![]() If we need to bring more than 3 dirt bikes, our group has an enclosed trailer that will hold 4-5 and then the bed is just tents and beer. Longer bed would have been more important than rear leg room if I had to pick. At 280 pounds per bike + 3 adults and gear, we're probably pushing it on payload but when you pair that with really no parking issues, it was a no-brainer. My wife and I both ride, all of our friends ride and when we aren't riding somewhere, we're driving there and pulling our bikes behind in an open trailer so a lot of the appeal of a RAM crew cab 6'4" bed with air suspension is dropping the thing to its lowest setting, riding the bikes up an ATV style wide-ramp, strapping them down to a rear bar that can accommodate 3 dirt bike front wheels and closing the tail gate putting the ramp between them and putting an adult friend in the back along with some camping gear. We have 4 of them, none of them will fit in a 5'7" bed except sideways but we never travel with just one bike. Because, where I live, we only have one shopping mall within half an hour and it's a pretty big parking lot, I wasn't worried about the long bed given all of its benefits and since I was ordering a truck anyway, I might as well add it.įor me, the 6'4" bed primarily came down to my motorcycles. I'm 6'3" and I have to turn my knees sideways and down and couldn't sit in one for more than a few miles so I went Crew Cab. It's just me and my wife and no plans for kids but I have been in the back of extended cab GMC/Fords that are 4 doors but not adult sized 2nd rows and they're pretty painfully cramped like economy class United cramped. I think most Americans now live and travel in cities or suburbs and if I was in one of those areas and didn't need a 6'4" bed, I'd probably go 5'7" so I could park it easier and get in and out of traffic while still retaining 'crew cab' The thing is, I don't really need a crew cab either. Remember adding running boards, tonneau cover/cap etc. There is a thread around here somewhere that has weights of some of the options but not sure where it is exactly.įor sure some heavy options to avoid: multi-function tailgate, rambox, off road group, sunroof. I think your payload estimate is reasonable on a Laramie, mine was 1650ish. I always just parked farther away, backed in or pulled through when I parked. I don't think 9" is going to make much of a difference in length, either way it's hard to pull into spaces in a tighter parking lot with a truck. ![]() ![]() Like you said, 8' lumber will fit better.ĭepending on layout of your TT the hitch weight could be higher than that, I'd suggest scaling it. I had the 6'4" bed on my 1500(was a need for me) and liked it because I could lay our bikes in there and still close the tonneau cover. It will also allow you to take more extra stuff with you. If you plan on getting a bigger trailer at some point, then a 2500 might be a good choice. We're not big people and our two traveling companions are beagles, but I'd like to have as much payload as possible-ideally 1350-1400#. If we put our tongue weight at 12% and have the trailer at max weight, that's about 750# of payload consumed.
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