What is the difference between the...

[Scott Elliott]

Ok, I have a stupid question. What is the difference between the D and W series, and what is the difference between the 200 and 250, and the difference between the 300 and 350, and the power ram and power wagon (or just the ram). I see people refering to these different terms fairly frequently. All I know is what I have (see sig).

Thanks for any info.





sorry, I accidently put this in the wrong forum... Mr Moderator, could you put this in the first gen section? It won't let me delete it.

 

[Randy J]

Well Scott, I can answer a couple of the questions for you. The W is for 4 wheel drive, D for 2 wheel drive. the 250 is the 3/4 ton, and the 350 is the 1 ton. Not too sure about the 200 or 300 though.

 

[F Simkowski (In Memory)]

Hey Randy and Scott. .

I'll scoot this over to the 1st Gen. Forum. . Those guys will add thier comments.

Frank S.

 

[wrk2mtch]

There is no difference between the 200, 250 and 300, 350. Dodge just changed the name. I had a '69 3/4-ton 2wd that was considered a D-200 and my '90 3/4-ton 4x4 is a W250 On the second-gens it's 2500 and 3500. I think they switched from x00 to x50 in '81.

 

[Scott Elliott]

Thanks guys. I had been curious for a while, especially since I frequently see "D... " or "W... " this or that. I know the difference between the 250/350. Here is another question: What was the last year Dodge made the crew cab (4dr)? Thanks again, and I appologize for originally putting in the 2nd gen territory.

 

[CRWilliams]

Dodge changed from 200 to 250 and from 300 to 350 in 1981 when they changed the body a little bit, they also changed the name from Power Wagon(which had of course been used since at least the '40's that I know of) to Power Ram on the 4WD trucks and to Ram on the 2WD trucks. I am not quite sure but the latest crew cab the I have seen was about 1985.

 

[Scott Elliott]

Cool, thanks.