How do I tell if I have the "Sport" model?
 

I have an 1996 1500 series. It's a short box regular cab.

How do I tell if I have the "sport" model?

does say sport on the side of the hood ?

No it doesn't :)

I does have the chrome step bars. I'm pretty sure when I bought it the guy said it was a "Sport" model. I need to find a new bumper (front) and I want to make sure I get the correct one.

Any other way to tell?

if it says sport on the hood

A '96 will have the "Sport" decals on the bed, near the rear. Sport models in 1996 came with painted (body color) bumpers and grille, rather than chrome.

i remember reading somewhere the differences but cant remember real good
the suspension was diff higher, wheels diff, uncrome grill ??

No decals on the truck and the bed has a rubber lining on it.

The Grill is not chrome, only the bumper?

Any other ideas? Would photo's help?

Thanks for the replies.

kaddy

Unless you are the only owner of the truck, your best bet would be to have the vin number ran. Call your local dealer and have them run it. Its free, and they can do it in a few minutes.
Look around on here, there are a couple of threads that contain a link to a Vin decoder that will show what you have.
Also, you can have it ran online at www.Dodge.com . This usually takes a couple of weeks.
Theres your options, so enjoy.

It doesn't say anything about "Sport" in the car fax report. So I guess I should assume a no then. VIN removed from Car FAX screen shot.

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I also can't find any 1996 sport models that don't have a colored bumper that matches the paint.

kaddy

A 96 sport had the bumpers and grill painted the same as the body color, although they basically had the same style bumper as a non-sport (unlike the 99-02 2nd gens, which had different bumpers). So, if your bumpers and grill are not painted then you dont have a sport, and if they are mix-matched then somebody has been screwing with it.