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Grit dog wrote:

RetiredRealtorRick wrote:

Grit dog wrote:

RetiredRealtorRick wrote:

PButler96 wrote:

RetiredRealtorRick wrote:


No, I can't decide what size truck everyone needs, however, the 'full size' truck of 10-15 years ago wasn't near the behemoth that 'full size' trucks are today.

You're showing your age Rick. Why not look up the dimension specs to say a 2022 F250 and compare that to a 1995 or so F250? Make sure to have the comparable cab and bed length. You'll find the dimensions are only different by a couple of inches. Height of bed rails do not count nor does the height of the hood. Now if your comparing a 2022 to a 1949, then you're spot on.

Yes, height of bed rails and height of hood DO count, as they make for a bigger truck, more difficult for some people to maneuver and park, as those measurements affect visibility, especially for a shorter driver. You can't pick & choose which dimensions make a truck bigger and which don't. They ALL come into play. That's like saying the length and width of my house count when calculating the size of it . . . but the height does not. Really? :h

Idk man, them ole straight axle OBS F350s from the 80s-90s (the F250s always got the saggy butt TTB axles) and original Superdutys sure seem about as tall as current models.
Same with 2nd Gen Rams vs new... One guy on here actually posted his old Ram 2500 2nd Gen next to his new Ram 3500 dually. Bed rails were 'bout the same.
It's ok to admit you're wrong Rick.

I certainly would . . . . if I was . . . . but I'm not. I did my research (yeah, I had a little time to kill early this morning). The half ton models seem to be the biggest 'offenders'. Plus, I was specifically responding to a poster that said those dimensions "didn't count". Got my laugh of the day!

Nah, dude, I literally have owned, been assigned or managed fleets of light duty trucks for the last 25+ years. All 3 US brands. Cab space and leg room have improved across the board from the 70s-80s style trucks which a few carried over into the early 90s. But they didn’t get appreciably “larger.”
Sure there are a few special models of each of the big 3 half tons that are a tad taller. Like my Trailboss or Ram Rebel or Raptors. But those are limited models and not high production. (Well Trailboss are pretty numerous but 2” lift on an already short pavement pounder truck doesn’t really qualify as behemoth, lol).
Really hate to burst your bubble, but one “can” get bigger trucks like the models above or a Mega Cab Dodge, but in general they’re no bigger than the last couple/few decades.
If anything, while the popularity of crew cabs over the last 20 years has made cabs longer in general, many of the same trucks are sporting 5’ ish truck beds and very few long bed half tons especially ext cabs (can’t get a cclb half ton) overall not ending up any longer than older models with 8’ beds.