front strut broke while driving!!
 

So i was leaving the walmart parking lot, when i heard a snap and felt the front of my car drop. I got out to see what happened and i see my drivers side tire folded sideways underneath my car!

I had it towed home [:@] and went ahead and removed the strut. It seems the shaft simply broke...

That side was easy to remove since it was broke, but what is the best way to go about removing the other side, so i can replace that strut while i'm at it?

What are my options as far as replacement? Any reccomendations?

Is this common? Anybody else have it happen to them?

I'm just glad that it didn't happen on the interstate etc!!![:o]

Thanks!

RE: front strut broke while driving!!
 

What type of strut? Is it newer because it would probably have some type of warranty.

RE: front strut broke while driving!!
 

original strut as far as i know. ford part for sure...

RE: front strut broke while driving!!
 

time for some strange10ways!!!!! seriously, if budget allows (120 a piece) get them. but no ive never had that happen... ive only seen one car come to work like that too(when i worked at the shop)

RE: front strut broke while driving!!
 

Depends what you do, tokico hp's are great for the street. If you primarly drag race you can buy struts that will help in weight transfer but will not be as good for handling.

RE: front strut broke while driving!!
 

you can go to autozone/pep boys to get some stockers

but the strange struts are the ****, awesome for drag racing, and awesome for handling

RE: front strut broke while driving!!
 

Didn't Ford have a recall on some of the 98-2000ish Windstars that had defective struts that te shaft would simply break???

I'd be willing to bet it was just a defect, simply replacing them would/should fix the problem. I have used Monroe Sensa Tracs with good results. (and the're reasonaly priced.)

RE: front strut broke while driving!!
 

Ouch, I've seen that happen once before on a Crown Vic in a grocery store parking lot. Not pretty.

RE: front strut broke while driving!!
 

Id like to get some Bilstiens but I dont know much about them for 5.0s.

As far as removing the other side, place a jack stand under the frame and use a floor jack to comprese the spring using the lower control arm as the jack point. Then loosen the strut and remove it. Then slowly let tension off the jack to remove the spring. Just remember what was it goes bad in.

RE: front strut broke while driving!!
 

Was it lowered?