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I have a couple of questions about tailgates, namely the earlier '99-ish flat style, versus the bulged type on my '04.
1. Is there a strength (amount of weight each can support) difference.
2. Can all of the hardware, except for handle and possibly linkages, transfer between the two.
I ask because while the repair I made to my dented tailgate two years ago is still holding, I've been thinking about replacing it with the older style, unless the older style can't support as much weight (I have, perhaps foolishly but successfully driven a riding mower into the bed on ramps propped up on the tailgate).
1. Is there a strength (amount of weight each can support) difference.
2. Can all of the hardware, except for handle and possibly linkages, transfer between the two.
I ask because while the repair I made to my dented tailgate two years ago is still holding, I've been thinking about replacing it with the older style, unless the older style can't support as much weight (I have, perhaps foolishly but successfully driven a riding mower into the bed on ramps propped up on the tailgate).