Bed accessories for '16 Sierra 1500 short box
Hey guys I just bought a 2016 Sierra 1500 crew 4wd All Terrain with a short bed. I want to accessorize and get a tonneau cover that will allow me to haul a quad in the bed without much effort to do so...
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By short bed do you mean 5'5" or the 6'5" bed? Are you wanting to close the tailgate or will you use a hitch extension and pull with the tailgate down?
I had an 04 crew cab with the 5'5" bed and would have to use a ratchet strap to hold the tailgate up so I could tow my TT. The hitch extension lessened the hitch ratings by half and with those old GM hitches I didn't want to do that.
My current truck has the 6'5" bed and I can just get my ATV in there and shut the tailgate.
I have a Truxedo soft roll up cover un my truck, there is a 4 or 5 inch lip that goes across the front that sticks out enough to keep me from being able to shut the tailgate. Fortunately there are two sliding locks that I can move and the front piece lifts right off. You will want to check with whatever type of cover that you get how much room it needs at the front when rolled/folded up.
If you plan on leaving the tailgate down with the back tires resting on the tailgate I would pick up some of those tailgate supports, something like this.
I had an 04 crew cab with the 5'5" bed and would have to use a ratchet strap to hold the tailgate up so I could tow my TT. The hitch extension lessened the hitch ratings by half and with those old GM hitches I didn't want to do that.
My current truck has the 6'5" bed and I can just get my ATV in there and shut the tailgate.
I have a Truxedo soft roll up cover un my truck, there is a 4 or 5 inch lip that goes across the front that sticks out enough to keep me from being able to shut the tailgate. Fortunately there are two sliding locks that I can move and the front piece lifts right off. You will want to check with whatever type of cover that you get how much room it needs at the front when rolled/folded up.
If you plan on leaving the tailgate down with the back tires resting on the tailgate I would pick up some of those tailgate supports, something like this.
