Still having a hard time parking my long bed :(

[ohhkk]

Embarassed to say this but I’m still struggling parking the long bed. I try to back in to spots and 99% of the time I can’t do it and spend a minute correcting it. Does anyone have tips or maybe a good video on this?

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[ambit]

Long bed turning radius is about 2' more than the short bed :(

 

[Rmarin4272]

Pull forward more than you think you should before cutting the wheel and angling truck as much as you can. Use your backup camera and just make sure you don’t clip the car on the short side and you should be fine!

 

[FossilHunter]

So glad I got the premium package, the 360 cameras help a lot.
But short of buying an aftermarket camera package a trick I learned in driving school was to learn a specific point on your vehicle to line up before making your turns. We used it for parallel parking but the principle should apply. Find a spot on an empty lot you want to park in and give it your best guess as to where you want to start. Then see how much you were off by and adjust from there. Not every lot has the same dimensions but once you have a baseline of "from x feet away line up the edge of the spot with x point on the vehicle before starting" you should be able to make mental adjustments for other spaces.
Also no shame in making multi point turns in some of these tiny lots, many are designed for compact cars and not our long trucks. Half the lots don't even have spots long enough for the long bed where I live, gotta hang out a bit on either end.

 

[Wife bought my 24 TRD]

It's as simple as changing your upper control arms!!!

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