Ben proclaimed:

> I was getting the oil changed in my Saturn at this tire shop and I was told
> by the Tech that the struts where shot and they were shredding the tires.. I
> have never heard of that before... Can someone help me on that one? I know
> it isn't a Jeep question, but I thought that the shredding tire thing was
> interesting...

If you have an alignment problem, it can harm the tires. The
resulting tread wear patterns are very distinctive. Crapped out
shocks tend to cup the tire treads. You should be able to see
this yourself. Or ask a tire shop that does *not* sell struts.