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tkcrawford
Explorer
Jul 30, 2019

GM pickup tailgate opening too narrow

I read a couple of years ago that GM had narrowed the tailgate opening on their pickup boxes. I recently found out (via a hard lesson) that this is indeed the case. The tailgate opening on a 2017 Chev is too narrow by 1-1/4" for my 2008 Eagle Cap to fit.

Is there anybody on the forum who knows which years are affected by this change and whether or not Ford and Ram did the same thing?
  • You could always ditch the stock P/U bed for a flatbed to make the camper work on the narrow truck.
  • Can't help with GM but if you want a measurement from a 2017 Ram let me know.
  • So, what is the plan? Sell the camper and get a new one or dump the truck? Think I'd take a measuring tape along if I was truck shopping..... A tape is a lot cheaper than a new truck or TC......