Short bed - 5th wheel - busted rear window
A short bed GMC backing Montanna into space yesterday, turned a bit tight and just touched his rear window with his 5vr nose and broke out the rear window. I've heard this before and am glad to have ...
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hbillsmith wrote:
My 2016 GMC 2500 double cab has the standard 6.6ft bed. My 5er has a sharply sculpted nose and I tow safely with a no slider Andersen Ultimate.
Well yes you can tow a 5er safely without a slider, no real sharp turns, and lose of space in the front closet.
If the 5er has a less sculpted nose you will be very limited on turn radius with the short bed, and no slider.
There are many on the forum that tow a 5er with a short bed, and a 5er designed for SB, without issue.
That said I am a long bed type also, I like being able to get to 90 degrees plus, and have that extra space in the front closet. Our front closet floor is full width and 18" deep side to side.
Just my opinion, by the way, I am sure there are plenty of cases of Long beds that have pushed too far and dented the cab, or busted a window with too sharp of a maneuver.
