I bought the long bed and my buddy bought the short bed. I am using a non sliding hitch and my buddy chose a slider. He has been super frustrated that it does not sit right over the axle but could not get help or a straight answer from anyone. First holiday with the truck he slides the hitch and it slid back so far the hitch damaged the tailgate. Long story short at this point I would not recommend a slider hitch unless you absolutely need one. His setup would have been fine without.