Re: Why aren't there
[Re: larrymopar360]
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10/01/22 11:34 AM
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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.
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Re: Why aren't there
[Re: Charger69RT8]
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10/01/22 12:30 PM
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'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.
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Re: Why aren't there
[Re: Guitar Jones]
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10/01/22 02:40 PM
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'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.
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Re: Why aren't there
[Re: volaredon]
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10/01/22 05:24 PM
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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 Forums seem to have been replaced by fakebook.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.
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Re: Why aren't there
[Re: volaredon]
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10/02/22 02:14 PM
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There are a bUNCH of Face Book groups for the Dodge Trucks. '72-'80, '81-93, and about any mix you want.
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Re: Why aren't there
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10/02/22 03:02 PM
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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.
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Re: Why aren't there
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10/02/22 03:31 PM
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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?
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Re: Why aren't there
[Re: ruderunner]
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10/02/22 03:47 PM
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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.
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Re: Why aren't there
[Re: racerx]
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10/03/22 09:09 AM
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1st Genration with Cummins
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