anyone else breaking a lot of front springs?

[lrickert at covad.net]

Do you live in the land of rust and salt? Fatigue failure starting with rust
pits seems to be the most likely cause. The stresses in coil springs are
surprisingly high and all those cycles your suspension go through make for a
crack propagation environment. The stock springs on my 87 4kq didn't have any
rust when I took them off a couple of years ago, but then I live in Seattle
where they don't use salt on the roads. Maybe it is a good thing that the
springs break, it provides the perfect excuses to get new stiffer springs all
round.

Luke