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FWIW, all 99-05 S/D tailgates are the same, and, although I haven't actually tried swapping them, I have had them side by side, a 97+ F150/250LD fleetside(not super crew or flareside) tailgate should work. I know the linkage, handle, and top trim piece are the same, swapped all of that out of a 98 F150 tailgate into the one that was on my old 00 F250 S/D.