Dodge Ram 1500 Sport against Non Sport Model. Bumper question!
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#33
yes, the mounts are different. you can get an idea of what they look like by checking out LMC trucks website.
NON-sport
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/de/full.aspx?Page=11
Sport
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/de/full.aspx?Page=13
NON-sport
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/de/full.aspx?Page=11
Sport
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/de/full.aspx?Page=13
#34
yes, the mounts are different. you can get an idea of what they look like by checking out LMC trucks website.
NON-sport
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/de/full.aspx?Page=11
Sport
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/de/full.aspx?Page=13
NON-sport
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/de/full.aspx?Page=11
Sport
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/de/full.aspx?Page=13
#35
I regret buying a sport model. Sure it may look pretty good, but it's a real pain in the butt most of the time.
End rant.
#37
Jedi, I merged your thread with this one since they are about the same subject. The '98 and earlier Sports are nothing more than a color-matched version of the same parts as the non-Sports. The '99-up Sports are a completely different front end including the grille and headlights. Underneath all that plastic is a very different mounting, sub-bumper and bracketing system. While you could conceivably change everything over to the later Sport hardware, it would probably be expensive. Since your truck is a '98 it might require some fab and frame drilling as the needed holes may not be present on your older truck. Of course, with the proper desire and money, anything can be accomplished.
Last edited by Miami_Son; 01-10-2010 at 01:37 PM.
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Welcome to Dodge Forum, NXNotch.
Thats the part of Miami's post that he refered to. Here are some diagrams, courtesy of LMC Truck, to illustrate the differences, right down to bolts and brackets...
Non-Sport (1994-2001) and Sport (1994-1998):
Sport (1999-2001):
Underneath all that plastic is a very different mounting, sub-bumper and bracketing system. While you could conceivably change everything over to the later Sport hardware, it would probably be expensive. Since your truck is a '98 it might require some fab and frame drilling as the needed holes may not be present on your older truck. Of course, with the proper desire and money, anything can be accomplished.
Non-Sport (1994-2001) and Sport (1994-1998):
Sport (1999-2001):