[rich weyand]

Inspect the leafs, spring bolts and bushings, shackle bolts and bushing, spring and shackle mounts, shock bolts and bushings, and shock mounts on all four corners while you're at it.

Hey, you could have paid 5 or 10 times as much for a new one, have it depreciating by the minute, and never have anybody call out "Nice truck!" as you drive by.

In any truck you buy and keep, eventually you replace brakes and suspension anyway, you just get to do some of it up front is all.