StarletSi Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I've got my car on Koni adjustables with Apex springs and today I managed to hit 2 monstrous pot holes in Edinburgh. Does these affect the shocks badly because I don't want them to be wrecked? I just wondered how much pressure they can actually take. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ecksjay Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 your wheels will buckle before you wreck the shocks, its just a spring and a shock, it'll hit the bump stops and be fine i imagine, on the other hand alloy wheels are weak as buggery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shelly_star Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 where were you driving? pot holes? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StarletSi Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 F**K! My car already hooks slightly to the left before I hit them. One was on London Road and the other was on York Place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shelly_star Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 must of been big pot holes, i try avoiding them, but that never happens because i am going to fast to see them why cant we all have nice smooth roads. hehe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
glanzavturborocket Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 yeh i think we should start a petition with the government to fine them if they dont sort pot holes out within a certain amount of time of us finding them because they can damage are cars badly and we have to fix the damage i think they should pay we pay are taxes to fix holes like them so why cant they be fixed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starletno1fan Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 i hit pot holes everyday because im always drivin too quickly to dodge them or i cant swerve over to get past it because cars are comin the other way. everytime i hit a big one, i can feel the pain!shame, my shocks are probably gone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lobotomy Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 If a pothole has been noted by the council in your area, and you then damage a shock or buckle a wheel etc before it's been repaired (by that I mean an arse of a job done in 5min with some tar and a handful of stones) You can claim for compensation. My mate blew a tyre and buckled a wheel and got the council to pay for the repairs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
glanzavturborocket Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 o right bonus ill keep a look out for those pot holes then so i can claim some new shocks if ever they go a bit wrong ill blame the pot hole and claim phat money Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StarletSi Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 If there is damage they pay - but how long should they get to sort out the potholes? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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