mega-Cab!

I think you're right that it is a fuel tank- but I still think the body should have been seamless. Just looks patched together to me.

I wouldn't often need filling it. When we're not traveling, I fill up my 35 gallon tank once per month and even then, it's not horribly low. When we are traveling, 600-1,200 miles are common. The range would be nice.

As for a sleeper vs. Mega-Cab- I bet the delivery drivers would love that. For a family mover like I have (2 adults, 2 kids), I'd love the Mega Cab for the extra comfort for the kids and ability to carry gear in the cab better.

I think that "separation of the truck bed" is a fuel tank;
"...Mega Cab with an 8-foot bed and an oversized mid-mounted gas tank that combines with a second frame-mounted tank and a third auxiliary tank in the bed for a maximum capacity of 170 gallons. That gives the 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel engine a range of around 1,700 miles per fill up."

Apparently, the writer of the article does not know that diesel trucks don't have GAS tanks!
170 gallons on board! I would only have to fill that thing every two months!
Not that I would ever buy one.
For one thing, it would have been a better idea to build a sleeper in the cab rather than the Mega-Cab!

That's only a foot and a half or so longer than my truck (crew cab/long bed). I'd love the full air suspension, larger fuel tank, and higher payload numbers.

I don't, however, like the separation of the truck bed. I think it looks hokey.