Re: large tube in rear bumper

From: Terrible Tom (SilverEightynine@aol.com)
Date: Tue Mar 14 2006 - 23:49:47 EST


jldenning@earthlink.net wrote:
> The rear bumper on my bud's 2004 Dakota 4-door (w/ a towing package) has a
> beefy tube running laterally between the frame rails. Thing appears to be
> rubber mounted. His "04 club cab (yeah, he has 2 Daks, for now) and my "99
> don't have the bar. All are 4x4. What is it?
>
> We're (probabaly) planning to put the bumper fromm the "04 4-door on my '99.
> Will it bolt straight on?
>
> Plus, I'm alternatively thinking of selling my "99 5.2L (no trialer package)
> and taking his 4.7L (w/ a trailer package, disc brakes). What yous think?
>
> Jef

LOL

hmmm - deja'vu!

http://archives.dakota-truck.net/0303/0035.html
http://archives.dakota-truck.net/0303/0044.html
http://archives.dakota-truck.net/0303/0053.html

The conversation seemed to conclude with the following:

It was suspected to be a vibration dampener
It seems to be only on late model Quad Cabs
No one ever really figured out what it was for

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