Originally Posted by octanejunkie

I'll chime in

If the seller can provide receipts and records then it might be worth it. For the reasons bad luck mentioned, I'm not a fan of the limited model transfer cases nor do I care for leather seats, but that's a personal preference

I'm not impressed with freedom off-road upper control arms, they don't do anything for suspension geometry other than change the angle of the ball joint and in all honesty a 2 inch lift doesn't require it.

I am a fan of 33 inch tires, 255/85 R16, and I don't mind e-rated tires considering I'll drop down to 8 PSI and ride the sidewalls, most folks not crawling don't have that requirement and can benefit from the weight savings of c rated tires

Like has been said, I would not go through the trouble of re-gearing unless you add a bunch of additional weight (armor, bumpers, winch) or have a use case, like rock crawling, to support the expense of changing gearing. If you were to pick up a factory e-locker with 4.30 gearing, it would be worth changing the front differential because that's a great ratio with 33s on a DD.

I would almost rather buy the lower mileage truck to perform all of my own mods and maintenance, that way I know it's done right. 300K miles doesn't scare me on these vehicles, however. Overall condition, does matter.

The last thing to consider are the things not easily changed, like interior color, equipment package, and rust. Buy the truck you like with the least amount of rust, damage or bs.

That's my take

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