Long Bed vs Short Bed

I'm leaning towards the short bed but just interested in how much long is the long bed compared to the short bed. Oh I'm going DC-I already know it's DCSBFTW thank you.

 

304 mm's.

 

Access cab baby

 

Yes AC, and I get to sleep in mine. Bed size at the wheel well top platform is the same size as a double bed mattress

 

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I don't haul anything and the 4runner was too expensive. Boom, DCSB.

 

perfect 55 is a SB and ? is a long bed

 

I originally wanted a DC TRD Off Road, didn't care about bed size. Then circumstances ended up where I needed to find something in a hurry and ended up finding my DCLB Sport. No way I could go to a smaller bed now. So much stuff just barely fits in my bed as it is.

I actually really like the Tundra CrewMax but the 5'6" bed scares me away from it. It would be my next truck if it had something like a 6'6" bed.

 

The longer the better........

 

74" IIRC

 

73.2" if we're being technical. Tiny bit over 6'.

 

I would do the same with an LB. He's just doin it wrong. It's the most convenient way to transport bikes.

 

I have used my DCSB for quiet a bit of stuff, and never really had a problem carrying anything. But get what you want and think you will ise the most.

 

Xbr55x810c? I took one home earlier this week.

 

aesthetically sb wins, functionally the lb is a no brainer

 

If you're buying a Tacoma to use primarily for hauling, you made a mistake with EITHER bed option. Get a long bed full size truck OR a trailer. After owning just about every possible combination of truck beds known to man, even a full size long bed has it's limitations.

That said, I MUCH prefer the looks of a short bed. I MUCH prefer the off road abilities of a short bed.....

and I own a 16' flat bed trailer AND an F750 Ford farm truck for when I need to haul anything big.

 

Thank you very much I have confirmed it is DCSBFTW, and that will be my purchase.

 

that is great

 

What are you going to do with it?

My first Tacoma was a DCLB. In addition to 3 kids I hunt, kayak, fish, bike, used to tow a camper, house projects, dirt, flowers tress etc. so I got the long bed.

The extra foot does affect handling and parking. I work in several hospitals that have parking garages. The longer truck sticks out a little farther and getting in and out of spaces isn't as easy. The long truck also doesn't zip in and out of traffic as well.

This is still not a huge truck and parking garages are still very manageable, but it's not as easy

I crashed my DCLB and replaced it with a DCSB and absolutely do not regret it. It parks like a civic (almost) and still hauls almost everything I want it to.

At this point in my life I cant picture anything in the past 2 years that I couldn't do because of the short bed, or at least couldn't find some other way to do

I haul kayaks regularly, bikes in the back or on the hitch, hitch extender for long boards, can't sleep in the back with the tailgate closed so I open it and put a tarp over the cap.

It's all about your needs.

I had both and the short bed works much better for me and still carries plenty

 

Wheel, fish, camp, hike,