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chris
Dodge Dakota
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2/12/2007
19:11:19
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 Subject: room for atv in quad cab
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hi, i'm planning to purchase a dakota very soon, probably going to be a 98-02 or somewhere around there. now i'm buying a truck to haul around my atv, a suzuki 250cc. so its a pretty average sized atv. my question is would i be able to fit that in the bed of the truck if i had the quad cab model? it seems somewhat short and i just want to be sure. thanks
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GB2000
GenIII
2/12/2007
21:49:35
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Not sure how big of a bed the QC has...if it's a 6 1/2' bed, it should fit depending on the model ATV. I have a Yamaha Big Bear 400 4x4 and it just BARELY fits in my bed. If it's too short, one of those "bed extender" things that turns your tailgate into extra length will prolly make it fit.
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GraphiteDak
GenIII
2/12/2007
22:43:55
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I think our QC beds are more like 5 to 5.5 feet.
My ATV goes in, but I can't close the tail gate.
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GB2000
GenIII
2/13/2007
11:31:11
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Damn! No wonder all the QC owners are requesting a bigger bed on future model Dakotas...lol. I was thinking they were requesting an optional 8' bed.
Yeah...5-5.5' wouldn't fit much. Maybe a REALLY small quad. I think yours [Graphite] are around the same size as mine...maybe a tad smaller lengthwise since you don't have the racks.
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chris
Dodge Dakota
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2/13/2007
11:37:09
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thanks guys, maybe i'll have to go with the extended cab after all.
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daddio
Dodge Dakota
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2/13/2007
12:06:09
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5.5' beds on the QC's. it's a trade off. more room inside for less room outside. take your pick.
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GB2000
GenIII
2/13/2007
22:40:52
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"5.5' beds on the QC's. it's a trade off. more room inside for less room outside. take your pick."
Hrmmmm.....do I need a truck...or should I have bought an SUV...haha. Just messing with you guys. =P
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modain
GenIII
2/14/2007
11:25:19
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I bought a quad ATV last night. I could have closed the tailgate if I deflated the tires...
What's your left foot doing?
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2002 Graphite QC SLT Plus, 4.7L, NV3500, Superchips 3715, 3.92 LSD, loads o'fun...
2001 Patriot Blue Durango SLT, 4.7L, 45RFE, Superchips 3715, 3.55 Open (for now)
1999 Forest Green Dakota RC Sport, 2.5L, NV1500, 3.55 Open
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eddy
Dodge Dakota
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2/16/2007
16:46:17
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"Hrmmmm.....do I need a truck...or should I have bought an SUV...haha. Just messing with you guys. =P"
Or get a Quad Cab and pony up for the bed extender. Room for 6 inside AND 7 feet of bed space.
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SR
Dodge Dakota
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2/16/2007
17:40:04
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Check out a hitch-installed bed extender, such as this
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat21412-cat20155_TGP&id=0023679521428a&navCount=2&podId=0023679&parentId=cat20155&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=IH&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat20155&hasJS=true
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GB2000
GenIII
2/17/2007
04:32:35
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Only 6 inside Eddy...I'm sure you can squeeze more than that in there. =P
SR,
That hitch-installed bed extender would scare me...having the cargo hanging THAT far off the back of the truck has got to be putting some serious weight BEHIND the wheels. It looks like if someone went with one of those, some helper springs would be in order. Looks like it'd be quite useful in adding extra cargo space though. What's the legality of one of those though? With it sticking out that far, do you think the owner would need to put a red flag on it (like when someone is hauling lumber and it's hanging a couple feet off the bed)? Just curious...not trying to spark a debate or anything...lol
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