2005 dodge tailgate issue
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I hear you. I went from a 2nd gen to a 3rd gen, and the tailgate on the 3rd gen was so weak it should have never been installed on an HD truck. What I did with my 2nd gen, I couldn't even begin to replicate to my 3rd gen without damaging the gate.
I can't answer your question, even if you added a piece of plate to stiffen the gate, the cable attachment points are the next to bend and they will start to poke into the exterior sheet metal of the gate. If you seriously use the truck, I would opt for a flatbed...sell the fleetside, and use it and the $$ you'd dump into a new gate to pay for the flatbed. Had I kept my truck, and kept using it like I was; that was the route I was looking at...
I can't answer your question, even if you added a piece of plate to stiffen the gate, the cable attachment points are the next to bend and they will start to poke into the exterior sheet metal of the gate. If you seriously use the truck, I would opt for a flatbed...sell the fleetside, and use it and the $$ you'd dump into a new gate to pay for the flatbed. Had I kept my truck, and kept using it like I was; that was the route I was looking at...
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