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Old Jun 8, 2026 | 03:09 PM
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Long time ghoster, first time poster. I have an ‘01 quad cab SLT and an easy question. I’m thinking of buying bed rails, but before I do I need to know for certain that it has post holes and exactly where. Google thinks they exist but I haven’t been able to find positive confirmation, like a picture or diagram. I have after market rail caps that don’t show the holes. I obviously don’t want to go drilling test holes everywhere.

Can anyone out there confirm the quad cab has them and maybe post a detailed pic and the locations, especially the front?

thanks ahead of time!
 
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Old Jun 8, 2026 | 04:43 PM
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Can you take the current bed rails off, and look??
 
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Old Jun 8, 2026 | 06:47 PM
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Unfortunately nope. We had to pull the rail caps off when I had the truck painted and wasn’t thinking of stake rails or tie-downs back then. No tape available so he had to screw the caps down afterwards. Hoping I can get a good idea where the stake holes are so I don’t have to unscrew and remove the caps.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2026 | 12:50 PM
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i have a 98,99, and an o1 dakota here and none have stake pocket openings, but probably could be made functional. i thing dodge figured trucks dont need them or tow hooks..
 
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