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Originally Posted by freebeard

That failure is due to vibration. Tie the tops of the struts together with a stress bar.

Regardless of what that car had issues with, I have some rust issues to fix in the area. I might add a DIY strut brace as it shouldn't be too difficult to add.

Rear half of wheel well from inside the trunk:


Front half from inside the car (opposite view of pic posted in first post)



I also was looking at new(er) eco cars and the mirage still uses 165 65 14's so I should be able to get a decent set of tires in the future (if the car makes it )