Kayteg1 wrote:
My aluminium bed is not longer.
I measured it at 8' and 2 inches, so both of my campers go all the way in.
What I learn by experience, it is good idea to add a 3" stripe of 3/4" plywood at the very end where tailgate usually go.
The bed ribs end 3" before bed end and don't give good support for end of the camper. One of them dent before I made the stripe.
You have 2 bolt heads sticking up on very end, so you have to carve the plywood to go over them, but then bolts and camper weight hold the plywood in place and having good frame under that part, make very good support.
Factory mat was pretty cheap and looks good, but darn heavy when you have to remove it.
Thanks for the bed length info. I now see from the spec sheets that the aluminum bed is 0.5" longer than my 2004 bed. Previous data was a rumor I guess. Overall my 2004 truck is 262" long where the 2019 is 266.2" long. A difference of about 4". So I am happy to learn that both your campers (wow, how many of us own two TCs?) go all the way in. I momentarily thought that the 4" might be due to extended bumpers. What was your previous truck and do you have any other height compensation besides the 3" strip of 3/4 plywood at the rear?
Rick
