sixpack577

I think the long beds need bigger tires and level to look good.
All today's newer trucks' wheels seem to look small under the bigger bodies.
The long beds even more so.

mptoledo

Isn't 6.5' considered a normal or standard bed, 5.5' short and 8' a long bed? City "folk" are better off with the 5.5'. I have a 6.5' and wish I would have gotten the 8'. I do have a super and not a crew so the 6.5 looks great

marshallr

I've owned trucks with 5', 5.5', 6', 6.5', 7', and 8' beds. I've never found anything that I couldn't carry in the 5.5' bed that another 1 foot helped. If 5.5' won't do it, then I needed 8'. With the tailgate down I'm just 2-3" shy of 8' of usable bed with what I have. The fold out bed extenders are a huge help. The 5' bed on my Tacoma is a little short mainly because the tailgate is so short. Even with it down I'm only at about 6'.

A huge part of it for me is wheelbase. I don't do any hard core off road driving, but the 145" wheelbase of the 5.5' Screw is already pushing things when I do get in some spots and I need the interior cab space.

Sirikenewtron

My last two F-150s were 5.5' beds, my 19 is 6.5' bed, all crew cabs, I'll never own another 5.5 foot bed again

Gigel

I got the supercrew cab and 6.5 and i love it. The 5.5 is way to small to be practical for my needs. Yes its longer and parking you have to pull all the way forward, or just find a spot in further away. By the way the turning radius on these trucks sucks.

Ryan_2020

I had a 5.5 now two 6.5 with the supercrew. I both prefer the look of the 6.5 and use the full length often enough that 5.5 box would be annoying.

doug97gxe

i had a supercab with 6.5 bed and now i have a supercrew with a 5.5 bed ... i bought a ready ramp bed extender and i don't miss my 6.5 at all ...

Daifeichu

I have the short bed and for the most part it works for me. Last year I bought two 10' x 3' x 4" maple slabs. They were about an hour from my house so I drove home on the back roads instead of the bigger and faster roads. I was wishing for the longer bed that day. Besides that I haven't needed a longer bed. The supercrew is much more useful for me over the supercab.

bbrasse1

For sure the super cab plus 6.5 equals long wheelbase which can be a harder situation in urban areas as mentioned. I’m not certain an 8 foot bed is even available on a super cab. As was also mentioned it also depends on what you use the truck for. My opinion is that most people that do their own repairs and work will need a trailer with a short box. 4 x 8 sheets of building materials are not going in the short one. As for looks a 6.5 box looks great on regular and super crew. On a super cab it looks like you need a CDL and not so sharp on the looks. IMHO

doug97gxe

i find it funny when 6.5 bed owners say they got it over the 5.5 bed because of the extra 12" of space as to if most things in this world are 6.4 .. aside from a motorcycle which is about 6'2 i can see why it would make sense with the ability to close the bed .. but 4x8 and 10x4x3 sheets as mentioned in this thread are going to have the same issue with a 5.5 bed and a 6.5 bed