Hey i'm new to the whole Dodge scene and this site, love it so far!!.. i just recently bought my first Dodge Ram 1500 Extended Cab 5.9L 4x4. My question however silly it may seems is... how can i tell the difference if my truck is a sport or not?? The previous owner debadged the entire rig...any help is very much apreciated! thanxx!!!, shawn

 

If you have painted grill and bumpers that match the body color, you have a sport. Make sure it looks like a factory job and not an after market paint job.

 

ehank you for the response... unfortunately it has no bumpers or grille lol i just couldn't pass up the deal of 600 bucks any other charactaristics i could tell by?? chrome mirrors maybe?? foglights??

 

Look at the truck in my sig. That is a 97 Laramie SLT with extended cab. That is a Non-Sport model. Look and see if you can find any differences between this one and yours.

 

Non-sport 1997:


Sport 1997:


What they changed in 1999-2001 Sports:


Forget about the different rims in the pictures, Sports did not have a specific set of rims that went with the package. Those are just the rims that happen to be on the photos I nabbed to illustrate the differences in body style.

 

If there is no visual clues that will cue you in to which model you have, your next step would be a vin number run. Either write the vin down and call your dealer, or go to www.dodge.com and send off for a build sheet.

 

Also, is your rear bumper the same color as your body, or is it chrome? If its chrome: probably non-sport. If its the same color as the rest of your truck: probably sport.

But Laramie is right, a VIN number would tell you for 100%.

 

Um guys for the number of times it has been discussed I am surprised that no one else mentioned this. How about whether or not he has four headlight bulbs instead of two which would normally indicate whether or not it is a sport unless the PO changed the housings and rewired for one or the other.

 

On 1998 and older there was no difference in the headlights.

 

^ Yea, from what I recall, that method wont always work. Not sure if the 1998 year is correct or not though.