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DarkCard · 03-21-2014, 08:50 AM

Nearly had a bad night turn into a deadly night. I've had my coilovers for just under a year now and last night my front driver gave out and slapped itself into the frame rail. I was on the hwy and hit a pretty noticeable bump in the road, all of a sudden I hear a loud bang and scrape sound as the car started to plow into the left hand lane. I managed to hold it together and not take anyone out in the process and get it onto the shoulder. Wheel is cambered all the way in and is resting on the coil and inner fender. Top nut has sheered under the hood.

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sklimo · 03-21-2014, 08:53 AM

I'm glad you're ok. Keep us posted.

EAZYBRZY · 03-21-2014, 08:57 AM

Dang that sucks.

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was385 · 03-21-2014, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkCard

Nearly had a bad night turn into a deadly night. I've had fortune auto 500 series coils for just under a year now and last night my front driver gave out and slapped itself into the frame rail. I was on the hwy and hit a pretty noticeable bump in the road, all of a sudden I hear a loud bang and scrape sound as the car started to plow into the left hand lane. I managed to hold it together and not take anyone out in the process and get it onto the shoulder. Wheel is cambered all the way in and is resting on the coil and inner fender. Top nut has sheered under the hood.

Im going to have to call fortune today, im mystified. That was quite scary lol. Ill have pictures up later this afternoon when I pull out the coil

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Sucks but the important thing is you made it out safe. As much as we love these things, a car is still a car.

7thgear · 03-21-2014, 09:06 AM

suspension components are not invincible, how big was the pothole and how low were you?

remember that the damper isn't there to hold up the car, the spring is, and if you've run out of spring, you're forcing a great deal of forces on to the shock

curious what fortune's gonna ask/tell you

DarkCard · 03-21-2014, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by 7thgear

suspension components are not invincible, how big was the pothole and how low were you?

remember that the damper isn't there to hold up the car, the spring is, and if you've run out of spring, you're forcing a great deal of forces on to the shock

curious what fortune's gonna ask/tell you

Car is no where near maxed out on ride height, if I was gonnabrate the pothole from 1-5 of severity id say it was a 3

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Grip Ronin · 03-21-2014, 09:40 AM

dammm i was gonna order a set next week when i got home. now ima wait and see what they tell you. at least its only in VA should be a quick turn around

JDMenrique · 03-21-2014, 09:43 AM

that sucks dude, hopefully FA gives you a positive answer. Did you do any damage to the wheel?

mkivalex · 03-21-2014, 10:27 AM

A coilover buckling, that is a scary thought.

raytrix · 03-21-2014, 10:47 AM

next question is, was your coilover's inverted mono-tube design or standard design? aka skinny exposed shaft for very thick exposed shaft.

DarkSunrise · 03-21-2014, 11:08 AM

Crazy. I was considering Fortune Auto, but now not so sure.

7thgear · 03-21-2014, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkCard

Car is no where near maxed out on ride height, if I was gonnabrate the pothole from 1-5 of severity id say it was a 3

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how much shaft do you see when the car is level?

MAPerformance · 03-21-2014, 11:18 AM

Wow, that is scary. In for pics...

DarkCard · 03-21-2014, 11:21 AM

Im not here to knock the company don't get the wrong Idea, I spoke to them on the phone and they were very helpful. I'll see the outcome and how much ill have to pay before I make any judgements

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DarkCard Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Asphalt Scion Frs 6MT Location: New York Posts: 1,044 Thanks: 101 Thanked 564 Times in 286 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Im not here to knock the company don't get the wrong Idea, I spoke to them on the phone and they were very helpful. I'll see the outcome and how much ill have to pay before I make any judgements Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk __________________ DarkCard Photography

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EAZYBRZY Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ LTD Location: PA Posts: 56 Thanks: 39 Thanked 18 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Dang that sucks. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I537 using Tapatalk

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raytrix Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: Series 10 FR-S Location: Chicago Posts: 480 Thanks: 234 Thanked 380 Times in 151 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	next question is, was your coilover's inverted mono-tube design or standard design? aka skinny exposed shaft for very thick exposed shaft.

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