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[BravoXray]

I have the small (~18") suicide doors on my standard cab '06 F150. Gives good access to the space behind the seats.

 

[bcp]

Bruce

 

[Grumpycat]

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Bruce

"Look! The strap held!"

 

[Grumpycat]

That body style is getting harder to find as manufacturers phase it out. GM no longer offers it, I'm not sure about anybody else.

In late 2018 my Ford dealer had plenty of SuperCab (suicide rear door) F-150s. They'd deal on a SuperCab but not so much on a SuperCrew (big back doors).

IIRC I got 25% off sticker for cash.

 

[LHF2019]

There are three different "extended cab" designs, which have become somewhat common among the major makers:

1. The original "extended cab", with the suicide half doors. These have become pretty uncommon in recent years, due to issue with having to open front door to access latch for rear door. Usually seen with 6.5' bed on standard 149" wheelbase, or even shortened wheelbases.

2. Quad cab: Four forward-opening doors, but rear doors are smaller. Can fit a 6.5' bed on a standard 149" wheelbase.

3. Crew cab: Four forward-opening doors, with full-size rear doors. Requires step down to 5.5' bed length on standard 149" wheelbase, or jump up to the longer wheelbase to fit 6.5' bed.

Your definitions is for current trends not the late 90's correct? I have 2 one of which I just purchased that do not fit your definitions. Both are 99's.

This is a crew cab. If it doesn't have an 8 ft bed its just weird.

 

[Runner]

That body style is getting harder to find as manufacturers phase it out. GM no longer offers it, I'm not sure about anybody else.
On a similar note I saw a new Tacoma last week. Apparently Toyota told their engineers to design something so ugly it would make an Aztec look good.

I don't understand why the extended cab wouldn't be more popular, for me it was a perfect compromise (is that an oxymoron?) - extra seat/cab space, full 8 foot bed in a relatively manageable size package (compared to a crew cab/long bed). The rear seat isn't cavernous, but it is usable. I rode back there from Missouri to New Jersey and back and was completely comfortable (granted, I'm only 5'-8", but still...).

Couldn't agree with you more about the Tacoma. What IS is with these car company designers? They got the damn design RIGHT the first time, then, over time, they seem to think they need to "update" it. Did the same thing with the Yaris - started out perfect, they they kept screwing with it until it was so ugly, they couldn't sell any of them.

I my opinion, Ford did the same thing with the Mustang - they got the original "retro" design right then kept messing with it. Interior too....

That statement will probably start a fight, but that's what I think.

 

[dodge man]

My truck is an F150 Supercab. I will admit there have been a few times I wish I had the crew cab but not very often. Some dealers don’t even stock the Supercab.

 

[Oaktree]

Four, if you count the original "extended cabs", which didn't have any rear doors (well, at least they were fairly common at the time). I think Ford and Dodge had them in the 70's, not sure about GM.

At least with Dodges that continued into this century...my old '01 Dakota was that way. Made it kind of a PITA to get stuff in/out of the back, even if you folded down the front seats and moved them all the way forward.

 

[WinterDeere]

Your definitions is for current trends not the late 90's correct?

I don't think the amount of "stuff" you can fit onto a standard 140 or 150 inch wheelbase was any different in 1990 than it is today. The only thing that has changed is the popularity of one configuration over the other, on that standard 140 inch wheelbase.

The anomaly, at least around here, is still anything over 140 inches wheelbase, such as crew cab + long bed. This has always been the case, at least here in the east, but I suspect those in ranch country may be more used to seeing longer configurations. It'd be interesting to check actual sales numbers on each, if you really cared enough to dig.

I have 2 one of which I just purchased that do not fit your definitions. Both are 99's.

How so?

This is a crew cab. If it doesn't have an 8 ft bed its just weird.

Crew cab with 8 ft bed is a crazy-long truck, not something you'll find around here too often. Damn thing must be two full parking spaces long!

Standard pickup truck wheelbase is 140". That allows for the following configurations:

1. Original std. cab + 8 ft. bed <-- the truck everyone claims to want on forums, but never actually buy
2. Exended or Quad cab + 6.5 ft. bed
3. Crew Cab + 5.5 ft. bed <-- probably 80%-90% of pickup trucks sold today

The next chassis size up is 150" wheelbase, which is much less common, but you see them around often enough:

1. Extended or Quad cab + 8 ft. bed
2. Crew cab + 6.5 ft bed

Some makers (e.g. RAM) make an oddball extra-long chassis at 160" wheelbase, and offers the following configurations, mostly used by landscape crews, etc.:

1. "Mega Cab" + 6.5 ft. bed

Then the crazy-long rigs that take up damn near two full parking spaces, at 170" wheelbase:

1. Crew cab + 8 ft. bed

So, you're saying you drive a Crew Cab with an 8 ft bed and a 170" wheelbase? That's a total Land Yacht, not something I'd want to try to use as a daily driver. Like driving around in a moving truck!

Note, all of these numbers vary a bit from one brand to the next. When I say 150", it may be 149" in one brand and 152" in another.

I don't understand why the extended cab wouldn't be more popular, for me it was a perfect compromise...

Same. My prior truck was Quad cab (4 forward-opening doors, but rear doors smaller) with 6.5 ft. bed. For me, that was the ideal compromise as a guy who has to haul kids here and there, but also needs a bed for regular errands. I've moved a lot of 8 and 12 ft. lumber in that configuration, and even occasionally 16' trim and moldings, but have a trailer whenever I need to haul more than the bed can easily take.

My newest truck is the Crew cab with 5.5' bed, not because I wanted it, but because it's all I could find in stock with the other options that were more important to me (3.93 posi rear, trailer brakes package, heavy rear springs). It works, and the kids are more comfortable, but I'd go back to Quad cab if more dealers stocked them.

 

[Runner]

Then the crazy-long rigs that take up damn near two full parking spaces, at 170" wheelbase:

Not just the length, but on the pre-2005 Super Duty like mine, they had leaf springs on the front which limited the amount of turning travel, so the turning circle is enormous. My shop addition is 48 feet wide and I park in the far right side, backed in. Can barely make the U-turn into the drive that runs along the side of the building...