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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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john_bet
Explorer II
Dec 27, 2017
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.
The 4x4 srw trucks I have measured are all 8" taller than my 2wd truck. For me that can't work.

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