GM standard bed vs Dodge standard bed pick-up

car2900 wrote:
I currently have a Chevy Silverado 2500 HD with the 6'6" standard bed. I pull a fifth wheel using a B&W Patriot hitch. I have never felt the need to have a slider hitch as I have plenty of clearance to make a tight turn.
I have been looking at the Dodge Ram trucks but have been concerned that the standard bed is 2" shorter than the GM standard beds, I do not want to go to a long bed. The Dodge truck shows 6'4" bed. This 2" would probably mean I would have to go to a sliding hitch if I went with the Dodge. Also the Dodge comes with the hitch pucks that allows you to drop in a hitch as B&W is now making hitches that will adapt to the Dodge and Ford trucks, not so with GM. The 2" difference in bed length will probably mean I will stay with the GM trucks.
Any comments and recommendations would be appreciated.

The critical distance is not box length, but cab-to-axle distance. And the difference is greater than just 2". GM is 41.6 inches for their 6-1/2 ft bed. Last time I checked (about 6 months ago), Dodge was still at 37+ inches. I can't recall the exact number, and it is hard to find, but anyway the difference is around 4 inches. With a straight front cap difference in max. angle will be about 9 degrees. Ford is about an inch less than GM.

Dodge's shorter cab-to-axle was not compatible with the utility bed I wanted to transfer, Ford and GM were the only options.