The automatic transmission in that era of Ram has a tendency for the tongue converter to rapidly unlock/lock at certain speeds due to electrical noise attributed to the alternator. Geno's Garage sells a filter made by BD Power which quite often eliminates the issue. It has worked both on my 2wd 2000 Ram 3500 and my son's 4wd 1999 Ram 2500. Not all Ram's have the problem but it is fairly common.
If the fuel pump is mounted on the engine it may lose pressure and cause the VP44 injector pump to fail. There is a TSB from Dodge recommending the pump be changed for one mounted in the tank which reduces the likelihood of that happening.
If it came with the trailer package and has the upper and lower overload springs and the antiwar bar on the back axle.
I have over 220,000 miles on my truck and have not had any issues with the front end. It has towed a 34ft 5th wheel for 11 years and carried a Truck Camper for 4 years. It is noisy (compared to the new ones) so I never have touch the horn for pedestrians, it is in great shape and I love it.
