I was specifically looking for tiresmoke too......how odd is that? I'm glad that the other noise was a faulty seal. That saves time in digging for the cause!!!! Ya think those pads were borked prior to our little test drive? Guess they needed replacing anywho..... Get the ABS codes sorted and the big IC sealed up! Not sure what to tell ya about the wheels. You can try to pull the hub out at the bottom of the strut and slide the plates back in....but it didn't look like you have too much room up top.
This is all progress.....fairly smooth progress at that. Just think that I spun a bearing at a T&T 2 weeks before nationals last year......your pace is going just fine!
Jay