Never heard of a recall, but on a vehicle that old, it wouldn't matter anyway.  Your best bet is to scour your local junkyards.  Never seen one aftermarket.  When you find one in good condition that you like, make sure you got good, strong support struts holding it up while it's open.  If the struts are weak, that puts more stress on the fiberglass around the hinge area and that leads to cracking and splitting.
Good luck!

 

Thanks,
Got really good shocks on the door, brand new in fact when the door was repaired last time.
Any ideas on converting to tailgate lifttop instead of full door?
Any leads for online jy's that might have a door in good cond?
Thanks,
Brett

 

ya i got an 86 with the same problem but most of my dmg is down by the handle

 

All of my damage is up at the top by the hinges. The guys that repaired it last time actually rebuilt the entire top of the liftgate.There has to be a way to convert it to a tailgate/lifttop. I need to do this beacuse when the body work gets done this summer, I want to make it a convertable top in the back.
Brett

 

By the way, not quite sure who posted the little "blurb" about my location, but if the moron would have looked, it would have shown that I have state and city where I live.

It wasn't anyone in particular that placed that there. Its a default setting that appears if you don't have your city state in correctly.

Chris

 

I think just trying to find a old trail duster rear gate stuff will be hard,And has anyone tried to see if these will fit??

 

Never thought about a trailduster. I was kind of thinking of like a ford or chevy of the same year. They are in as much demand as the ramcharger, but didn't seem to have the problems with the liftgate that dodge did.
Thanks, That kind of gives me a different place to at least start looking.
Brett

 

I just found a perfect liftgate on an 85 RC.  It is in a you-pick yard in Daytona Beach.

 

went online to virtual jy's and found 3 liftgates for an 84, 85, & 88.
Are 84-89 all the same liftgate?
If so it opens up a wider range for me to look at.

 

thelower gate on the 2 piece tail gates on the RC and TD's is interchangeable with a 72-79 tailgate from a truck, possibly up to 93 if the latch position didnt change.

I used the lower gate from my TD on my pickup for a while untill i bought a new one.

 

I don't have a 2 peice back. Mine is the 1 peice liftgate.
I am going to the body shop today and asking the guys who are doing the work this summer and ask for advice.

Thanks for all the help guys,
Brett

 

I have a friend that's got a liftgate from an 89. I can ask him if he wants to sell it, but I am in Arkansas. Dont know how we could get it to you.

 

Thanks guys for all of the help.
I talked to my body goy and he measured and looked and went through books and came up with a solution.
An older tailgate off of a dodge pickup will work and he said if he can't find a top to fit he will fabricate one from the top of the liftgate I already have..
For the time being, I found a jy online that has an 87 liftgate and it's being sent today. Hopefully it's in good condition.
Brett

 

You will need to cut all of the mounting hardware off of a donor vehicle and weld it to the Ramcharger body.

 

I've been planning to cut my liftgate in half and mount the bottom like a pickup tailgate and use the top for hauling or flow-through ventilation.  That way, I could potentially haul more.

 

That is the arrangement the Blazers had.  I wish the RC had used the same arrangement.

 

Yes, this is the most annoying thing about my 85, the lift gate on it.I want a tailgate! If I sale my 85 I am going to buy a pre '81

 

As I stated previously, I am making the back half of my RC a lift off hard top. All they are really doing is cutting the metal, installing a lip with clips welded on and then the top comes off and on. That's the whole reason why I need a tailgate/lifttop combo. My body guy said it's really not that hard considering it's all open there anyway.
It only adds 200 on the price I am already paying for all the body and paint work this summer.
Brett