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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Trucks / August 2006fit for truck cap
I have a 96 ram 1500 4x4 shortbed, and i'm looking to buy a used cap. Will short bed caps from fords and chevys fit my dodge? my bed measures 80 x 68. please email any info to johnagner@hotmail.com > I have a 96 ram 1500 4x4 shortbed, and i'm looking to buy a used cap. Will > short bed caps from fords and chevys fit my dodge? my bed measures 80 x 68. > please email any info to johnagner@hotmail.com Years ago I had a 95 Ram, and I put a cap on it. IIRC, the dimensions of the bed were prtetty standard. Caps for Ford and Chevy of the same bed length would fit. BUT, the Dodge has a curve to the tailgate, it's not straight across like Ford and Chevy. The back of the cap had to be redesigned to fit the tailgate. That's what all the salesman at multiple dealers told me when I asked why the Dodge cap was more expensive.  Signature.boB Arrived: 2006 FXDI, Red. 1997 HD FXDWG - Turbocharged Stolen 11/26/05 in Denver 1HD1GEL10VY3200010 CO License J5822Z 2001 Dodge Dakota QC 5.9/4x4/3.92 1966 Mustang Coupe - Daily Driver 1965 FFR Cobra - 427W EFI, Damn Fast. > I have a 96 ram 1500 4x4 shortbed, and i'm looking to buy a used cap. Will > short bed caps from fords and chevys fit my dodge? my bed measures 80 x 68. > please email any info to johnagner@hotmail.com The only thing I can offer you is this: http://www.snakerivertruck.com/moldAvailability.asp I saw this site the other day. You'll notice near the top that they show the '92 Dodge version of their LSII-model cap will fit a 73-87 Chevy/GMC "SW" bed. I assume "LB" is Long Bed, and "SS" is Step Side, so "SW" probably means short bed - though I don't know what the W is for. >> I have a 96 ram 1500 4x4 shortbed, and i'm looking to buy a used cap. >> Will [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > so "SW" probably means short bed - though I don't know what the W is > for. Short Wheelbase used to be the way they were described until extended cabs started outnumbering regular cabs so you started having a short bed on a longer wheelbase, but thats where the SW came from. > Short Wheelbase used to be the way they were described until extended cabs > started outnumbering regular cabs so you started having a short bed on a > longer wheelbase, but thats where the SW came from. I thought about "Short Wheelbase", but I rejected it for that very reason - that bed size isn't tied too tightly to wheelbase. Thanks for the historical perspective; it makes sense now. -mike |
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