GM standard bed vs Dodge standard bed pick-up
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 t...
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ChooChooMan74 wrote:
It isn't the size of the bed. It is from where the hitch mounts to the back of the cab. If on the Ram Trucks (Formerly Dodge), the axle is the same distance from the back of the cab, then no difference. The 2" difference between both short beds may be on the tailgate side. You will have to measure.
Also, in researching for a new Ram Truck purchase, I was looking at the B&W hitches for the pucks. They have numerous adjustment holes. Take a look at the manual.
As for Regular vs Short Beds, my last real truck was before the short beds were even introduced in the 3/4 ton and up trucks (91 F350 DRW 7.3 IDI with Banks Turbo), so I am partial to the Standard 8' beds.
The 6'6" beds are the Standard beds. The 8' beds are Long beds.
With my GM going to a long bed would increase the turning radius by 4 feet and that is a price I am not willing to pay based on where I go with my truck.
