We understand that completely, but is not part of the question.

The tires wear because the struts or the shocks are worn, allowing the tires
to bounce in a harmonic pattern that results in cupping along the edges of
the tires.

I can't ever remember seeing a strut fall apart to the point that the
suspension suffered a catastrophic failure of the type you are talking
about. The strut has significant structural components to hold it together
even if it fails to the point that the tires bounce and wear out unevenly.





"L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
...
> Jeff, we are talking about struts here, as the subject indicates. Some
> here, you by the sheer simplicity of calling it a shock, and Jerry,
> don't seem to understand the strut is the only thing the steering
> spindle pivots on. So as to avoid killing this poor guy, I speak.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> http://www.billhughes.com/
>
> Jeff Strickland wrote:
> >
> > Yet another observation from Captain Beside-the-Point. Can I get a group
> > "DUH!"?