# are you stripping the car?

Posted by DanNY (91SE) on October 09, 2003 at 08:53:49: In Reply to: strut/shock question posted by Matt K on October 09, 2003 at 08:44:41: a while back me and a few guys ended up stripping a 4th gen (bad front accident)... when the flat bed came to haul it off to the yard it didn't have any suspension at all...(front or rear). the winch on the tow truck just yanked the car to the bed...in the process gas came out and AC line busted open. for the 3rd gen the rear strut is connected to the wheel hub..so i don't know how you're going to pull that one off. also you won't be able to leave the spring and pull the struts....the bottom part of the spring sits on the strut perch itself. might as well pull it all out. and no it will NOT roll. : I can put the car back together with springs but without shocks/struts, right? as in, it won't fall apart if I try to roll it around the driveway (all it needs to do is roll onto a flatbed) : It's been a while since I installed all the suspension stuff, so I forgot exactly how the sring perches and such are located... Replys:

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: a while back me and a few guys ended up stripping a 4th gen (bad front accident)... : when the flat bed came to haul it off to the yard it didn't have any suspension at all...(front or rear). : the winch on the tow truck just yanked the car to the bed...in the process gas came out and AC line busted open. : for the 3rd gen the rear strut is connected to the wheel hub..so i don't know how you're going to pull that one off. also you won't be able to leave the spring and pull the struts....the bottom part of the spring sits on the strut perch itself. might as well pull it all out. : and no it will NOT roll. : : I can put the car back together with springs but without shocks/struts, right? as in, it won't fall apart if I try to roll it around the driveway (all it needs to do is roll onto a flatbed) : : It's been a while since I installed all the suspension stuff, so I forgot exactly how the sring perches and such are located...