ADR3NLYN_EK

i hit a huge *** pothole today and my left front tire blew...the impact was so hard i thought i broke the suspension...
can someone tell me what i could have damaged by doing this, if anything...aligment etc??

imported_JookSingKid

depending on how bad that pot hole is you could have damaged everything connected to that tire...

but alignment for sure

OverKill

JSK is correct...

If you hit something hard enough to blow out a perfectly good tire (assumption) then you hit something pretty darm deep and hard.

I'd have everything gone over by a good mechanic...

Control arms, ball joints, struts, wheel assembly etc.

Regards,
OK

cee_mon

call city hall and find out if that pothole was called in before....I was told that if a pothole has been reported to the right people than the city is resonable and HAVE to pay for the damage. This is only if the pothole was reported before hand....But if you wanna be a nice guy call and report it anyways just so it doesnt happen to anyone else.

PULOVR

I bet you also damage the rim. warp.....warp......warp.....

Get the rim spun on a ballancer to see if the thing is still ok.....I bet it's not.

imported_1sicsol

I had a dent in my old rims fixed for about $50-$75 if that helps...

PULOVR

But it would depend on how bad it might be. Might not be worth it.

ADR3NLYN_EK

the rim LOOKS fine
but wel see...

imported_toyman29

where would this pot hole be? just for others to know.. b/c im scared of pot holes hehe

R0Y

Hurry! and go back there to take a picture b4 it's too late

NoSpleeny

Toronto roads suck.

ADR3NLYN_EK

i took a picture of it yesterday, its in mississauga on aquitaine between glen erin and winston churchill, its HUGE and u cant avoid it cuz it goes across the whole road...

Atomic EG

Thats how I broke my bumper.....The city has tonnes of work to do.....

imported_toyman29

damn...

few other bad places..
steeles and bathurst going west on steeles b4 bathurst.. its crazy..

um there that other one too going east on steeles near leslie.. ****

NoSpleeny

How about the 401? The entire 401 is like a dance. If your car can't dance.. you're gonna fall into 75% of the pot holes!

Toronto Roads Suck

neilff

In my area, theres been 2 water veins break
and the ground uprooted various places in the road.

its fucked up, so much water from the snow melting
plus the water from the broken veins
combined with big *** potholes
and already shitty roads...
damn... its like im rally racing out there

imported_gatherer

I think it's time to move to another area....and get a job somewhere else some of those pot holes could swallow a car live

BB1-4WS

Before the tire is mounted back on the wheel, have the technician check for any warpage/runout on the rim.

Once back on the road, notice if the steering wheel is perfectly centered. If it's tilted to one side while the vehicle is moving straight, there's a possibility that you have a bent control arm, damaged rear cross-member, or bent radius rod (pending on model).

If the steering wheel shakes, take it to a shop that does alignments. Have the steering tie-rod ends checked, and get an alignment done.

ADR3NLYN_EK

well i put my steelies back on and took it for a test drive today for the first time since i hit the pothole and i was so relieved because everything seemed fine...suspension wasnt making any noise, the ride feels the same, aligment seems fine it goes perfectly straight, no problems turning...and the rim doesnt look warped either, i guess i got lucky...im gonna have a suspension check-up today anyways so wel see...

kinda surprising since i actually blew a tire and hit my head on the roof when i went over the hole...lol

babs

You guys think our roads are bad, you should see them in Montreal. The worse I have seen during this time of year.