buying a bagged truck

ok i know there is prolly hundards of posts on this topicbut im lazy so im gonna ask anyways. Im lookin at this bagged 97 dakota is there anything special i should be lookin for to see if its worth buying or not? i looked at the bag mounts already and they look like the done right but thats from what i could see from crawling under it. I havent got to see how the bed looks yet cause its got a flush mount cover on it. anything else i should look for let me know just wondering if its worth it or not. thanks in advance to those that respond

i would go over the whole air set up look at the lines and everything and take a peek at the frame to see how much is gone from draggin

Originally posted by lowdyme



i would go over the whole air set up look at the lines and everything and take a peek at the frame to see how much is gone from dragginYeah make sure there is something left for you to drag! Allot of trucks get drug to the grave yard

you know whats clean and whats not from looking at this site im sure. look at the welds, should resemble a stack of quarters or close to it, not bird shit piles. also you can tell how something is built by looking at it.this is some basic work IMO that is functional and safe for the road. good luck

a good way to check for fast leaks is to:
1) bring soapy water in a spray bottle with you and spray everythign down while looking at it.
2) lock up the truck and have a conversation about the truck. check to see how far it has dropped in a 5- 10 min time period.

from what i can tell the frame doesnt look like its been dragged at all plus for me but no1lowr thanks for the pic. kinda gives me an idea in a way of what im lookin for. i just wish i could get a free minute the same time this guy does so i can get a good look inside the bed i hate working

finally i got to take a good look at the truck. its not in that bad of shape alot less miles then i thought couple things need to be takin care of little things (door poppers and new lock for bed cover) only thing that kinda shocked me was the fact thats its not notched ::shrugs:: all well if i decide to get it complete redesign is planned. got a couple ideas but that all depends on if i actually do decide to get the truck

definatly check wiring.

I second the check wiring idea.Make sure the compressors are wired and most importantly fused correctly. I see piss poor wiring all the time.

i ended up not gettin th truck he sold it but the funny thing i seen it gettin put on a tow truck about a half hour ago im glad he sold it god only knows what the problem is