im been looking at trucks lately and want to know if any of you have a dodge ram 1500 or 2500 years 96-98? i have a friend who works at dealer and tells me they are always in the shop{ famous for bad ball joints or transmissions} i been looking at a few and wanted to know if any one has had problems with them, i dont want buy a used ram and put in new transmission in a few months after the warranty has expired..............thanks