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hey all,

one of my mates ia looking at buying a late 80's early 90's sierra, with a few mods on it, spring over etc.
what is a good price for something like this and also what should he look out for in buying one?

cheers, screwy

check steering

make sure it isnt a backyard jobbie thats goin to brake

yeh as well as what tim said check the welds on the spring perches....but yeh the steering is the biggest concern when buying a sprung over zook

Screwy_ScrewBall wrote:what is a good price for something like this and also what should he look out for in buying one?

Probably a few hundred under your budget so you can afford to convert it back to spring under

Screwy_ScrewBall wrote:hey all,

one of my mates ia looking at buying a late 80's early 90's sierra, with a few mods on it, spring over etc. (he wants some flex)
what is a good price for something like this and also what should he look out for in buying one?

cheers, screwy

u must have missed this bit greg

greg wrote:

Screwy_ScrewBall wrote:what is a good price for something like this and also what should he look out for in buying one?

Probably a few hundred under your budget so you can afford to convert it back to spring under

greg wrote:

Screwy_ScrewBall wrote:what is a good price for something like this and also what should he look out for in buying one?

Probably a few hundred under your budget so you can afford to convert it back to spring under

Your dreeaming aren't you he said he wants some flex

redzook wrote:

Screwy_ScrewBall wrote:hey all,

one of my mates ia looking at buying a late 80's early 90's sierra, with a few mods on it, spring over etc. (he wants some flex)
what is a good price for something like this and also what should he look out for in buying one?

cheers, screwy

u must have missed this bit greg

Indeed i did... Infact I misread it entirely and thought i saw something about "he wants it to work"... but i guess not

overkill wrote:

greg wrote:

Screwy_ScrewBall wrote:what is a good price for something like this and also what should he look out for in buying one?

Probably a few hundred under your budget so you can afford to convert it back to spring under

Your dreeaming aren't you he said he wants some flex

You don't think a few hundred is realistic? Maybe a full thou?

OK thanks for that, and it would be nice if it worked and had flex

Screwy_ScrewBall wrote:OK thanks for that, and it would be nice if it worked and had flex

In my best three stooges voice:

"a wise guy eh?"

just remember flex is over rated. You can have a super flexy rig and still get stuck. Factor into the price getting some lockers

grimbo wrote:just remember flex is over rated. You can have a super flexy rig and still get stuck. Factor into the price getting some lockers

You wouldn't need lockers man - spring over sierra's are so flexy that you'd never lift a wheel off the ground.

do you big steve?

to answer the original question

price range $2-5k max

i would not pay more than $4k for a zook personally
i just think another one will come along soon enough so it's not the end of the world to pass one up
mine was $2800 '88, widetrack, soft top, shorty, 190000 on the clock, stock as a rock

look out for ghetto fab (steering and suspension as mentioned), damage from use, all the chassis mounts and brackets, tcase shifting, gear box...

and just general things when buying a 2nd hand car i guess (rust, leaks, smoke, etc...)

rust in the windscreen frame

greg wrote:

grimbo wrote:just remember flex is over rated. You can have a super flexy rig and still get stuck. Factor into the price getting some lockers

You wouldn't need lockers man - spring over sierra's are so flexy that you'd never lift a wheel off the ground.

do you big steve?

No way man, spring overs have to have the most flex - Why else would all the yanks run them.

And another thing, You have to run a SPOA to get maximum wrap from your axles, just take my $400 throw away rancho's for example.

SIGNED - DISGRUNTLED SPOA OWNER