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Originally Posted by matts
Yeah, the truck has pretty much spent its whole life outside. I think the pictures give a fairly accurate portrayal of how it looks down there. I haven't tried yanking on the wheels. What might I encounter? Flexing? Wobble?
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I'm not a mechanic, but I would just try pulling and pushing to get a "feel" that things are still tight. If you can, have someone else help so you can look at questionable areas of the suspension to see if anything looks like it's moving where it shouldn't. Try pushing and pulling the truck sideways with the front bumper (while sitting on all four tires). Look for pivot bolts that look like they are close to breaking due to erosion. Check your brake hose brackets, sway bar bolts, etc. The cross member looked OK, but some of the smaller brackets and bolts don't have as much metal to "give" if there is a lot of heavy rust.