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·Last night driving home late, ran over... something that was lying in the middle of the road. Not sure what it was as it was dark and I was travelling pretty fast. Looked like a block of wood or some such. Suffice to say I tried to avoid it but failed, and now I have damaged my front left wheel and totally [email protected] the tyre (there is a large bump on the sidewall, right at point of impact). Thankfully, the wheel itself is not seriously deformed-- just slight inward dent on outer lip of the rim.
BUT, the jolt to the whole car was quite severe, and now I'm worried-- could I have possible damaged something else on the suspension? The car continued to track straight on the way home, but I'm paranoid. Has anyone experienced hitting a very bad bump, resulting in damage to a suspension member or other such component? Or does the wheel/tire usually take the brunt of the forces in such situations, saving the suspension from damage? I drive a 5, which I believe has the aluminum suspension bits, so I'm worried that they're not as tough as they could be.
Car is going into the garage tomorrow for a once-over and alignment check, but I'm losing sleep over this! Just how much abuse can these cars take? I hope that I haven't done any damage, as there are no Evo parts stockists in this country, and I'd have to order everything from overseas! |EQU|(
(sigh)
P.S. I've got a front strutbar and lower suspension underbrace. I'm hoping that helped keep things together.
BUT, the jolt to the whole car was quite severe, and now I'm worried-- could I have possible damaged something else on the suspension? The car continued to track straight on the way home, but I'm paranoid. Has anyone experienced hitting a very bad bump, resulting in damage to a suspension member or other such component? Or does the wheel/tire usually take the brunt of the forces in such situations, saving the suspension from damage? I drive a 5, which I believe has the aluminum suspension bits, so I'm worried that they're not as tough as they could be.
Car is going into the garage tomorrow for a once-over and alignment check, but I'm losing sleep over this! Just how much abuse can these cars take? I hope that I haven't done any damage, as there are no Evo parts stockists in this country, and I'd have to order everything from overseas! |EQU|(
(sigh)
P.S. I've got a front strutbar and lower suspension underbrace. I'm hoping that helped keep things together.