Thread: 2005 suspension

Hello all. New here this is my first post. I have a 05 GT. I am looking to do a few things and had a few questions. This weekend I plan on rebuilding some of the suspension parts on the car. The roads are rough around where I live.
I have noticed over some time now the car is making some mild clunking noises and is not riding or driving the way it use to. I can’t seem to find a whole lot wrong so I am going to replace bearing tower and top strut mounts all the way around, along with ball joints, tie rods, and sway bar bushings. I notice the tires are not wearing good so I just thought if I need to get a alignment that I might as well replace a few things. My problem is that the ball joints and tie rods tested fine. So when are other people seeing them go bad. Anything else I should replace or look for on the suspension for common problems. The car is at 68,000. Thanks

Thanks for the tip. I did check those and they look ok. I really don't want to waste money on ball joints and tie rods. Trying to see when other people are replacing theres.

check ur sway bar links, mine were clunking around i changed them yesterday and re-greased the outer tie rods, its so quite now over bumps. MOOG links are like 60 bucks a pair

I have an 05 GT too. Had to replace struts at 70K miles. Suspension was getting floaty noticeable on bad roads. So if you need to chase strut mounts or other work requiring you to pull the struts, think about replacing them.
My 98 GP went over 100K miles and didn't need struts, also a rear bearing went bad around 40K miles on the 05. So Pontiac definitely started cheaping out.

KYB GR-2 or monroe sensatrac.

If you go monroe just get the quick strut.

I went with KYB GR2s. Wanted Bilsteins but they are much more expensive. Delcos are also more dollars but didn't see the point of using them. Really would have gotten the AGXs for their adjustability but they are not made for the 05s. The GR2s are a good stock replacement. Wish they were tighter for sportier handling but they do the job (I have another high performance car so I was willing to compromise on the GP). Heard KYBs are higher quality than Monroes so I got the GR2s from Rockauto. But if you got to go with what is in stock locally, then you don't have much choice. Also the KYB GR2s only come in the quick strut for the rears. Let us know how you make out.

you bought economy struts?

cool. good to know