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Anyone regret going long bed or short bed?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by GHOST SHIP, Aug 6, 2015.

  1. Aug 6, 2015 at 12:59 PM
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    toomanytoys84

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    Same here, I had a long bed Ram for a number of years. LOVED the bed. Hated the big bulky truck.

    You can live with the 5' bed, As someone said short bed or shorter bed..its all the same.
     
  2. Aug 6, 2015 at 1:03 PM
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    OZ-T

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    No regrets , I got the DCLB FTMFW
     
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  3. Aug 6, 2015 at 1:06 PM
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    The short bed looks dumb. Stick with the longbed
     
  4. Aug 6, 2015 at 1:07 PM
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  5. Aug 6, 2015 at 1:08 PM
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    I look at box length like I look at cab space and trailers.....You can never have too much room/space. I would only consider SB if I was hard core off road wheeling
     
  6. Aug 6, 2015 at 1:08 PM
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    GHOST SHIP

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    Can't help but think of @VolcomTacoma profile pic with that! :rofl:
     
  7. Aug 6, 2015 at 1:26 PM
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    Simon's Mom

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    I use this when I have long bed envy....



     
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  8. Aug 6, 2015 at 1:36 PM
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    4WDTrout

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    Right on. I'm almost always riding a 9ft.+ when I go out so... angling it in the bed is the route I got used to taking.
     
  9. Aug 6, 2015 at 1:41 PM
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    I've seen those. Though about it, but having a DCLB and adding that to the tow hitch, screw the trail limo, now I'm a land yacht!
     
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  10. Aug 6, 2015 at 1:43 PM
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    OZ-T

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    I use this :)

     
  11. Aug 6, 2015 at 1:44 PM
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    I saw that on another thread. What do you have under the rear? Airbags? HD springs?
     
  12. Aug 6, 2015 at 1:44 PM
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    Bought the long bed 5 months ago - no regrets at all - the extra bed length is definitely worth having for me. It's not that much harder to park or maneuver. One thing to note - the long bed will not fit in my garage, but that's mostly my own fault - if I'd clean the junk out in FRONT of the trucks nose, I can get it in, albeit a fairly tight squeeze.
     
  13. Aug 6, 2015 at 1:45 PM
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    OZ-T

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    Dakars
     
  14. Aug 6, 2015 at 1:45 PM
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    Land Yacht I like the sounds of that :) closest I'll ever come to the real thing!

    Ya your killing me! That is how you git her done! I wouldn't be able to carry one of those darn beams!! :)
     
  15. Aug 6, 2015 at 1:46 PM
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    I went with the 6 foot bed on purpose. I wouldn't buy a short bed, frankly.
     
  16. Aug 6, 2015 at 1:48 PM
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    Lomez

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    I went with the short bed on purpose. I wouldn't buy a long bed, frankly.
     
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  17. Aug 6, 2015 at 1:49 PM
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    Ha! I see what you did there!
     
  18. Aug 6, 2015 at 2:04 PM
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    If you use your truck daily to haul stuff for a living, no way should you even consider a short bed.
     
  19. Aug 6, 2015 at 2:20 PM
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    Repost....s
     
  20. Aug 6, 2015 at 6:56 PM
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    Short beds look pretty cool, but they're not very practical if you want to haul anything back there. Had a short bed, now I have a long bed. Really digging the long bed.
     

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