My mom noticed something the other day on my 02 dakota. She said it seemed like there was too much space inbetween the cab and the bed. Theres probably about an inch of room, maybe just a little less, but you can see clear through to the other side.

First off, is it supposed to be this way? If not, then what could possibly be the problem? Is the bed attatched to the cab, or is it something that could potentially like.. slide off?

 

your cab is not attached to the bed or visa versa. the two are attached to the frame seperately. you need to have that clearance there for when your frame flexes and twists or it would destroy your cab. i suppose if you really wanted to you could pull your bed off your truck, maybe put a flat bed on there, something like that.

 

That is completely normal for REAL trucks.

 

yes, a little more space would be nice! i have flexed the truck time after time where the cab and bed unite into an event of chipping paint and dented bodywork.

 

virused - me too. I just wish the frame were a lot more rigid. On my Ram it flexed so much that it pushed my canopy back about 6".

 

i hear you there! i will have to take some pics of where the bed slammed into the back of the cab. i wish dodge would throw together a couple more crossmembers or a slightly highers grade steel with the frame. it does seem to flex liberally. the funny part is that the frame seemd to give more than the suspension does!

 

Glad to hear from everyone that its normal.

What would you consider not to be a 'real truck'?

 

wheel barrow

 

Unit body "trucks" shouldn't have any gap - Honda Ridgeline, Subaru Baja & Brat, Chev El Camino, GMC Caballero, Dodge Rampage, etc.

I've been tossing around the idea of yanking the beds off my trucks and welding additional cross members in to reduce flex.

 

As Horatio said... Ridgeline, Baja, Avalanche (it's a frickin' SUV ). To Ford's credit, the Explorer Sport Trac has a seperate bed and cab.