Common dakota?
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#4
That is very unusual. In fact, that's the first I've seen. AFAIK, all quad cabs came with the 5.25' bed, like mine below. I compared your pic to mine and indeed, mine is much shorter from wheel well to cab.
You should run a build sheet to tell you how it left the factory, as I suspect your bed may have been switched.
You should run a build sheet to tell you how it left the factory, as I suspect your bed may have been switched.
#6
That is very unusual. In fact, that's the first I've seen. AFAIK, all quad cabs came with the 5.25' bed, like mine below. I compared your pic to mine and indeed, mine is much shorter from wheel well to cab.
You should run a build sheet to tell you how it left the factory, as I suspect your bed may have been switched.
You should run a build sheet to tell you how it left the factory, as I suspect your bed may have been switched.
#7
a 6.5 bed wouldn't physically fit on a QC chassis that I know of? The whole idea is that QC and CC share the 131" wheelbase, and the extra 9" of cab shortens the bed by 9". The axle would have to be moved back and frame extended for the bumper, to fit a 6.5 bed.
Edit: My 2001 FSM lists three wheelbases: 112, 124, and 131 inches. I always thought my CC was 131". The plot thickens.... I wonder if 112 is RC/6.5 and 124 is ( CC/6.5 and QC/5.25 ) and 131 is ( RC/8 and QC/6.5 )? Wow this is now messy...
Edit: My 2001 FSM lists three wheelbases: 112, 124, and 131 inches. I always thought my CC was 131". The plot thickens.... I wonder if 112 is RC/6.5 and 124 is ( CC/6.5 and QC/5.25 ) and 131 is ( RC/8 and QC/6.5 )? Wow this is now messy...
Last edited by magnethead; 12-11-2019 at 10:31 PM.
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#8
a 6.5 bed wouldn't physically fit on a QC chassis that I know of? The whole idea is that QC and CC share the 131" wheelbase, and the extra 9" of cab shortens the bed by 9". The axle would have to be moved back and frame extended for the bumper, to fit a 6.5 bed.
Edit: My 2001 FSM lists three wheelbases: 112, 124, and 131 inches. I always thought my CC was 131". The plot thickens.... I wonder if 112 is RC/6.5 and 124 is ( CC/6.5 and QC/5.25 ) and 131 is ( RC/8 and QC/6.5 )? Wow this is now messy...
Edit: My 2001 FSM lists three wheelbases: 112, 124, and 131 inches. I always thought my CC was 131". The plot thickens.... I wonder if 112 is RC/6.5 and 124 is ( CC/6.5 and QC/5.25 ) and 131 is ( RC/8 and QC/6.5 )? Wow this is now messy...
#9
If my CC/6.5 is 124", then yours would be 131" and I have no idea what other combinations might exist to justify that production length.
#10
Club Cab 131" WB
Cargo Box Length @ Floor (in)77.9
Length, Overall w/o rear bumper (in)215
Quad Cab 131" WB
Cargo Box Length @ Floor (in)63
Length, Overall w/o rear bumper (in)215.1
Reg Cab 112" WB
Cargo Box Length @ Floor (in)77.9
Length, Overall w/o rear bumper (in)196
I can't find any published data for the 124" WB for this generation, but the first gen says the 124" WB option was for RC with 8' bed.
Last edited by magnethead; 12-11-2019 at 11:00 PM.