about ready to Purchase a 97 1500 Ram
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Your probably safe. Check out this site to see you can find anything that might be of concern.http://www.alldata.com
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We currently have a 97 ram 1500 and we are on our 3rd transmission! I'd say that is the only thing to look for. We had to change it out around 72k and I think we just bought a bad rebuilt because it went out again after 3k! Now we are at 98k and since we got the original one rebuilt, we haven't had any more problems. That is the only thing. We love that truck, in fact my husband could sell it to buy a new one-we kept it for him and bought me a new one! Good luck with your new truck!
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I just bought a 2000 1500 Ram with 48k miles. I paid 2K for the extended drivetrain warranty. Front end is a little flaky, I'm working on shoring it up with new shocks all around, new bushings (not many in the front end), and i'm thinking about the tracking bar either being replaced (http://www.lukeslink.com/trackbar.html) or just new bushing there. Also I found this little add-on (http://www.solidsteel.ca/Products.htm) after looking around in different chatrooms, so I think I'll add this as well to tighten up the steering. Definitely have the tranny and front end looked over by someone.
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After I buy mine I am going to get a shift kit installed in it. I know most Autos from the factory suck and really take away alot of power. Might get a higher stall converter too.
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I just bought a 2000 1500 Ram with 48k miles. I paid 2K for the extended drivetrain warranty. Front end is a little flaky, I'm working on shoring it up with new shocks all around, new bushings (not many in the front end), and i'm thinking about the tracking bar either being replaced (http://www.lukeslink.com/trackbar.html) or just new bushing there. Also I found this little add-on (http://www.solidsteel.ca/Products.htm) after looking around in different chatrooms, so I think I'll add this as well to tighten up the steering. Definitely have the tranny and front end looked over by someone.
I just bought a 2000 1500 Ram with 48k miles. I paid 2K for the extended drivetrain warranty. Front end is a little flaky, I'm working on shoring it up with new shocks all around, new bushings (not many in the front end), and i'm thinking about the tracking bar either being replaced (http://www.lukeslink.com/trackbar.html) or just new bushing there. Also I found this little add-on (http://www.solidsteel.ca/Products.htm) after looking around in different chatrooms, so I think I'll add this as well to tighten up the steering. Definitely have the tranny and front end looked over by someone.
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Well tomorrow I am going to the dealership and test driving the truck. I will bring a full report back tomorrow. I hope I can talk the dealer down to 8500 for the truck. I am paying cash for it so i HOPE he says yes.
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RE: about ready to Purchase a 97 1500 Ram
Tranny! Tranny! Tranny! I own a '94 4x4 Ram with the 5.9 and I am the proud owner of my 3rd tranny! You should be ok, but just remember if your buying a dodge, it is a big problem area. The fuel pump is another thing you want to watch for, and....not really anything else i can tell you for a 2x4...sorry?!
