I have a 1997 Ram 1500 Its Maroon and I'm looking for things to do to it. It's got some rust and paint chipping I'd like to fix that but I don't know how much that would cost? Any Ideas? I also want to either put a lift kit on it or bigger tires and rims. Any other Ideas any one would have are very welcome.

 

Rust repair and repaint gets very expensive unless you tackle it yourself. I did all the rust repair but I paid to get it painted. You're looking at a couple grand at a good body shop to do it all depending on how bad it is. As far as the lift or tires, all depends on how deep your pockets are lol, they sky's the limit.

 

You can do it yourself. There are several threads here, and some experienced paint and body guys that will give you some excellent advice and help.

I did mine and spent maybe $1000, but I used expensive metallic black paint. You can buy paint and clear cheaper.