i finally had a free saturday and replaced my struts and coils. it was quite a learing experience. my first major work on my car. needless to say, they are wonderful! i had forgotten how fun it was to drive my prix (and less noisy now, too). it's a much stiffer ride with the lowering coils and all, but i think i like it. the dog will have to deal.

there are a couple of things that are different now that they are replaced. i would like your opinions from my descriptions.

1. some shuttering while accelerating from a stop until 25-30mph, then it goes a way. this shuttering feels like it's coming from the tires or something else. there's no shuttering in the gas pedal, only in the steering wheel.

NOTE: i havent done the obligatory alignment yet b/c i finished with the struts saturday night and all the shops were closed and of course they're not open on sundays. i did take it to walmart (i know, i know) to have them take the wheels off and just put them back on to make sure that they were sitting correctly. that didnt fix anything. but the walmartians worked real hard and fast b/c i stood there watching them do it. it was the fastest turn they had while i was there.

2. at higher speeds ~65-70mph, there is more shuttering while accelerating but it feels like it's coming more from the engine/transmission than from the wheels. i feel it from the gas pedal but not the steering wheel.

3. when i turn at low speeds of less than 10mph, there is a popping coming from the tire area. i can feel it in the pedal and steering wheel and it can be heard from outside the car as well. it's not a grinding or a long series of pops, just one or two and will pop again when i turn the opposite direction later on. i havent determined just which side it's coming from.

any thoughts? thanks in advance!