Dang Pot holes - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Hussbuss · 05-17-2018, 10:28 AM

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

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

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

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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