4 Wheeler in the bed

[huntsonora]

Can anybody tell me if a yamaha kodiak 450 would fit in the bed of a Tacoma? I am thinking about selling my 07 Tundra and buying a Tacoma. I just dont like some of the reliability issues the tundras have had and I buy Toyota for that historic reliability.

If anybody has any pros/cons they want to throw out there from moving to a Tacoma from a Tundra then I'd like to hear it.


Thanks,

HS

[Bsktball55]

5 or 6 foot bed? I have the double cab long bed (6ft) and the Kodiak 450 fits in the bed with the tail gate down. The wheels are completely on the bed and not on the tail gate, but you need an extra inch or so to get the tail gate closed.

[Corban_White]

I have fit a sportsman 500 in my DCSB. Watch the window.

[William1]

I have both an '06 Yamaha Wolverine 450 and an '07 Kawasaki Brute Force 750. Mine is the full 4 door cab with the 5' bed.

Both fit with the tailgate down. The Brute has aftermarket 27" tires and aftermarket wheels (wider width than stock), and barely fits between the wheelwells. Fortunately, with the composite bed, the rims scraping the wheelwells only does minor cosmetic damage to the bed, with no wheel damage.

You will need to put something between the front tires and the front of the bed to keep the bumper of the Kodiak away from the rear window. The Brute requires one short 2x4 to be sandwiched between each front tire and the front wall of the bed. The Wolverine, with it's smaller 23" tires, requires 2 short 2x4s between each front tire and the front wall of the bed.

As I found out last Monday, one 2x4 in front of each front tire isn't thick enough for the Wolverine. A new sliding rear window from a mobile installation service costs between $1000 and $1200. Fortunately, I found a shop that has a used one for $400 plus tax installed.

I had to drive from eastern central Kentucky to western central Florida, 850 miles, with a broken rear window.

I'm going to make something out of wood that will bolt permanently to the front of the bed that is thick enough to keep any ATV away from the rear window.

[01gsxr1]

a polaris 700 with 26" tires and bumpers will fit with a 2x6 on it's side sitting on top of the wheel wells this is the only pic i have before i did the bumpers