Well buddy, I will weigh in here, but you've already decided anyways so...

You need to make it a drop down. "Why?", you ask. Well, because you've shortened the bed (or rather created such a short bed) you may have occasion where you need to carry something slightly longer, and thus dropping the newfangled tailgate allows you to extend the bed. That's why.

PLUS, the aforementioned spare rack thingy, which necessitates a rear bumper to hang it on. Which means of course you will finally have to put a bumper on there that you can't tear off in one outing (I've already given him two bumpers - one came with the truck, and one came after. He quickly reduced both to twisted, gnarled hunks of metal. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shame.gif" alt="" /> Maybe it was the chrome that offended him? But I digress...).

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But. You may not wanna go in the shop tomorrow, since Maury is coming up to see BetsyIV, and if all goes well this eve, you'll come with him in Betsy III to see Betsy V. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />