Your ideal truck configuration?

2 door single
short bed
either 2 or 4WD are fine
manuel

crew, 72" bed, 4x4, auto

>Some reason the internet thinks Regular cab/ Long Bed is the best truck, manual with 4wd
Maybe on /o/, in real life hardly anyone would want that which is why hardly any were/are made

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>>14207244
>Best daily driver
Regular cab short bed 4x4 manual or auto is fine as long as the trans is stout

>Best for hauling
Crew cab long bed 4x4 same trans requirements

OP I bought a manual 4x4 V10 Ram 2500 regular cab long bed for $1900. The clutch was out and the front of the frame had some rust but I was using it as a parts truck so I didn't care about that. Funny thing is when I posted about my project on the Dodge forum a few guys didn't think they made the 2500s in reg cab long bed kek so they are rare. Pic related

>>14207244
Super Cab/King Cab. Short bed, 4x4 manual.

Lets you haul more shit out of the weather if need be, and lets you put a better sound system in if wanted, and you can hoon on the gravel roads with the manual and 4x4, and the manual will let you haul heavier loads with less power.

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>>14207244
Crew Cab Long Bed

double cab, long bed, 4x4, manual

>>14207363
>a few guys didn't think they made the 2500s in reg cab long bed
wtf?
90% of the v10's on my craigslist are that combination, my friend even owns one just like that

If im going to have a regular cab it better be a diesel 4x4, or a V8 gas 2wd
if im going to have a crew cab it better be diesel and 4x4
and if you own an extended cab you should kill yourself because theyre all ugly

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>>14207421
I see a lot more extended cab of any engine config.

>>14207458
yeah same. i personally love the regular cab on those 2nd gens
i really want a 24v, reg cab, short bed, 4x4 and manual. i heard that the v10s are easy to convert to diesel too so im jealous

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Personally: biggest cab option and biggest bed, 4wd, automagic. Pickups are for pulling big things in a straight line. Might as well pull the most things with the most comfort possible, with the most friends (or mexican laborers) possible.

If I were running a fleet and wanted the least cents per mile I'd buy a cabover flatbed or a minivan not some styleside garbage.

>>14207480
also those look pretty clean
here in IL 80% of them dont have rockers or wheel arches anymore

>>14207415
Have you ever parked in a parking lot?

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>>14207429

I recently bought a 1996 tacoma 5spd with 110k miles from the original owner. Its a 6ft bed with the extra cab. The title had 17 miles on it when he signed it over to me.

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>>14207501
Ya here I am on Google maps in my pete. What's your point.

>Reg cab short bed or extended cab short bed if 1/2 ton
>regular cab long bed or crew cab long bed if 3/4 or 1 ton
crew cab short bed trucks are just silly

>>14207480
I don't think they did diesels in regular cab short bed but you could swap one in with a bit of effort.

>>14207487
Yeah the parts truck was from Texas and the body was clean but the front bit of the frame had cancer rust. Not sure how to be quite honest.

>>14207501
Not that guy but I Park them in lots all the time, move away from whatever shithole you live in and go live somewhere where trucks are more common on the road than cars

>>14207530
>I don't think they did diesels in regular cab short bed
ive never seen one but i really want to start with a clean v10 shortbed, regularcab body which will be hard to find and swap a 24v valve in it
im a diesel mechanic so i have to mess with the motor so i may as well start with it out of the truck

>>14207547
>reg cab short bed v10
you couldnt get one bud, your best bet if you want a reg cab short bed diesel is buying a reg cab long bed diesel and cutting 2 feet out of the frame

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6 doors more whores
2wd
auto

>>14207556
oh really i thought i read somewhere they made the v10 in a reg cab short bed
hm guess i will have to go that route then
shouldnt be that hard ive done worse

My dream truck is a regular cab, short bed, 4 wheel drive, automatic, dark Green chevy

>>14207569
yeah if you want to do a RCSB diesel you are best to start with a 3/4 ton frame and running gear anyways, that much torque on a 1/2 ton frame is going to be too much

>>14207244
2wd manual regular cab
Cheap, fun, and I can sleep in the back

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>>14207586
or i think the four doors would be pretty badass even though theyre pretty rare
there was one for sale on my craigslist a few months ago for $3500 and i was so tempted to get that as my project instead but it was rotted out

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>>14207547
I think RCSB was only available in 1500s. Your best bet will be to do essentially what I did. Start with a 1500 truck, probably V6 auto whatever you can find cheapest with a straight body and frame, then buy any diesel 4x4 truck. Pull the engine, trans, wiring, driveshafts, and axles out of the diesel truck and swap them into the 1500. Gain back some profit by selling the drivetrain from the recipient truck and scrapping the parts shell.

You can put the diesel engine and trans in the 1500 with the 1500 axles but I woudn't trust them to stand up to even stock Cummins torque.

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>>14207501
Sure have, champ

>for u

>>14207547
Oh and you need the springs from at least the front of the donor diesel truck. Luckily they fit right in even with the 1500 axles.

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>>14207606
or try and find the holy grail 4 door 3/4 ton ramcharger with a 12v

>>14207607
>put the diesel engine and trans in the 1500
theres threads of people doing this and completely destroying their trucks, but they were towing heavy stuff which is stupid

either 2 door single or 4 door with half door on the rear

short bed in either case, 4wd

I don't understand why crew cabs are so popular, its turning your truck into a minivan, particularly with the extra short beds in some trucks that can't even fit a whole sheet of plywood etc

4 doors more whores
4x4
long bed
auto
comfy as hell seats
reliability of 22r
power of the dankest v8

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>>14207626
i like my crew cab because its a pain in the dick getting my son in and out of his carseat in my extended cab.. also 4 adults in an extended cab sucks.

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>>14207625
The stock 1500 axles will survive minimal abuse, but it's cheaper to just buy a parts truck. And if you have it you might as well swap in the beefy axles.

>>14207244
Crew Cab, short bed, 4X4, V8

>>14207244
Depends heavily on the application.

For a DD?

Fuck regular cabs, extended cabs with no doors, and extended cabs with one/two suicide doors.

Suicide doors are a pain in the ass in parking lots. To access the rear passenger compartment you pretty much have to have noone parking next to you. I've had to throw shit through the rear window to get it in the backseat before. I mean, on a midsize truck they might not be that bad, but a fullsize truck is wide as fuck. And the extended cabs with no doors? After a while, the seat won't want to slide up to let you in the back and you have to crawl over seats. I mean, extended cabs are nice, because you can throw your rifle on the backseat, rather than bouncing around behind the seat of a regular cab.

The only use I see for a regular cab is for off road use with tight trails. But if I'm mud riding, I would want a stereo with subs underneath the rear seat. There's also the size problem. Regular cabs are made for short people. No room to back the seat up.

Double cabs (extended cabs with normal opening doors) are a better idea than extended cabs, but most people who buy double cabs wish they got a crew cab. Another thing about double cabs and extended cabs, the rear passengers have to be short.

There's a reason crew cabs are the number one seller.

Tl;dr

DD for a family with older kids: Crew cab
DD for a family with younger kids: Double cab
Off road toy: Extended cab
SWB: Regular cab

>>14207244
I have:
>2008 F250
>4 door crew cab
>standard box
>4wd
>Auto
It doesn't really fit anywhere at all, but I usually park it further away anyways. Especially in the winter because its straight piped and when it goes into high idle its pretty fucking loud.

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Regular cab, 2wd standard.

>>14207244
4 door crew

Long bed to accomodate snowmobiles

4WD because Scandinavia

Manual due to simplicity

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Single cab, short bed, 4WD, manual.

regular or extended 2 door
short bed
2wd
manual floor shift

>>14207244
ECLB 4WD or 2WD automatic for anything that isn't a mid-size.

Mid-size I want RCSB 4WD automatic.

>>14207501

Found the europoor

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Suicide extended cab short bed 4x4 one ton. Those new extended cabs with the ultra short front hinged rear doors because of side impacts are complete horse shit.

>>14207244
Extended cab with clamshell doors
6ft bed
Manual
4x4

>>14210445

With a V8.

My perfect truck would be an extended cab-cabover 4x4 built on an 3500/350 frame with an 8 ft bed and a big nasty turbo diesel with a manual trans. Basically an american unimog.

>>14210506
that looks so good.

>>14210538

American unimog but a cab over like an NPR. Derp

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>>14210558
And right around 2000 the interior of those was fantastic for truck standards, too. Mind you the Escalade was pretty much brand new at that point and no one has ever heard of the term luxury truck before.

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>>14210580
are that three seats in front?
pretty cool

>>14210588
That was pretty much standard in American full size vehicles, trucks and SUVs and sedans alike, until 2000 or 2005 or so when the marketing departments decided that center consoles look sportier.

>>14210601
>and sedans
really? wow

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>>14210607
Damn right. RIP in peace practical, thoughtful cars for you have fallen victim to styling.

>>14207244
Extended cab 6.5ft box 4x4 manual preferably depending on age of truck.
I only haul motorcycles with my truck so that's all I need

>>14210482
I'm not a europoor. I just have trouble parking my single cab long bed work truck in small shopping centers. I couldn't imagine parking that thing, assuming the big tires increase turn radius

>>14210607
In high school, a friend had a 1970's Oldsmobile (idk the model), we would squeeze 4 in the front bench, 4 in the rear. It was a 2 door coupe.

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IDEAL
>4WD with security of locking hubs
>2 door
>sliding rear window
>removable top
>second row seating that folds down for sleeps
>enough room in bed to haul wood