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    Hey Guys looking at a top of the line ARE topper I found on craigslist. It is off a 2013 regular cab short bed 1500. I am wanting to put it on a 2018 crew cab short bed 2500. I know the beds are the same my concern is the back of the cab. Does anyone know if the back of the cabs are the same.


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    Can't help ya there. But when my younger brother was getting one used, he went to the shells webpage and looked it up to see if the two years had the same shell part number. It confirmed it would fit. Just a thought if no one knows.



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    I don’t think the design of the back of the cabs from on the 13-18 years on the single to crew cabs are any different. If the beds are the exact same then it should fit. I could be wrong but looking at my sons single cab and my crew cab they look the same to me.


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    Well, I was able to talk to a knowledgeable dealer and to ARE. They both said that there is a slight angle difference between a single cab and a crew cab. I knew something wasn't right when we put it on the truck the fit or gap at the back of the cab was off and did not look right it was tight at the top and bigger at the bottom. Which then causes the rear glass not to line up perfect on the tailgate.

    Hopefully, that info will help anyone looking at used toppers from purchasing the wrong one. I was lucky the guy selling it was nice enough to let me fit it on the truck prior to buying it. Then when it didn't fit quite right was ok with me doing this research. It is nice to know there are still decent people out there.

    Boy that stinks it was a really smoking deal on the top of the line-topper. Oh well, the search continues.

    Anyone looking for a Z series ARE topper for a Regular Cab 6.4" bed in mineral grey it is located in Hickory NC Craigslist.


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    Quote Originally Posted by allbizns View Post
    Well I was able to talk to a knowledgeable dealer and to ARE. They both said that there is a slight angle difference between a single cab and a crew cab. I knew something wasn't right when we put it on the truck the fit or gap at the back of the cab was off and did not look right it was tight at the top and bigger at the bottom . Which then causes the rear glass not to line up perfect on the tail gate.
    Hopefully that info will help anyone looking at used toppers from purchasing the wrong one. I was lucky the guy selling it was nice enough to let me fit it on the truck prior to buying it. Then when it didn't fit quite right was ok with me doing this research. Its nice to know there are still decent people out there.
    Boy that stinks it was a really smokin deal on the top of the line topper. Oh well the search continues.
    Any one looking for a Z series ARE topper for a Regular Cab 6.4" bed in mineral grey it is located in Hickory NC Craigslist.


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    Sorry it didn’t fit exactly for you. Goes to show with age my eyesight isn’t perfect looking at my two trucks. LOL I am looking at ARE “Z” series topper for my truck also.


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    No worries. You can hardly tell without the topper. You could almost live with it if you didn't know how tight it was supposed to be to the cab. My bad I should have taken pictures when it was on the truck but forgot to.

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    ARE Camper Top

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    Ok guys just some more info. I have talked to both ARE and LEER. Looks like there is a difference of the angle of the back of the cab on the 3 different 1500 model trucks I know we are 2500 but it seems 80% of the used toppers are off 1500's. So hopefully this will help anyone looking.
    Yes any of the 4th gen 6.4ft length bed toppers will fit on any 4th gen truck with a 6.4ft bed its the fit at the back of the cab that will be off the angles will not be correct and not give you that fitted apearance. The only 1500 model trucks that will fit perfect on a 2500 CrewCab will be the 1500 CrewCab (which is like a unicorn with a 6.4 bed LOL...) The QuadCab or Regular cab will not match the angle of the 2500 CrewCab.
    Now on the 2500 side it looks like all those cabs are the same so any 2500 6.4ft topper should fit any 2500 truck.
    It seems like the 2500 toppers hardly become available used. I guess you 2500 guys keep swapping them over to your new trucks or the Cummins just keeps on going and no need to get rid of the topper LOL...

    Again this info pertains to the 4th gen trucks I have not researched any of the other generations. Also I'm not saying it will not fit I'm saying the angle of the cab and topper will be off. So if that doesnt bother you that opens up your possibilities. But if you are concerned about the way your topper fits I hope some of this is helpfull and prevents someone from buying a topper that doesn't fit correctly.

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    American Racing ATX AX202 18x9 5"bs 35X12.5 Nitto Ridge Grapplers
    ARE Camper Top

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    Quote Originally Posted by allbizns View Post
    Ok guys just some more info. I have talked to both ARE and LEER. Looks like there is a difference of the angle of the back of the cab on the 3 different 1500 model trucks I know we are 2500 but it seems 80% of the used toppers are off 1500's. So hopefully this will help anyone looking.
    Yes any of the 4th gen 6.4ft length bed toppers will fit on any 4th gen truck with a 6.4ft bed its the fit at the back of the cab that will be off the angles will not be correct and not give you that fitted apearance. The only 1500 model trucks that will fit perfect on a 2500 CrewCab will be the 1500 CrewCab (which is like a unicorn with a 6.4 bed LOL...) The QuadCab or Regular cab will not match the angle of the 2500 CrewCab.
    Now on the 2500 side it looks like all those cabs are the same so any 2500 6.4ft topper should fit any 2500 truck.
    It seems like the 2500 toppers hardly become available used. I guess you 2500 guys keep swapping them over to your new trucks or the Cummins just keeps on going and no need to get rid of the topper LOL...

    Again this info pertains to the 4th gen trucks I have not researched any of the other generations. Also I'm not saying it will not fit I'm saying the angle of the cab and topper will be off. So if that doesnt bother you that opens up your possibilities. But if you are concerned about the way your topper fits I hope some of this is helpfull and prevents someone from buying a topper that doesn't fit correctly.

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    Thanks for that excellent write up! I think I’ll just buy new from ARE so that way I will get the correct fit.


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    2016 RAM 3500 4x4 Laramie Crew Cab
    Cummins,G56, Rough Country level, Morimoto LED fog lights, LED headlights, Lund Attitude Steps sprayed with Line-X, DRL's Activated, 35x12.50R18 Falken Wildpeak ATW3, Fuel Vapor Wheels Matte Black w/Dark Tint, A.R.E. Truck cap and swing boxes

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    Quote Originally Posted by allbizns View Post
    Ok guys just some more info. I have talked to both ARE and LEER. Looks like there is a difference of the angle of the back of the cab on the 3 different 1500 model trucks I know we are 2500 but it seems 80% of the used toppers are off 1500's. So hopefully this will help anyone looking.
    Yes any of the 4th gen 6.4ft length bed toppers will fit on any 4th gen truck with a 6.4ft bed its the fit at the back of the cab that will be off the angles will not be correct and not give you that fitted apearance. The only 1500 model trucks that will fit perfect on a 2500 CrewCab will be the 1500 CrewCab (which is like a unicorn with a 6.4 bed LOL...) The QuadCab or Regular cab will not match the angle of the 2500 CrewCab.
    Now on the 2500 side it looks like all those cabs are the same so any 2500 6.4ft topper should fit any 2500 truck.
    It seems like the 2500 toppers hardly become available used. I guess you 2500 guys keep swapping them over to your new trucks or the Cummins just keeps on going and no need to get rid of the topper LOL...

    Again this info pertains to the 4th gen trucks I have not researched any of the other generations. Also I'm not saying it will not fit I'm saying the angle of the cab and topper will be off. So if that doesnt bother you that opens up your possibilities. But if you are concerned about the way your topper fits I hope some of this is helpfull and prevents someone from buying a topper that doesn't fit correctly.

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    Thanks for sharing this info good looking out

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