99 1500 spare tire winch adapter
All Star
Joined: Sep 2012
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From: Europe
Indeed! Number 7 in the diagram is what I'm looking for. How can I make one? A piece of lead pipe with a small socket welded on the tailgate end, so I can just plug a ratchet into it, and a smell hole drilled on the other end for a cutter pin? Alternatively, where can i buy a new one?
That part seems to be discontinued, but if you are lucky you might find one from ebay or somewhere. I used "dodge ram spare tire winch hex shaft" when I googled info, and found couple shafts for a Dakota, but not for 2nd gen Ram.
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Joined: Sep 2012
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From: Central VA
I believe there are two different length tubes for the 2nd gen truck, depending on the length of your truck bed (6 foot or 8 foot). I ran into the same issue of needing one a while back and ended up finding one at a local junkyard.