Tacoma Bed Extender Question

[Raskal311]

If u get a 6 footer you can safely go without an extender on a 12 ish foot kayak. But the extender is cheap $40 at harbor freight is why not? Without an extender the kayak moves around a lot more and requires more straps. With an extender it’s actuality much faster to load and unload because u need only 1-2 straps.

[stevie951]

Originally Posted by Raskal311

If u get a 6 footer you can safely go without an extender on a 12 ish foot kayak. But the extender is cheap $40 at harbor freight is why not? .

seems to be the consensus.. at this point likely going to settle on what dealer has on hand compared to pre-ordering as i'm going to haggle with them.. prefer a crew cab 2 door but local lots all seem to only have the 4 door which is not a bad option if family grows but yeah.. believe its the 6 foot bed.. for sure will grab the bed extender plus with my thule roof rack, i'll get new fittings and she will be ready to rock..

decided against a lift due to the effect on towing capacity, please correct me if wrong but it seems to only garner negative side effects?

Headed tomorrow to the local toyota hoping I can walk out with a new 4x4 Tacoma V6 TRD for 38.. fingers crossed

[Amish Ed]

Get the 4 door if you have a family. I wished I had one for a long time with my Nissan 2 door crew. I just got a new to me SUV because I couldn't afford a decent truck. I have 4 kids and a wife. Never enough room.

[Raskal311]

Originally Posted by stevie951

seems to be the consensus.. at this point likely going to settle on what dealer has on hand compared to pre-ordering as i'm going to haggle with them.. prefer a crew cab 2 door but local lots all seem to only have the 4 door which is not a bad option if family grows but yeah.. believe its the 6 foot bed.. for sure will grab the bed extender plus with my thule roof rack, i'll get new fittings and she will be ready to rock..

decided against a lift due to the effect on towing capacity, please correct me if wrong but it seems to only garner negative side effects?

Headed tomorrow to the local toyota hoping I can walk out with a new 4x4 Tacoma V6 TRD for 38.. fingers crossed

I picked up a 2019 trd off road 4x4 long bed with tech package for just under 38,600 out the door. This was back in November so I expect you’ll get it for $1000-1500 less 7 months I’m to the 2019 model year. If you go with a short bed it’s about $700 cheaper.