opto55

What is the wheel base of a short box screw as compared to the 6.5 foot box? I cannot find this information. Again this is about ease of parking. I am currently driving a 2014 sierra screw and it is difficult to park. I recently rented a dodge Ram 1500 short box and there was a world of difference with the Ram as far as parking was concerned. The dodge was easy to park.
Thank you to all who replied.

MountaineerFX4

I have the 6.5 ft bed, but honestly don't really need it. My bed is generally only full when tailgating football games, and although we do fill all the available space, I probably could fit what I need in the 5.5 ft. Luckily, the truck still fits in my garage.

I've driven a screw with the 5.5 bed a few times, and I do think it's easier to park due to the shorter turning radius.

MountaineerFX4

I'm pretty sure the 5.5 box is 145 inch wheelbase, and the 6.5 has a 157 inch wheelbase.

TuxBlackEB

false

SquareHeadLights

Do people really buy truck for their parkability?

Blown F-150

Yup, one of the reasons I sold a F350 and went back to a F150 so I could fit it certain places again.

tjm623

id say it's part of it. Not sure why that's surprising. It's a vehicle and many people use them as daily drivers as well. Not being able to park kinda defeats the purpose of driving it.

i had the 6'5 bed I had no issues actually parking it...it's the fact when you try to get out and have a foot to open the door and try and shimmy out or your front end is sticking 3' into the driveway that's the issue. All depends on where you live. The 5'5 fits in way more areas by me without having to be concerned of getting slammed into every time I walk away.

my buddy actually has one right now as a loaner vehicle first thing he said other than how nice it was..."PITA to park"

tcp2

I can park my 6.5ft bed in my garage. fits 4 mountain bikes and camping gear with the tailgate closed and all wheels attached while pulling my trailer (and kayaks on the ladder rack). parking is parking...I back in a lot.

tland4

I know we're talking about SCrew's here, but I personally went with a SCab because of the 6.5 bed. For my financial situation, I couldn't find a SCrew I could afford with the 6.5 bed. So I decided I'd rather have those 12" in the bed than in a 5.5 SCrew.

Mainly because I constantly haul my motorcycle for track days. Although since buying, I've added a toolbox, so I can't even close the tailgate with the bike in like I could before lol. But honestly if I had a 5.5 SCrew, I'd imagine if buy a trailer as I like having the tool box. My best truck will be a 6.5ft SCrew though. All this fuss about parking. Just double park at the tail end of the parking lot.. double park lengthways that is.

Spiky

LOL! I have frequently filled my bed with stuff that would not have fit in the smaller bed. Not necessarily one item, but many that add up. I prefer the gate closed for most things, although the couch I brought home today necessitated it open and would have been essentially the same in the 5.5, just farther out on the gate. I've barely seen a 5.5 with anything in the back that wasn't either with an open gate or boards sticking many feet out of the top. This is why I didn't buy a Tundra, no screw/6.5 option.

Here's a neat trick I didn't even plan in advance: I made a dividing board to go across the back like so many have, it goes in the same place in either bed, just behind the wheels. But I put bike fork mounts in the top of it and even my 23" just fits in there in the 6.5, would not in 5.5. And everything else goes in the very back behind the board. Safe mounting space for the bikes if I'm only taking 1-2, without needing the big hitch mount. (and the hitch mount makes it REALLY long for parking) The bed isn't "full" because I don't want much underneath the bikes, but the extra space is very useful.

People do whatever, though. I have a friend that has many trucks. And he used to use a Tacoma for hauling all sorts of construction equipment and supplies, up to 2000 lbs easily (well, carefully). Surprised it didn't just collapse one day. He probably had an 8' F350 right next to it, still used the T a lot.