Pedders still in business?
 

I was planning on getting the 1LE permagrin setup in Jan but I have been hearing that people have ordered parts from Peddlers and experiencing long waits and no response from emails. I don't want to order if there is a chance that I could lose my money. Anyone know what's going on?

No one seems to know, no one has heard from them or can get responses. I heard no parts in US either from several vendors(?)

So who would be the best alternative for rear subframe bushings and front control arm bushing?

Here is a option for you.
http://www.pfadtracing.com/

I have whiteline for the craddle inserts and upper rear arm bushings. The Make Pedders. Just a very little softer durameter and half the price.Come in black.

I tried emailing them a while back, if they went out of business that's extremely unfortunate as they offered awesome kits for those looking to track.

I had trouble. Took me "quite" a while to get a hold of anyone. And only then by messaging on this forum.
Scares me if I have another issue with my coilovers!

I ended up using BMR for my current needs.

Good luck...

He's still around. I just emailed with him on Wednesday. I'm sure he'll jump in here soon.

They just dropped shipped me parts that I ordered from JDP last week.

Pfadt and BMR make some good alternatives. Also look into Prothane.

For the rear cradle bushings, I would highly suggest going with a solid Pfadt or ADM performance SOLID bushings.

I have not had any response from them by phone or e-mail either. I have left several messages from 2+ weeks before SEMA. Solidified my thoughts to go with Pfadt.

I don't get involved in vendor affairs typically, but this is getting ridiculous. Pedders is still in business. With SEMA and PRI, we should not only expect but hope that performance brands attend these events to bring both their parts and expertise to market.

Pedders is a very small office. They just don't have the staff of these speed shops.

But this just isnt good business practice, ignore customers is not
what you do unless you want to go out of business.They have always been on this site no matter what, that is what is a bit disconcerting.
Guess we'll see.

I've learned SO much from Pete especially in the suspension sub forum. He has always been in here offering his advise and expertise! It is very strange that all of a sudden he disappeared. I know there's a good reason so we'll just have to wait and see! I just got my drop links from them last week even though it took over 2 months so they're still in business.

i just got a set of supercar xa's full cradle bushings and radius inserts. and i spoke to pete yesterday. they are still in business. they are working on parts made in the usa. they will be back in full swing

I'm sure for good reasons and hopefully for the better. Just odd is all. Venders cant even get ahold of them.
By the way the links go in o.k.?

I had Pedder's on my V6 and loved them! I went from the Eibach Pro Kit to the Pedder's and the ride and handling was so much better. When I traded the car in August Pedder's was a must have but couldn't get the parts. I waited and waited and waited and finally went with DSE for my lowering springs and 1LE/ZL1 conversion bars and I have to say, the ride is great, stance and handling is that of what I expected with Pedder's. Would I have preferred Pedder's? Absolutely but I got tired of the wait and I was working on a deadline to get this car modded as soon as possible. It's nice to see the red coils when you look into the rear wheel well but man, I can't complain. Seems like nobody wanted to take my money when I was trying to mod this car. LOL

Won't be doing them for a couple weeks. I sent my axles down to DSS for the road course upgrade so I'll do the sway bar when I do the axle installs.

Nice avatar picture

:laughabove:

How did the inserts work out? I am looking at either doing inserts or full bushings for road coarse/HPDE. I am mostly interest in side to side step out added support, rather than the up/down which is where the horsepower guidelines come from. I will be staying with stock horsepower.

Pfadt and BMR are good choices, however I suggest going with Pfadt's Solid subframe bushings as they eliminate ALL subframe movement and will last the life of your car.
I suggest doing a full bushing regardless. Corvettes come with a solid subframe connection and do not suffer from NVH because of it. IMO there is no reason to have anything less than a solid bushing in that location. They are a bit of an investment, but like I said, they will last the life of your car and you'll never have to think about it again.

As for Pedders, I hope everything works out. They have great products and up until recently, they have been great to work with.

Best regards,

Tyler
888-308-6007

So far so good. Only done one auto x event and dont know if they did anything or not. Went Inserts as didnt need the higher cost bushings for more power. Sure full bushings work better

http://www.admperformance.com/produc...63&product=258

Get these if you do any road course. I'm swapping out my full poly for these in the next week or two when my schedule allows. They're almost too pretty to hide under the car.

There is another thread in the vendor feedback session. There is a legal dispute occurring between Pedders Australia which is the parent company and Pedders USA. They most likely got a cease and desist lettter on any business until its resolved.

You can wait a little bit if your timeline allows or you can look at other options. The parts availability will be back once the legal issues get resolved.

That would explain the lack of response to emails and such. Sorry to hear that.

I was told that awhile back but didnt want to say. Hope they resolve the issues.

I was gonna order the permagrin kit for christmas good thing i didn't

The part that I don't understand is why all of the vendors still list Pedders on their websites as available. Nothing says there is a waitlist or backorder. Unless you call them before you order or are reading these threads, you have no idea you order may not get filled...

Pedders still in business?
 

Pfadt Stage 4 here and loving it. No need to wait for Pedders stickers. Pfadt FTW!

I was under the impression that Pedders AU and Pedders USA were the same company. That really sucks if this is the case since Pete is truly a great person. We met at SEMA 2012 Camaro5 dinner party. He was great to talk to and very approachable. Hope everything works out for all parties.

I hope they pull through. Nice company that keeps healthy competition in the market.

If I am correct I believe that Pedders USA is the sole national distributor for Pedders AU here in the states, not the same company. I agree about Pete! I have met and talked to him many times! He is always approachable, helpfull, and enthusiastic! Of all the vendors on Camaro5 I would have to say he is one of just a few that are genuinely interested in the sport and in his customers, not just selling bits!

Unless you truly understanding the legal issues Pete is facing, it's pre-mature to draw conclusions about what kind of communications he can or should have with his customers right now, even seemingly innocuous communications. This could be a situation in which he simply cannot communicate with his customers until the legal issue is resolved, regardless of how frustrating it is to Pete and his customers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9hrxablXK8

:lol: yeah, something like that

amazing

Good point, but I guess you'll have to ask Pete yourself! That is if you can get ahold of him! LOL! I'm thinking that he may have been given notice not to communicate anything until the legal issues are resolved. We are doing nothing but speculating at this point!

The only thing I can speculate as to why someone would/could not communicate with the customers is if he's in jail or on the run. It has happened before to people. They just vanish.

If Pedders AU can say something about having a legal situation, then so can Pete. He doesn't have to disclose details, but he CAN state something to the fact that he's having some issues, hold one while we get things resolved, etc., etc.

But because he's incommunicado, my bet is he's not in a place that has internet readily available at the moment or he simply doesn't want to be found.