kX

****..so today i was driving slowly on a path and someone yelled something andit was dark. i looked and my tire hit the curb HARD and i heard a big BOOM. i drove home scared but i reall yhope i didnt damage anything or pop the tire. it looked ok when i got home..just some bits of the sidewalk on the steelies. what do you think

Capt. Jimbo McSubipants

ew...sounds iffy....listen to my story....
i was driving and i looked at something to my left...and i nailed a curb type of cement....lets review my damage......first of all...my airbags went off...causing my windshiedl to break into a milion peices..whythe airbags went off i'll never know....i thought my GSR blades nailed the curb but later i found out my tranny nailed it....causing it to crack...and leak oil slowly...drove it home whining.....not good...i wouldn't be surprised if your tranny took the blow...but then again my car is lowered a bit....good luck and hope for the best...i got jipped thats for sure...

so i'm out...
a windshield...2 pricey airbags....a b16 tranny.....all for a curb....

_Cyclone_

You must have hit the curb pretty hard for the airbags to go off, unless you had an abnormally sensitive airbag crash sensor...

MikeD718

i wrecked into a concrete barrier 2 winters ago, bent my frame so bad the pass. side door would not open anymore, and my air bags didnt even go off.

supaman111

check the wheel alignment/tracking, otherwise if you dont hear noises, should be ok

sam

JDM-EJ1

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by supaman111 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">check the wheel alignment/tracking, otherwise if you dont hear noises, should be ok

sam</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, I would check the alignment of the car, as well as the camber for that tire. If you don't notice anything different in the next couple days, you should be fine.

_Cyclone_

Yes, a wheel alignment will certainly tell all, probably rebalance that wheel too, see if it's out enough to replace.

JDM-EJ1

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Yeah, maybe that pop was your bumper hitting the curb.

I once witnessed a car accident infront of my house and when the bumpers hit, it made a slapping noise. That could've been your bumper hitting the curb.

Scoupe

What u think urself?!

kX

so does this mean i have to take it to the dealership. BOO:[ i need t odrive it today

supaman111

if it aint making noises, then drive it, but take it to a tyre place that does alignment/tracking and get it checked, also get wheel checked for balance

sam

kX

well heres the update..i took it to honda and the guy said it should be okay, though it feels a little shakey and the tires do seem a little deflated

POE

u should have gotten out of the car and checked it asap. so if u drive down the highway does it pull any certain way.?

cheesebox

might be ok but alignment may be necessary

kX

hmm i did get out and check asap..seemed ok at the time but it just seems a little deflated today. how much does allignment cost. most people said its ok cause i didnt run head on with the curb. it scratched the side and chipped my steelies [thank god i dont have rims yet]

vsmhatched

you should of checked as soon as you hit it man, but you mentioned they were steelies so if you did i'm sure a local junkyard will have another or thats just better reason to get some wheels

kX

yeah it was 12 am last night..well i have t o drive somewhere far today..i hope eveything goes well. umm..ill just leave it until the next checkup or until i get rims [hopefully soon]

supaman111

that a false man, you are more likely to knock tracking out if you hit one wheel, also the shaking is cuz your wheel needs balancing

94sohcVTEC

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how much does allignment cost.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I paid $40 for alignment. I had trouble finding a place that does alignment on lowered cars. I went to a place where the mufflers roam (westminster, ca) and found japanese car specialists. They adjusted toe and camber.


Modified by 94sohcVTEC at 2:48 PM 6/22/2005

kX

damn thats alot.. i think honda would give me a better deal or even toyota but i think ill leave it fo rnow until i get new rims..no money for me

.:Swig:.

i was gettin road head one time and i hit the curb.It fucked up my konigs really bad, i sold them really cheap the next day

D15Bbigred

wow that was pointless, leave them male prostitutes alone. but back to the subject at hand. i would get that tire balanced its like 10 bucks at any tire place that will at least tell u if u did do anything...

kX

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EG1racer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wow that was pointless, leave them male prostitutes alone. but back to the subject at hand. i would get that tire balanced its like 10 bucks at any tire place that will at least tell u if u did do anything...</TD></TR></TABLE>
yeah..i did take it to honda this morning and the man said it should be okay and not to worry. should i trust him?! :[

D15Bbigred

well he works for honda for a reason

Polar

I too hit a curb a while ago, The entrence of my office's parking lot had some black ice on it, and i hit the curb when my steering wheel turns to full right.
I think I bent the driver side front wheel, Because I kept getting steering wheel rattle when I drive up to 75mph.
I bought my car to get alignment done, and they told me they couldn't find anything bent, but the caster on the driver side is off, and they couldn't get it back to stock spec.
So I was wondering, Could it be a bent lower control arm? that it affected the caster even we can't tell it's bent just by looking at it?