3pedals
Senior Member
Hit a big dip at the ranch and found the passenger side of my tailgate hanging off. Looks like the metal hinge (the circular metal part attached to tailgate) popped out and is tweaked. Now any little bump without my ghetto temporary remedy (pictured below) and that side of tailgate will jump off rectangular hinge on bedside.
My original tailgate is a bit beaten up (truck just hit 428k miles) so am wondering if an “upgrade” would be worthwhile instead of repairing. I see that a 4G tailgate fits…is it a direct swap or do internal parts (latch, handle, etc) need to be changed? What about a 5G 3/4 ton tailgate - same question. Seems that there are a lot more used 4g and 5g tailgates available these days.
My original tailgate is a bit beaten up (truck just hit 428k miles) so am wondering if an “upgrade” would be worthwhile instead of repairing. I see that a 4G tailgate fits…is it a direct swap or do internal parts (latch, handle, etc) need to be changed? What about a 5G 3/4 ton tailgate - same question. Seems that there are a lot more used 4g and 5g tailgates available these days.