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RamTX
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Dec 26, 2017

Tailgate Clearance When Towing with a Late Model Truck

I am considering buying a 2 wd Ram diesel 2500 truck for towing my 5th wheel trailer. Late model trucks have much higher tailgates than older model 2500 trucks like my 2005 diesel Ram. Just curious h...
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Durb
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Dec 26, 2017
goducks10 wrote:
Durb wrote:
When I measured tailgate heights on new Ram 3500 4X4s the dually was 2 inches lower than SRW trucks. Might apply to 2WD also. I have to stay with the truck in my signature because no way will my trailer fit a new truck.

Aren't the DRW running 17" tires as opposed to 18"-20" for SRW?


Can't say what the reason is. SRW - 59", DRW - 57"

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