Potholes: I hate them
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From: Mineral Ridge, Ohio
Year: 1995
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
Ok well today while driving it was raining and I couldn't see to well so I was cruising along at about 35, didn't even see this huge pothole
Well I hit it hard, swerved and smacked a curb, busted my rim and threw my alignment completely off, I was able to drive it home but my alignment is so off right now that in order to go straight I had to have the steering wheel sideways.
Good thing my friend has a good set of rims to sell me for $20, they are stock grand cherokee rims ( the 16' snowflake ones), all they need is the one tire replaced because it doesn't match the rest other than that they are in great shape. Gotta love friends. Hoping my uncle should be able to fix my alignment for me.
My main worry though is that I might have bent something on the front end, if i did what would be most likely? I'm gonna check it out before I go to school in the morning.
What do you guys think?
Well I hit it hard, swerved and smacked a curb, busted my rim and threw my alignment completely off, I was able to drive it home but my alignment is so off right now that in order to go straight I had to have the steering wheel sideways.
Good thing my friend has a good set of rims to sell me for $20, they are stock grand cherokee rims ( the 16' snowflake ones), all they need is the one tire replaced because it doesn't match the rest other than that they are in great shape. Gotta love friends. Hoping my uncle should be able to fix my alignment for me.
My main worry though is that I might have bent something on the front end, if i did what would be most likely? I'm gonna check it out before I go to school in the morning.
What do you guys think?
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not to sure on that. id say if anything, you would of messed up a TRE or something. possibly messed up the trackbar or control arms, but you wont know till you drive it again.
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you can do your allignemt at home with a tape measure! solid/live axles are easy so easy to do!
sorry to hear that tho. glad your okay
sorry to hear that tho. glad your okay
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From: Mineral Ridge, Ohio
Year: 1995
Model: Grand Cherokee
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Thanks man, ya I'm glad it wasn't worse, you sure it should be easy because my steering wheel is way off has to be sideways to go straight thats not good right?
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My friend just stopped over and we went outside to take a peek at it, if i know my suspension pars enough it looks like my lower control arm mount on the axle is bent, but that looks to be the only thing that bent the axle looks perfectly straight, gonna look into it in more detail tomorrow
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