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Longest bed on a Dakota? #1703533 11/26/14 01:34 PM 11/26/14 01:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,376 D dogdays OP I Live Here
dogdays OP I Live Here D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,376	I'm running down a "crazy wife" idea and don't want to spend all morning searching for the answer. So, what is the longest stock bed you could ever get on a Dakota and what year(s) would that be? Thanks, R.

Re: Longest bed on a Dakota? [Re: dogdays] #1703534 11/26/14 01:55 PM 11/26/14 01:55 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,543 chicagoland,usa B buildanother I Live Here
buildanother I Live Here B Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,543 chicagoland,usa	8 foot thru 1996(must be regular cab only) I believe. Then you were limited to 6 1/2 foot and not even that long on quad cab.IIRC Last edited by buildanother; 11/26/14 01:58 PM.

Re: Longest bed on a Dakota? [Re: buildanother] #1703535 11/26/14 02:32 PM 11/26/14 02:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,696 enfield, CT ViperDave master
ViperDave master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,696 enfield, CT	8ft bed was available reg cab thru 1999 67 Dart GT Vert 273/904 72 Town & Country 440/727 90 D350 reg cab dually cummins 15 Scat Pack Challenger

Re: Longest bed on a Dakota? [Re: ViperDave] #1703536 11/28/14 12:21 PM 11/28/14 12:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,544 CT M mrrandyj pro stock
mrrandyj pro stock M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,544 CT	Quote: 8ft bed was available reg cab thru 1999 The later ones (I believe 95 or 96 and newer) were only available with a 8' bed in 2 wheel drive models.

Re: Longest bed on a Dakota? [Re: mrrandyj] #1703537 11/28/14 02:54 PM 11/28/14 02:54 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,376 D dogdays OP I Live Here
dogdays OP I Live Here D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,376	Thanks, guys. My wife got this idea to put on a shell and tour the country, sleeping in the bed. Problem is she's about 6ft and I'm around 6'5". So there has to be enough room to stretch out. I think she had some idea of it being 4WD so we could get off-road with it. R.

Re: Longest bed on a Dakota? [Re: dogdays] #1703538 12/02/14 01:48 AM 12/02/14 01:48 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts
DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada	They make tents for truck boxes where you fold the tail gate down to set them up. In that case a 6' box may work....

Re: Longest bed on a Dakota? [Re: DaytonaTurbo] #1703539 12/02/14 04:14 PM 12/02/14 04:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,376 D dogdays OP I Live Here
dogdays OP I Live Here D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,376	Good point. R.

Re: Longest bed on a Dakota? [Re: dogdays] #1703540 12/08/14 10:52 PM 12/08/14 10:52 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O 70Cuda383 Too Many Posts
70Cuda383 Too Many Posts Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O	Especially since an 8' bed Dakota will have a regular cab. 2 people taller than 6' in a reg cab dakota will NOT make for a comfortable trip across the country. Photobucket sucks

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