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Why aren't there #3082136 10/01/22 09:15 AM 10/01/22 09:15 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,221 ILLINOIS V volaredon OP top fuel
volaredon OP top fuel V Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,221 ILLINOIS	Any forums around dedicated to a D/W series Dodge trucks like there are for the fords and Chevys? I'm talking in genera,l online. And why are the "square bodies" referred to "1st gen"? That drives me absolutely crazy, as Dodge has built trucks consistently since what ... 1922 or something like that? Seems like those 100 year old models would be the "1st gen? This from a lifelong Dodge owner, who has never had any other brand since buying my first one in the late 80s

Re: Why aren't there [Re: volaredon] #3082161 10/01/22 10:52 AM 10/01/22 10:52 AM
Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 969 rust belt M Moparite super stock
Moparite super stock M Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 969 rust belt	This question gets asked a lot and i do agree they got it wrong. When ever they started using "gens" i would assume that's when anything before 93 became first gen. They went through a lot of different body styles to all be thrown in the same category. Have you checked out ramchargercentral

Re: Why aren't there [Re: Moparite] #3082171 10/01/22 11:19 AM 10/01/22 11:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 15,806 Central Florida larrymopar360 Stud Muffin
larrymopar360 Stud Muffin Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 15,806 Central Florida	I don't get the 1st gen thing either but I stopped trying to figure it out. This one is okay just not active enough www.mopartruckparts.com Facts are stubborn things.

Re: Why aren't there [Re: larrymopar360] #3082181 10/01/22 11:34 AM 10/01/22 11:34 AM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 273 Bennett, Colorado Charger69RT8 enthusiast
Charger69RT8 enthusiast Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 273 Bennett, Colorado	The first gen thing never made sense to me either, but as explained to me by my son it comes from the Cummins being first offered in 89 in the "square bodies", and thus the first generation. It then bled out to all others. At least all others post 1980. Another term I don't care for as it is most commonly used in reference to the 73 to ?? GM's. The 72 through 79 being my favorite years of the D / W series. 2012 Challenger SRT 2012 Charger SXT AWD 69 Charger R/T 78 Chrysler New Yorker 440CI 89 Dodge Daytona ES 2.5L Turbo 99 Ram 2500 4X4 5.9L6

Re: Why aren't there [Re: Charger69RT8] #3082208 10/01/22 12:30 PM 10/01/22 12:30 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,622 in a cattle trailer down by th... G Guitar Jones Paddle faster! I hear banjo music!
Guitar Jones Paddle faster! I hear banjo music! G Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,622 in a cattle trailer down by th...	'81-'93 is considered the 1st gen Ram. '89-'93 diesel trucks are 1st gen Cummins. Square bodies are GM trucks, not Dodges. Kind of like the parking/emergency brake debate. If enough people use the wrong terminology long enough it just becomes a generic term. "Follow me the wise man said, but he walked behind" '92 D250 Club Cab CTD, 47RH conversion, pump tweaks, injectors, rear disc and hydroboost conversion. '74 W200 Crew Cab 360, NV4500, D44, D60 and NP205 divorced transfer case. Rear disc and hydroboost coming soon! 2019 1500 Long Horn Crew Cab 4WD, 5.7 Hemi.

Re: Why aren't there [Re: Guitar Jones] #3082249 10/01/22 02:40 PM 10/01/22 02:40 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,726 Rio Linda, CA John_Kunkel Too Many Posts
John_Kunkel Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,726 Rio Linda, CA	Originally Posted by Guitar Jones '81-'93 is considered the 1st gen Ram. Yes, "Ram" being the operative word. D-Series pickups prior to '81 have their own generations starting in '61 by some accounts. The INTERNET, the MISinformation superhighway

Re: Why aren't there [Re: John_Kunkel] #3082294 10/01/22 04:17 PM 10/01/22 04:17 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,221 ILLINOIS V volaredon OP top fuel
volaredon OP top fuel V Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,221 ILLINOIS	For the other part of my question, why doesn't the D/W series have forums they can call their own? Yeah I've been to ramcharger central many times. Not much lately though. I'm thinking that there should be forum(s) dedicated to 72-93 Dodge trucks exclusively, ramcharger or not. (Ramcharger stuff would also be welcome and possibly even the B vans but that's stretching it far enough) I mean, how many c bodies are out there/ how many people actually get "into" them?? yet I can think of a few forums geared towards them. Not knocking the land barges one bit.

Re: Why aren't there [Re: volaredon] #3082313 10/01/22 05:24 PM 10/01/22 05:24 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,622 in a cattle trailer down by th... G Guitar Jones Paddle faster! I hear banjo music!
Guitar Jones Paddle faster! I hear banjo music! G Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,622 in a cattle trailer down by th...	Originally Posted by volaredon For the other part of my question, why doesn't the D/W series have forums they can call their own? Yeah I've been to ramcharger central many times. Not much lately though. I'm thinking that there should be forum(s) dedicated to 72-93 Dodge trucks exclusively, ramcharger or not. (Ramcharger stuff would also be welcome and possibly even the B vans but that's stretching it far enough) I mean, how many c bodies are out there/ how many people actually get "into" them?? yet I can think of a few forums geared towards them. Not knocking the land barges one bit. Forums seem to have been replaced by fakebook. There are quite a few pages there for these trucks. Most of the inhabitants appear to be pinecones though. "Follow me the wise man said, but he walked behind" '92 D250 Club Cab CTD, 47RH conversion, pump tweaks, injectors, rear disc and hydroboost conversion. '74 W200 Crew Cab 360, NV4500, D44, D60 and NP205 divorced transfer case. Rear disc and hydroboost coming soon! 2019 1500 Long Horn Crew Cab 4WD, 5.7 Hemi.

Re: Why aren't there [Re: Guitar Jones] #3082318 10/01/22 05:59 PM 10/01/22 05:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,221 ILLINOIS V volaredon OP top fuel
volaredon OP top fuel V Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,221 ILLINOIS	Yeah I've noticed that a lot of (used to be) regulars on some of the garden tractor forums and apache pop up camper forums I am part of have been said to have defected there. I ain't a Fakebook member, was never into day to day blah blah blah gossip so I've stayed out, resisted going there, but I might not be able to stay outta there to find what I'm looking for.

Re: Why aren't there [Re: volaredon] #3082491 10/02/22 02:14 PM 10/02/22 02:14 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 7,831 east side of Ohio basketcase master
basketcase master Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 7,831 east side of Ohio	There are a bUNCH of Face Book groups for the Dodge Trucks. '72-'80, '81-93, and about any mix you want. Dave 1981 Dodge D150 360 auto

Re: Why aren't there [Re: basketcase] #3082499 10/02/22 03:02 PM 10/02/22 03:02 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 12,494 Western Colorado High Desert moparmarks I Live Here
moparmarks I Live Here Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 12,494 Western Colorado High Desert	I thought the 1st gen Ram started in 1981 because that was the first years to have the Ram name by Dodge. Don your on FTO which is mostly Dodge. Yes there are Ford and Chevy sections on there but with as little of traffic they get might as well be nonexistent. Of course the site as a whole doesn't get much traffic. 72 Satellite Sebring Plus 440, 72 Dart 5.9 4-spd, 68 Valiant, 73 W200, 78 D100 sb, 78 D200, 98 DAKOTA, . Moparmarks Parts & Restorations Desert Mopar Metal Grand Jct. CO 970-261-7039 http://moparmark.com/ motormangj@gmail.com

Re: Why aren't there [Re: moparmarks] #3082501 10/02/22 03:07 PM 10/02/22 03:07 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 12,494 Western Colorado High Desert moparmarks I Live Here
moparmarks I Live Here Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 12,494 Western Colorado High Desert	61-71 Sweptline. 72-80 Tin Grill 81-93 1st gen Ram Right? To me Squarebody is a Chevy thing just like High Boy is a Ford thing concerning trucks. 72 Satellite Sebring Plus 440, 72 Dart 5.9 4-spd, 68 Valiant, 73 W200, 78 D100 sb, 78 D200, 98 DAKOTA, . Moparmarks Parts & Restorations Desert Mopar Metal Grand Jct. CO 970-261-7039 http://moparmark.com/ motormangj@gmail.com

Re: Why aren't there [Re: moparmarks] #3082507 10/02/22 03:31 PM 10/02/22 03:31 PM
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ruderunner master R Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 5,749 ohio	High boy is commonly misused too. The term is correct for 67 to 77 F250 4wd ONLY. Those trucks can fit a 36 inch tire stock. No such thing as an F150 high boy, no 78 79 high boy. Many use the term to describe any 73 to 79 F trucks. Nope Nope Nope. And yeah the 1st gen Dodge thing started with the Cummins. 89 to 93 is 1st, 94 to 98 2nd, then I get lost. The key with those is that the gen is referring to the engine, not the truck. I thought 72 to 80 were Power Wagon? Angry white pureblood male

Re: Why aren't there [Re: ruderunner] #3082511 10/02/22 03:47 PM 10/02/22 03:47 PM
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moparmarks I Live Here Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 12,494 Western Colorado High Desert	Power Wagons are 4wd going back forever. I'm thinking there is a difference between 1st gen Ran and 1st gen Cummins. 1981 was the first year for the Dodge "Ram". I built this 1978 F250 that had 44" meats. I thought it was pretty high, boy. lol. 72 Satellite Sebring Plus 440, 72 Dart 5.9 4-spd, 68 Valiant, 73 W200, 78 D100 sb, 78 D200, 98 DAKOTA, . Moparmarks Parts & Restorations Desert Mopar Metal Grand Jct. CO 970-261-7039 http://moparmark.com/ motormangj@gmail.com

Re: Why aren't there [Re: moparmarks] #3082525 10/02/22 05:03 PM 10/02/22 05:03 PM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 15,806 Central Florida larrymopar360 Stud Muffin
larrymopar360 Stud Muffin Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 15,806 Central Florida	I thought 1980 was first year for "Ram" Facts are stubborn things.

Re: Why aren't there [Re: larrymopar360] #3082550 10/02/22 07:07 PM 10/02/22 07:07 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,808 Between Houston & Galveston TX SattyNoCar Smarter than no class Flappergass by a mile
SattyNoCar Smarter than no class Flappergass by a mile Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,808 Between Houston & Galveston TX	If you think the generations are screwed up on full size pickups, go take a look at the Dakota forums. John The dream is dead, long live the dream.......😥

Re: Why aren't there [Re: larrymopar360] #3082570 10/02/22 08:44 PM 10/02/22 08:44 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 12,494 Western Colorado High Desert moparmarks I Live Here
moparmarks I Live Here Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 12,494 Western Colorado High Desert	Originally Posted by larrymopar360 I thought 1980 was first year for "Ram" Maybe so. My 1980 tin grill didn't have the same Ram badging like the 81 and up but did say Dodge ram on the tail gate and a ram decal on the fenders.. 72 Satellite Sebring Plus 440, 72 Dart 5.9 4-spd, 68 Valiant, 73 W200, 78 D100 sb, 78 D200, 98 DAKOTA, . Moparmarks Parts & Restorations Desert Mopar Metal Grand Jct. CO 970-261-7039 http://moparmark.com/ motormangj@gmail.com

Re: Why aren't there [Re: moparmarks] #3082629 10/03/22 07:57 AM 10/03/22 07:57 AM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,066 Mo. racerx master
racerx master Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,066 Mo.	All the on this truck thread has me to the point I'm not sure what I have

Re: Why aren't there [Re: racerx] #3082643 10/03/22 09:09 AM 10/03/22 09:09 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 34,867 S.E. South Dakota ! bigdad Still Posting A Lot
bigdad Still Posting A Lot Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 34,867 S.E. South Dakota !	1st Genration with Cummins The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.Proverbs 18:6

Re: Why aren't there [Re: volaredon] #3082665 10/03/22 10:04 AM 10/03/22 10:04 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,179 Canada D demon super stock
demon super stock D Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,179 Canada	I think the term First Gen is dumb too. The younger generation like to use that term to describe the 89-93 Cummins powered trucks, and seems it has become an all encompassing term now to describe the 81-93 trucks. Seems like a lot of younger guys cannot identify trucks by year, so they use a generalization. Tin Grille is another dumb term too. Aluminum isn't tin.

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