Considering buying '97 ranger w/ 155,000mi any worries?

[svtrc51]

Im looking at a 1997 ranger with 155,000mi, 3.0 v6, 4" lift, 32" tires, good paint, decent tires, nice weld wheels. Is there anything i should be worried about or looking for? Thanks, Brandon
anderson.brandonm@lincoln.navy.mil

 

[gijoecam]

If I was looking, I'd keep looking. The 3 liter pushing 32s for 155k miles (which is actually more due to the oversized tires unless the speedo has been corrected with a different gear in the trans) is undoubtedly working its hardest at every stop light. Look to see which gears it has in the rear end, and you won't be able to tell from the axke tag, unless the guy left it stock (In which case he deserves to be beaten with his own two arms).

-Joe