I had a hard time doing the same thing, 6'4" beds were hard to find in my area.
Go to the Ram website and click on "search inventory"
On the left side you can narrow the search by putting in what you want, bed length is one of the filters.

 

Mine is an outdoorsman with the 6 foot for bed

 

Have to look by wheelbase unfortunately on a lot of websites, doesn't say it clearing in most of the auto-generated descriptions

 

When the model code ends in 91 it is a 6'4" bed. I think when it ends in 98 it is a 5'7" bed.

 

Thanks, for the insight. I've just been running the vins through the ramtrucks.com vin lookup to get the info.

 

6'4" bed CC trucks are not very easy to find on the lot around here. I ordered mine just how I wanted it and was driving it home in about 6 weeks.

I didn't have very good of luck searching for the 6'4" bed online with the search tools available at the time.

Good luck!

 

Also when looking at the window sticker the 3.0L engine option is $3,120 on the 6'4" bed and $4,270 on the 5"7" bed.

 

That's interesting. Anyone know why the ED engine is discounted with the 6'4" bed?

 

I got lucky and found 1 one my dealers lot. Its worth the effort finding one.

 

A crew cab with 6'4" bed is an extra-long truck. Just wondering if that means it has a two-piece driveshaft with carrier bearing in some kind of bracket?

Historically that arrangement is problematic. Just wondering.

 

Just 9" It does have two piece DS with a carrier bearing.

 

No it doesn't. Nothing unusual from what I can see from the one time I've been under the truck changing the oil.

 

They had to do a dealer swap for mine about 3 hours away. CC 6'4" ED was tough to track down out here. Most websites for new rigs show wheelbase dimensions, when I was looking I used that.

 

I searched all over the Northeast and ended up ordering. The 6'4" bed cc is not a common truck, especially in Limited trim. Not sure what trim you are getting, but you may have better luck on a different trim.

 

I couldn't find a search by gear ratio. Was hard to find dealer had to do it and do a dealer trade. Also couldn't dldind if it had gray 2 tone on window sticker either

 

For me there isn't such a thing as choosing a bed length that you can be happy with... At least for me anyways... Just grumbling here. I live in Orange County a sprawling suburb of Los Angeles so having a crew cab (need the larger cabin space for family) with the shorter bed makes sense for parking in my driveway and parking lots when going shopping etc. Sometimes it doesn't matter if you want to park way out in the back, because the bloody parking lots are still full! (I wish more people stayed at home and ordered off of Amazon! I hate going to the mall, airport, movies, etc. and avoid at all costs, but sometimes I have to!) Anyway, back to the conversation, It's when I go camping, cycling, kids activities or I'm down at Home Depot that I wish I had the longer bed... Just can't win. So I keep telling myself that the short bed meets my needs 90% of the time, and I just struggle the other 10% of the time and therefore made the right choice. Even though I say this to myself, I still ain't happy! LOL! Only thing that would make me happy is if I could by ANOTHER EcoDiesel with the long bed and get rid of my wife's minivan! Gotta work on this one more. LOL!

 

For me there isn't such a thing as choosing a bed length that you can be happy with... At least for me anyways... Just grumbling here.

I agree, I had the same problem. The deciding factor for us was that we wanted to be able to sleep in the back, on camping trips. Many of the places that we go rule out towing a trailer and we don't stay in one place very long. So, by that criteria, we were committed to an 8' bed, which dictated a regular cab. Since there is just the two of us and the dog it works, but there are times when I wish for a CC.

 

I got lucky when I bought my Lone-Star with a 6'4" bed but dang this truck doesn't fit in a regular parking spot! I have to actually take up two spots so some idiot parking behind me wont ding my rear bumper that hangs over the parking space line. LOL

 

It is long, but I accommodate by parking away from everyone else. Most of the time where I live, its a non problem. Not much congestion in Maine.

 

No myth. They have a history of vibration, galling up, tearing up the bearing and even loosening the universal joint.

Now that may not be true for this particular pickup and arrangement. It's just that historically it has been a problem where there should not be one. The complexity it brings is a good reason to not have to deal with the thing. Get the shorter bed.

 

I've never heard of any problems with the RAM 1500 two piece DS. Not saying it doesn't happen, but just never heard of it. I have a 70 Chevy C20 with a two piece DS and it has been in service for 45 years and 177,000 miles. Not one problem.