Opinion on strut rub issue

nottheweakwilled · 04-26-2007, 05:42 PM

I'm looking at a few different GTOs this weekend. If I find the vehicle has the strut rub issue, should I avoid the purchase of that car? (replacement tires aside)

Opinions on this?

Thanks in advance.

Taxman · 04-26-2007, 05:55 PM

Id run from it unless you wanted to pay out your pocket to get it fixed

Verdoro 68 · 04-26-2007, 05:57 PM

IMO you are going to have to deal with it sooner or later. You can buy a car that doesn't have any signs of strut rub and put off the repair for a little while or you can find one that has it (won't be hard) and use it as a bargaining chip. Use the money you save on the car to Pedderise the front end and be done with it once and for all.

coolhandgoat · 04-26-2007, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Verdoro 68

IMO you are going to have to deal with it sooner or later. You can buy a car that doesn't have any signs of strut rub and put off the repair for a little while or you can find one that has it (won't be hard) and use it as a bargaining chip. Use the money you save on the car to Pedderise the front end and be done with it once and for all.

Or just put on some different wheels.

nottheweakwilled · 04-26-2007, 10:58 PM

Thanks for the info guys. Whatever I buy will most likely end up with an upgraded suspension anyway. I just wanted to know if it was going to be a forever FUBAR'd kind of issue.

abright52 · 04-26-2007, 11:26 PM

There is a TSB for the dealers to fix this on any left-over '06 models. Mine was fixed by the dealer before delivery back in December.

nottheweakwilled · 04-26-2007, 11:39 PM

Monroe struts are garbage regardless. I've had nothing but mediocre performance and short life from Monroe suspension products. If and when I buy a GTO, I'll be upgrading. I just looked into the Pedder's products.

Anyone know if a Pontiac dealer is willing to partially pay for aftermarket parts to repair the issue? :grin:

Verdoro 68 · 04-27-2007, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by nottheweakwilled

Anyone know if a Pontiac dealer is willing to partially pay for aftermarket parts to repair the issue? :grin:

Well, I think in the past if you found a good dealer that also sold Pedders they would fudge a little and cover some of the Pedders. Especially when the '06 leaking struts fiasco was happening and replacement factory struts were hard to come by. I don't think you'll find a dealer that would do that anymore because the dealer I'm thinking of got in big trouble with GM.

At least he didn't offer it in my case and all my factory stuff was trashed and could have been replaced under warranty. Believe me, I hinted at it too

He did, however, get the labor to install my stuff covered under warranty which saved me a lot of money.

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Or just put on some different wheels.

You could go with wheels that have a different offset or skinnier tires, but that's not really solving the issue. More than likely you'll still have tire wear problems because the radius rod bushings and strut mounts are junk and you won't be able to get the alignment 100% on the mark.

coolhandgoat · 04-27-2007, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Verdoro 68

You could go with wheels that have a different offset or skinnier tires, but that's not really solving the issue. More than likely you'll still have tire wear problems because the radius rod bushings and strut mounts are junk and you won't be able to get the alignment 100% on the mark.

I was thinking more like 18s vs 17s... though there have been people that seem to have had the strut rub with 18s, most of what I have heard says 18s aren't affected. My strut rub disappeared as soon as I put on some after market 18x8.5s. Of course, it REALLY went away as soon as I put on the Pedders Street II

Verdoro 68 · 04-27-2007, 08:36 PM

Good point. Supposedly the stock 18" wheels aren't affected by the strut rub issue. I haven't seen any or heard of any factory 18's with tire wear issues...yet