I searched for this already but couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. So anyway, about 2 months ago I got t-boned in my 97 ram. Me and my dad, who has been a mechanic for 40ish years, are trying to bring it back to life. He says we have to put a new frame because his buddy who has a 21ton frame machine can't budge it. I was looking around a local scrap yard and saw a ram 1500 that was about an 04 that's in pretty good shape. I was just wondering if that newer body and bed would bolt onto a 4x4 97 ram 25-3500 frame. We are also converting it to 4x4 now that we have the chance. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

Wait. You're trying to put a new body on a frame that you can't fix?

 

i just had the same question at the end of reading that. your doing a 4x4 and body swap on a crooked frame?

 

There has to be an error somewhere in the communication. Just in case though:

 

At the beginnong, i was believing that he wanted to change the frame for the 1500 frame, but it seems that he wants to put a younger body on a torn frame...
I dont understand whi he do this. He will continue to have a crap but with a younger body!!!

 

I'd say that there's some good things to be said for that, but then I wouldn't be sure we were talking about trucks anymore.

 

Maybe Dehartenator will come back and explain what he wants to really do with the 2 trucks and wich part he wants to save on each of the trucks
Bye

 

im getting a frame from a 2nd gen cummins along with the front dif and transfer case. i was just wondering if that newer body would bolt on to the old frame. hopefully that is a little clearer

 

Much. Doesn't sound so much like bringing this one back to life as harvesting it's organs for a Frankentruck. Regardless, I don't know if it will work or not (the bed should as long as it's the same configuration, not sure about the cab) but it'll be a helluva project and I look forward to following along.

 

Just in case, I have a 94' Reg Cab and frame from a 96' 2500 I am trying to sell :P