Dbeck229
Junior Member
My buddy works at a shop and has two 1500’s I could buy off him. One has 59,000 miles, the other has about 80,000 miles.
I would like to get the 59k truck, it is a bit cleaner, has a full king cab with a nicer interior. However I’m sketched out about the lifters and cams on these trucks. Nothing has been done to this one, I feel as if it’s a gamble of whether I get a good motor or not.
The truck with 80k has the smaller quad cab, isn’t quite as clean, and the interior isn’t as nice. However…. It just had the cam and lifters warrantied and they will be brand new at the time of purchase.
Any opinions or insight?
They both will be about the same price. I would like the nice model, and would consider putting a hellcat oil pump on it, as I’ve heard those can help prevent lifter failures.
TLDR: I can’t decide which to go with, I want the truck with lesser miles, but am afraid of a fatal cam failure.
I would like to get the 59k truck, it is a bit cleaner, has a full king cab with a nicer interior. However I’m sketched out about the lifters and cams on these trucks. Nothing has been done to this one, I feel as if it’s a gamble of whether I get a good motor or not.
The truck with 80k has the smaller quad cab, isn’t quite as clean, and the interior isn’t as nice. However…. It just had the cam and lifters warrantied and they will be brand new at the time of purchase.
Any opinions or insight?
They both will be about the same price. I would like the nice model, and would consider putting a hellcat oil pump on it, as I’ve heard those can help prevent lifter failures.
TLDR: I can’t decide which to go with, I want the truck with lesser miles, but am afraid of a fatal cam failure.