Quik Chris

First a little background info... right now in Denver, there's a huge construction project which is completely over-hauling I-25 (main N-S highway). Well the project started in 2000. Well there's been no repaving on the old sections of that road since, and for you people that live in cold climates, the freeze thaw cycle took hold of one section of road.

I was following some traffic through an old-section of highway, when I hit a hole which was 4-5" deep, then 10" wide and 18" long. Well the accord in front of me swerved around it, and I had no chance but to hit it. So I did, and my first though was my tire popped or I bent a rim. But the Potenzas and ADVAN's held strong and the weaksauce coilovers that were on the civic when I bought it broke-- they're made by Focuz ( ). So the piece on the coilovers which turns and adjusts the height snapped in 5 places. I've always wondered why there were 2 rings around the threads.... now I know.

Anyone know if the construction contractor should be the ones to pay for this?

I just bought some Tein Flex coilovers on eBay. Yay credit cards.

All the broken pieces were still in the spring.

<u>cliffs notes:</u>Hit a huge pothole and my coilover snapped.

REFLUX

glad to see your rims didn't warp!

Looose_R

hot wheels!

clm

If it was on a public road then contact the city. But since it was in a cosntruction zone, you may have difficulty getting reimbursed. I wouldn't bother since it's just a cheap $40 set of springs.

Dr. EKology

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Yes indeed. Can't wait to get me a set!!

Henry HA

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Quality pays off.
and DAMN! That perch got owned!

six.lug.steph

whoa...heh.

aw1234dude

Was the fender damage pre-pothole or post-pothole. Ohh yeah and nice wheels

hitvtecgetloud09

SwEEt RiMss

acuracing

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That's what I was going to ask.

DubbleD

just find a pothole somewhere in ur area and say you hit that one instead of the construction zone. that way the city will pay for it!

mr poo

how u gonna run advan rims and focuz coilovers at the same time ?!?!?!

ciRcuitJerk

that sucks dude.....ive never seen that happen from a pothole<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mr poo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how u gonna run advan rims and focuz coilovers at the same time ?!?!?!</TD></TR></TABLE> haha i ran volk rims and cut springs


EDIT: i see a new owned pic in the future

Looose_R

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gotta love how people in ohio think.
do us a favor and move to canada.

Quik Chris

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The car came with the coilovers, I didn't feel motivated to change them until I had to, so I guess now is my chance?

Thanks for all the compliments on the wheels--

The dent in the fender was from using an engine crane in a cramped garage. The only damage is what you can see in the pics.

ZEAL-SPORTS

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True that, but sucks that your coil-over perch broke into pieces man!! ;}

igo4bmx

same thing happened to me sort of.
the top hat on my shock cracked and the top of my agx shock hit the hood of my car

ki3t

Damn. That must really suck. Potholes are the worst.

Takeoff

I was kind of in the same situation and the construction company had insurance which paid me for one rim and tire. I would go to the construction company and find out if they can reimberse you. Even if you get 40$, at least you got some money you didn't have before.

ekferio

both potholes and bumps give me chills as i was afraid my tires will blow up or my rims get bent.. but your case is worse i'd be worried driving with fked up suspension

Skyllz

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Now that's uncalled for...

Quik Chris

LOL, I missed that comment from last night, haha.

So the contractor called me this morning, and she got some info like where the hole is what time it was when I drove through there, and what lane it was in (so they can fill the hole, and this doesn't happen to anyone else), but I guess the insurance adjustor is supposed to call me later this morning so he can come see the car.

Hopefully being 'aftermarket coilovers' won't alter his judgement.

TedR719

Ouch, hopefully they will cover the loss Chris.