Had my dealership buddy run a carfax on the 96.
Looks like I'm owner # 4. Lived in Nevada from 96-05, went to CA to a dealership I suspect, got sent to NJ from 07-18, and then lived in NY from 18 until 23 when it was parked.
That explains the overall condition. Crusty, but not "lived it's entire life in the rust belt" crusty.
Typical rust belt sitting crust. Not awful, not great.
I would like to ask mud's help in identifying the sliders, skid and rear bumper. I suspect this was built pre 06 so maybe some old parts on it?
The front bumper is easy, an ARB winch bumper with a Warn M12000. I think the front bumper is the most rotted part of the truck, can't believe how bad it is. I can save it, but I never knew ARB stuff could rot that bad.
Slider's are welded on. Seem pretty heavy duty and have certainly seen some action.
Rear bumper has nothing but a tire swing. It doesn't use the typical trailer spindle for the swing, so I'm not sure what bumper it is?
I assume the trans/transfer case/crossmember skid is also aftermarket.
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