Short bed long bed

are we talking about a 6.5' bed vs 8' bed? or a 5.8' bed vs 8' bed?

Long bed is also more stable when towing. I getting ready to sell my truck and if I get another pick-up it will be a 1500 with a long bed or quad cab short bed (only way the Ram comes in the 1500 :M ).

Maneuverability is not an issue IMO. My wife has drove our 2004 LWB QC to stores and work, never an issue. My kids have all driven it to school or the movies at one time or another, again without an issue. If your towing an RV I would hope that you can drive a LWB CC empty without hitting anything!

Don

My take may be different, but

Long bed = will not fit in garage = remove everything at night or risk having stolen OR get locking bed cover. It still stays outside all of the time because I have stuff in garage that will be stolen if I leave garage door up OB motor). Sun around here is brutal.

Short bed = close garage door and don't worry about what's in back. I do have a locking bed cover. Also, truck stays out of the brutal sun which tends to age everything rubber or plastic without regular care.

I chose short bed with Superglide because it works best for me in general most of the time. But there are times I wish I had more room in the bed. Seems like everything in the truck and RV world is what compromises work best for you. Good luck.

For me, since I first got a short bed truck (6.5 ft), I thought I'd have withdrawl after having long beds in the past. Now....never feel I need the 8 ft. I have trailers if I need to haul anything that won't fit in the 6.5 ft bed, and towing our 5er doesn't make any difference. It is extremely stable towing, and losing that foot and a half is a non issue for us. So at least for me...6.5 ft bed is fantastic.

My current truck is our first short bed in many years. I was about ready to trade it for another long bed but after some reading and conversation with a handful of others who've done the same, I decided to mount a second set of bed rails to center the pin 52" from the rear window or 12" behind the axle. The first hitching set the rear and front suspension results the same as with the hitch 3.5" in front of the axle. First tow, I couldn't tell the difference except I could make a full lock U-turn without worry of hitting the cab. However, our pin weight is only 1700 lbs and the hitch another 140. This puts less leverage on the truck than a 500 lb tongue weight on a non-WDH ball. I don't recommend this as it goes against the manufacturer's loading recommendations but it's working for us with our relatively light pin weight.

gmcsmoke wrote:
are we talking about a 6.5' bed vs 8' bed? or a 5.8' bed vs 8' bed?

Anything less than 8' = Girl Truck! :)

Cummins12V98 wrote:

gmcsmoke wrote:
are we talking about a 6.5' bed vs 8' bed? or a 5.8' bed vs 8' bed?

Anything less than 8' = Girl Truck! :)

My eldest daughter would not agree to this. Any truck with a 35 or smaller is a sissy twuck, larger ones are better! Then again, both daughters learned to drive in my old dually LB CC twuck! Neither has driven the dump truck as of yet...........oh lordy, please help ALL people on the road that day!.........

marty

I know with GM trucks, long beds typically have 34 gallon fuel tanks and short beds are 26. The extra capacity helps with not having to stop as frequently.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Short bed = Girls Truck

Long bed = Mans Truck

Nuff Said!;)

I'll tell you what. You bring all you can haul with your rig and I'll use my short bed girly truck and haul it plus some.;)

JKChad wrote:
I know with GM trucks, long beds typically have 34 gallon fuel tanks and short beds are 26. The extra capacity helps with not having to stop as frequently.

The NNBS GM trucks- 2500 and 3500- all carry 36 gallons, short bed or long.