that's actually a really good deal for a clean 3rd. OP, you could get 9k all day for a truck like that out here as long as it's not too rusty underneath.
i think i had my '97 up to about 85 mph a few times and i might have hit 90 mph once in my '98. lol, these are not fast trucks, nor do they handle all that well...
i might have felt a little something under light braking but it was almost imperceptible. but, i definitely felt it pull hard at higher speeds (like on the freeway) and when i went a little harder on the brake pedal.
check your front swaybar bushings. one of mine was completely blown out and subsequently would cause the truck to pull to the right under moderate-hard braking. two new brackets and bushings later and it stops straight as an arrow no matter how hard i get on the brakes.
picked this up the other day, already posted pics in the desert dune thread but i figured i'd make a thread of my own...
anyway, here is my latest addition to the fleet:
'98 limited, 90k miles and an elocker...