Yea, the line between Gen 1 and 2 is kind of blurry since the body style didn't change much if at all, likewise on the line between gen 4/5. but there is clearly a change between 96-97 and 04-05.

In the Dakota RT Club (www.drtc.com) we all refer to the 97-04 trucks as "Gen 3"

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