I am looking at a 96 Magnum 425 4x4 with 900 miles , Are there any common problems with them and what is the general price of them? thanks for the help , joe

 

They are great machines but need lots of maintanence mainly due to the 3 chain 4x4 system.Just check it over to see if it has been taken care of and greased on a regular basis.Expect to have to put on new brakes,tierod ends,battry and do a complete fluid change on ecerything.Oh yea if the cv boots are leaking that is trouble.And the first thing you need to get is a service manual . As for a good price average is $2500 in great shape(well cared for)$3000 rough shape not much.Expect to put $200 in it on oil change and brakes.

 

hey,ftwflh,
what did the springs you put in your sportsman do for performance?did it help with the bigger tires?

 

The springs I put in match the pipe that I run.On a stock 400 if you just put in a Polaris white primary spring it will help you exceleration and not hurt your topend.On the tires mine are the stock size but more aggressive tread and they do fine.I didnt want to go bigger because it puts more stress of the drive train and i still strip rear hubs every now and then.

 

cool,thanks