>
> And check the struts! I replaced the struts with 'inserts' on a
> Celica, 3 years later with nice shocks, the flange holding the sring
> up rotted and dropped the spring on the tire! Good thing I was doing
> all of 5 MPH. If it looks flaky, replace the entire strut.
>
>

Oh, you had that happen too?

This happened to our old '86 MR2. Spring seat rotted out, fell down and wrecked a rear tire. I was driving when it happened and it was pretty alarming.

-- Tegger