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Hussbuss 05-17-2018 10:28 AM

Dang Pot holes
 
Drove on the high way yesterday. Hit a pot hole at around 70mph, giving me two flats on the same side. I had recently put on Swaybars and Coilovers. My question is, any idea how to tell if i could've blown the coils by chance? car seems fine still, just thought i'd double check on here.

Tcoat 05-17-2018 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Hussbuss (Post 3088075)
Drove on the high way yesterday. Hit a pot hole at around 70mph, giving me two flats on the same side. I had recently put on Swaybars and Coilovers. My question is, any idea how to tell if i could've blown the coils by chance? car seems fine still, just thought i'd double check on here.

If you blew a strut you would probably know it. Is the car bouncing over even small bumps now? Is there oil leaking out that you can see?
If you hit the hole hard enough to flatten tires you may want to have the alignment checked though.

markitect 05-17-2018 11:34 AM

Coming from pothole land you are way more likely to screw up the alignment then the shocks.

Sapphireho 05-17-2018 11:37 AM

Make sure your rims are straight.

Yoshoobaroo 05-17-2018 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Sapphireho (Post 3088118)
Make sure your rims are straight.



This. All I've ever broken on potholes is wheels.

ZionsWrath 05-17-2018 04:30 PM

Look around the spokes for hairline cracks, front and back

HawaiianMike 05-17-2018 04:54 PM

Document as much as much as you can. If you feel up for it, you can file for reimbursement.


But like everyone has said above. Definitely get an alignment & get your rims checked.


Best of Luck

Hussbuss 05-17-2018 10:56 PM

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Overlooked the car today after I had new tires put on.. Definitely will need to be re-aligned. Left side is all off.. Pics for enjoyment. I wanna thank everyone for sharing their knowledge!


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