I seen the track bar was replaced as well and the replacement is a Moog whom has a lifetime warranty on their suspension parts.It does have the 318.Only thing I seen that needed changed was the transmission fluid and filter,Fluid looked a little dark with no smell.I do know that to use the ATF+4 transmission fluid in the Chrysler automatics only.Transmission shifts fine.
I don't know what people's opinions are on this forum about Moog products, but over on another forum I am on for camaros, they dislike Moog. I haven't had a single issue with any of their parts yet. Supposedly it was a few years ago their quality all of a sudden took a huge hit. I'm thinking they outsourced or something along those lines. I have no idea what brand the track bar is on my 97, but I repainted mine, replaced the heim joint on one end, and had the fixed end cut off and a piece welded on that would take the factory rubber bushing so that it was easier to find bushings when I needed to replace them. The aftermarket one I had I couldn't find a bushing or make one for it.
Any more information on it? Lifted? Bigger tires? any aftermarket mods? The reputation on the transmissions on these trucks is not very good, and at that milestone, if they haven't had it rebuilt or replaced yet, I would personally have money set aside, just in case. I don't like to jump on the bandwagon and say all chrysler transmissions suck, as I do not know as much about how they work as a lot of people on here do, but, I do know a lot of them seem to start to before or at the mileage this truck is at. It depends greatly on how well it was maintained and it the fluid is dark, that could potentially be a bad sign right off the bat.
I also don't deal with rust issues, so I don't know how much rust affects the value of a vehicle in your area. I am in Phoenix, so rust is not a common thing on vehicles out here. I paid $2800 for my 97 1500 5.2 auto (the one in my main picture on the side of the page) back in april, with quite a few problems that I have fixed. I have about $1200 on top of what I paid into it already. Around here, the truck you described in good shape, people are asking about $4000-$8000 for.