I just bought a black 97 4x4 3500. I looked for signs of heavy towing, bombing, moding, body work, paid for a Carfax, and took the truck over to the mechanic at Rocky Mtn. Cummins for a look see. One thing I found later was the engine ID tag is missing off the timing cover. I
My impression from the pictures is:
Steering problems from the lift and tires.
Check for mods. Look like someone really wanted either a GTO or a F250 (seems like they all have to be jacked and pimped to make up for the lack of something or the other. )
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