one of my rear struts on my 97 gt is making a a noise so i figured i needed new struts, but i looked at the strut towers and theyre basically rusted through if not gone in some places, what do i about this? seems like an expensive fix...
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08-06-2013
one of my rear struts on my 97 gt is making a a noise so i figured i needed new struts, but i looked at the strut towers and theyre basically rusted through if not gone in some places, what do i about this? seems like an expensive fix...
08-06-2013
weld in new caps after cutting the old ones out...or get a new car.
08-06-2013
I say get a new car
Originally Posted by Sven The Sexman
08-06-2013
yeah i was thinking selling it and buying a more clean gt would be a better idea, its just ive only had this car like half a year :/
08-06-2013
I just got a quote on my passenger rear one (its rusted through) but drivers side is mint along with rest of car. $400-$500
I think its worth the investment if the rest of the car is really clean.
08-06-2013
its not hahha my paint doesnt look very good and **** like that so i might just sell it and pick up another one
08-06-2013
i dont really wanna sell it but it needed a paint job also so i guess thats that, but idk yet
Last edited by nickgpgt; 08-06-2013 at 02:28 PM.
08-06-2013
i think i actually overreacted alot about this hahahha theyre not rusted through all over, just one spot where you can see from the inside the wheel well into the trunk, but only that one spot, ill post pics of both
08-06-2013
id clean them up, inside and outside with a wire brush, then por the rusted areas, then caulk the seam shut again with some polyurethane caulking. it will stick and seal out water better then any other caulk.
08-06-2013
do they look like a cause for concern? i dont know much about cars tbh lol i just dont want a strut to come through my car hahah
08-06-2013
well lets just say ive seen pics of far worse. chip that old factory sealant off, and seal it all up, that should stop the rust in its tracks for some time.
this way you can drive it for a while more with out worry of it getting worse.
10-22-2013
I have a 99 Gt.
I had to have both strut towers or "buckets" replaced...compared to the mine looked - yours look darn good.
If I were you - I'd sell the car...that structural,and everytime you drive it it's gonna get worse and worse.
The strut will continue to push and push up until it's out of the tower and and you are stuck on the side of the road with no strut or tower.
I had new ones welded in..it cost me 300 a side from a local guy here where I live.
Body shops charge top dollar to cut and grind the old **** out and put new in.
Sell the car if the rest of it looks crappy.
Just make sure the potential buyer doesn't look in the trunk.These cars are known for rusty strut towers and strut mounts going bad.
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