Talk:Dodge Ram Van

Third Generation?
Would the newer Dodge Ram vans (98+) with a slightly modified look count as a third generation, or are they considered just minor details?

Specifically, turn signals now full orange, larger bumper, and engine compartment slightly redesigned for a smaller doghouse. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ahanix1989 (talk • contribs) 19:07, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

...from a style standpoint, not really. Most consider them to be all the same body style (which they are..from a "style" point of view). Although many dealers refer to 98+ as a different generation as the 97-prior, merely because of the large differences in part fitment. Virtually no interior components (with a few minor exceptions) are the same, nor is the front grill, fenders, bumper or hood. Because of the large number of parts are not interchangeable, they seperate the 98+ from the older ones. Hope this helps. Jon the dodgeboy 05:09, 9 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I'm going to consider it a "facelifted" Ram Van for 98-03, even if it had a good number of interior changes that are again... mostly cosmetic. It was still the same basic vehicle underneath, and had the same powertrain. [[Image:Ahanix-sigfag.png]] Ahanix i'm bored

Merge request
I can't see any reason not to combine the passenger and cargo versions of the van. There is no vehicle with separate articles on mechanically identical versions. IFCAR 21:24, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

oppose Article that this would be merged into is already 4 articles combined. TotallyTempo 15:11, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

oppose Dodge recognizes the Ram Van and the Ram Wagon as two different vehicles, despite being practically the same. The Ahanix1989 19:56, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Engine output
There seems to be a little factuality battle. "Ram Van" lists the 5.2 as 230HP, "Ram Wagon" lists 225, and "Magnum 5.2" under "Chrysler LA Engines" lists 230. Just to figure out the true answer, anyone happen to have a datasheet? I bought my van used, and didn't get the manual. Ahanix1989 19:56, 27 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Do u know the belt diagram for a 1983 mobile 5.2 2601:C1:4101:3BA0:F850:FDA9:D1FF:8B91 (talk) 22:52, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

No, I don't happen to own a Ram Van, a dealer could tell you though that seems like a lot of work for a wikipedia article. Alternatively you could post on a forum like car talk. www.cartalk.com If not you could always order the manual online if you want it for yourself or a haynes manual. So basically, I don't have the answer but you can obtain it if you care to spend time and money finding it. Personally I think a haynes manual is a good investment, they help you repair everything. TotallyTempo 23:29, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Alright, I made some changes involving engine power and names -- The first generation had the older LA series engines, yet listed the output power of the newer Magnum engines and such. Ahanix1989 15:51, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Okay, thaNKS for imporiving the article. TotallyTempo 07:39, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Possum Van
"Red Green owns a dodge ram van called the possum van. "  While I agree this should be in there, I'm gonna keep it here in the talk page until we get some form of "Notable examples" of Ram Vans. By itself, it's a rather odd sentence, but if there were a "Popular Culture" or "Cultural References" section in the future, it'd work there. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ahanix1989 (talk • contribs) 15:45, 9 March 2007 (UTC).

sorry, I realise the sentence was kind out out on it's own, but I being a large red green fan thought it was notable enough to be included. TotallyTempo 06:27, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Body-on-frame or Unibody
The article indicates "Due to a body-on-frame design, the Dodge platform was lighter and stronger than the competition, at the expense of NVH". Then "Despite this unibody design, "... It can't be both body-on-frame and unibody. From the first sentence stating that the platform was lighter and stronger at the expense of NVH -- that all suggests unibody, not body-on-frame. The Allpar citation also mentions both body-on-frame and unibody in different paragraphs, so that doesn't seem to help. There should be a correction in there somewhere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Intrepidacious (talk • contribs) 13:39, 3 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Back then it was not uncommon for a car to ride on a mixed platform, especially an American car. Classic Chevy vans and the F-body were prominent examples. 24.205.76.240 (talk) 23:15, 23 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Yeah it's hard to decide -- I've got a brochure for my 1996 that lists as Unibody construction, but I don't know about the first-generations. A direct quote from the brochure: "They feature Unibody construction that's stronger and lighter than body-on-frame designs." I'll try to make changes, but I don't know about 71-92[[Image:Ahanix-sigfag.png]] Ahanix i'm bored

Merge request
As the van was called "Ram Van" much longer than "B-Series," I suggest making this article the redirect to Ram Van instead of the the other way around. IFCAR (talk) 20:22, 18 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Good point. I'll move it if no-one has any objections. Pro hib it O ni o ns  (T) 14:20, 19 June 2009 (UTC)


 * In fact, that's a no-brainer - compare to Jeep Wagoneer, which was also known under several earlier names but was prettty much unchanged for 30 years. I'll do it now. Pro hib it O ni o ns  (T) 14:23, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Delete Adventurer
I believe "Adventure" should be deleted from the branding sentence because that applies to pickup trucks and not vans. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.82.96.128 (talk) 12:53, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Popular Culture Section Update
Hey, didn't Harry & Marve, the 2 banditts in the 1990s Original Home Alone drive a Dodge RAM van? Can anyone shed some light on that I think they did if I'm remembering it rihgt? Cheers — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.13.139.135 (talk) 21:25, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

MiniRam name
I don't want to edit the article based on OR, but my family (five kids) bought a Dodge van of this type in 1981 under the name 'Dodge MiniRam'. I believe that name was only used for this type of vehicle for a year or two before the new minivan category was formally introduced and the MiniRam name was transferred over. I recall that my parents had to special order the van, and it took a few months to be built and shipped to the dealer in Illinois. We had that van in the family for a full decade, and several of us kids first learned to drive on it, manual transmission and all. FWIW. Jonabbey (talk) 04:34, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

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Twin engine B Series van
I was wondering why there was no mention of the B Series van that came with twin 440 big block V8 engines? TimelessWizard (talk) 12:22, 12 February 2020 (UTC)

Requested move 11 December 2023

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Lightoil (talk) 12:10, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Dodge Ram van → Dodge Ram Van – Reliable sources most often use this capitalization, including Autoweek, Kelley Blue Book, J. D. Power... 162 etc. (talk) 22:06, 11 December 2023 (UTC) The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.