Quad cab + long bed = L O N G B O I

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 04/27/2020 at 16:39 • Filed to: Dots, Longbed

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Seriously. That wheelbase is almost as long as the parking spot.

shop-teacher > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2020 at 16:49

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The end spot is pretty clutch, when your vehicle is that long.

Long_Voyager94 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2020 at 16:52

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Huge truck, still parked better than most people can park a compact.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Long_Voyager94 04/27/2020 at 16:54

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Probably has better visibility than a modern compact

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2020 at 16:55

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The worst part of that generation HD Ford is that the 4X4 steering design severely limited steering angle compared to a more modern truck of the same wheelbase. I once owned a F350 crew cab/long bed 4x4 (complete with 7.3 IDI oil burner ). The turning radius was best described as “I just park at the end of the lot by default.”

dogisbadob > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2020 at 16:57

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I like these more than I should

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 04/27/2020 at 16:59

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Wasn't the front suspension design also super jankety?

Long_Voyager94 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2020 at 17:06

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Not really an excuse to park like crap.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2020 at 17:07

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Reminds me of a 3500 the dealer I worked at sold last year. BEAST.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2020 at 17:07

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Not especially for the time, really only by modern standards.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2020 at 17:12

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I call them supertankers. 

JMKarstetter > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2020 at 17:13

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I used to see one of these in Montana that was a custom rig, crew cab and extended cab with a long bed. It was a looooong truck, family of 8 owned it. 

Gone > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2020 at 17:25

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The F- 350 4x4 (like pictured) had a normal solid axle/leaf combo (Dana 60) by then. Around 85 or so they went from the odd Dana 50 TTB/leafs combo to a normal solid D60/l eafs up front . The F-250 kept the weird TTB/leafs but went from the D44HD (D50 optional ) to only the Dana 50 TTB axle in that same time (85 or so) and kept it through 97. The mid 80s was also when they started to transition from the rear 9" and Danas to the 8.8 and Sterlings.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2020 at 17:27

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168", apparently. Longboi is long.

wafflesnfalafel > Long_Voyager94 04/27/2020 at 17:44

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right!  though putting the left front wheel up on the curb for style points would have been acceptable too

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2020 at 18:27

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I had a rental F150 work spec with an 8-foot bed and 4 door cab. Couldn’t park that thing for shit. Once you get moving it’s okay tho. 

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2020 at 18:43

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My VW Transporter dual cab is not a great deal shorter. Just lop off most of that engine bay and shorten the wheelbase a few inches and the job is done. The key difference though is that the Transporter is substantially narrower.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/27/2020 at 18:46

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That would be wheelbase though...not total length? I say that because I think my VW Transporter dual cab is deep into the 5 metre range (is over 200 inches) for total length.

Urambo Tauro > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 04/27/2020 at 18:51

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Oof . A truck that big shouldn’t even be parked in a space like that. It’s like trying to park a stretch limo.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 04/27/2020 at 19:21

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Yes, wheelbase. I have a Lincoln that has only a 131" wheelbase, but is 227" overall. I believe the truck exceeds it, but not as much as the wheelbase difference would indicate because the rear overhang on the Lincoln is preposterous.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Urambo Tauro 04/27/2020 at 21:44

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The funny thing is, that’s a normal full size parking spot.......

Gone > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 04/27/2020 at 21:44

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Yeah, 168" WB. Length is almost 249"

Gone > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/27/2020 at 22:15

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Honestly these crew cab LWB trucks aren’t really that bad to drive. I’ve driven these on and off over the years for various reasons. I just had a ‘20 Ram 2500 CC LB 4x4 6.4/8spd in Calgary (pre COVID) and drove it all over the city, Banff, and Lake Louise through tight snow filled streets that were not always plowed and one died (that I’m aware of lol). 14.1L/100km (16.7mpg)! Made me reconsider my midsize truck philosophy...ZR2 felt tiny after.

Urambo Tauro > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 04/27/2020 at 23:47

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Aren’t “full size” spaces typically 18 feet long (20 if you’re lucky)? That truck’s gotta be, what, 22 feet, or more?