I hit a nasty long pothole and now my right front suspension feels off. Doesn't feel like it handles vary well anymore

I thought maybe it was the tie rod but I tried grabbing the tire, moving it side to side and it didn't seam to budge much. I guess my alignment could be off by a hair but would that cause the car to feel like it handles like ****. When I let go of the wheel it'd say it doesn't really pull to the right.

I have the car off the ground right now in the garage, is there anything else I should look at?


I took a pic of my tie rod...Does it apper to be in decent shape to you guys? \/



....

....

 

Oh hate those

 

pics of the other side?

 

alignment could be out, or could of knocked balance weight off rim or bent it....

 

other side looks the same. The right side was the side that went into the long nasty pothole gouge in the road. I thought I had blown a tire so I pulled over It was that mad. I hit it at around 75mph and the gouge in the road was about 1/10mile long. I couldn't see it because it was night time.

Its the old school ugly weights (16" winter wheels + tires) so I doubt one feel off. I'll check to see though.

yeah maybe its just the alignment, the steering wheels doesn't really pull at all.

 

spin the wheel look for bent wheel. bent control arm. bent strut...etc

 

ok, thanks!

 

i was just looking for a comparrison. the control arm looks a bit funny but its hard to tell from the pic. but bent strut, control arm, sway bar link, etc like what john said.

 

Right side was the one that went into the long pothole.

 

look at the control arm on the right..... whats that by the bushing its hard to tell from the pic(the one that says right)...

 

I would say the lower control arm. I've had that happen to me once before with my old cobalt.

 

Not sure what part of the control arm your looking at...these pics help?






Did you control arm look bent or anything that you could visually see? I don't see anything odd about mine.

 

it was the way the light was catching it. it looked like it had a crack in it. how do all your links and everything look? nothing visually looks wrong..... mighta just knocked the alignment out or over compressed the strut idk.

 

Have that side checked with a GSP9000 road force balancer. It could be possible that it is slightly bent but hard to see.

 

Yeah maybe its just the alignment.

I have new TC struts that ill be putting on once the weather warms up (month or so...), after that ill be getting an alignment.

 

Not a huge noticable difference. But I would go to the driver side and be able to fit 3 fingers between the tire and fender, where as i could only fit 2 on the passenger side.

 

control arm looks ok. hard to tell. check the knuckle between the two strut mounting cross bolts at the top of the knuckle, for cracks...and check strut...

 

No cracks found on the knuckles and struts dont to appear to have anything wrong.

 

cant see the pics assuming tire pressures are correct and you cant see anything wrong it is possible the strut is screwed internally. put those two new struts on and be happy...

 

Thanks everyone for double checking things for me!

yeah I'll be installing Pedders, TC struts and shock, OTTP Stage 1 mount, Pedders rack spacer (once I can get a hold of some) and such... Alignment will follow soon after.

Install will be in about a month or so, so I hope she can hold out

 

welcome! rally bart wants to know if you booked a room for ced?

 

yep, already did!

 

ok kool we are owning the floor so someone make sure tom from ced and john powell are on our floor.

 

what hotel you guys choosing ? i am seeing 179 a nite at the hampton online; i want a room i didnt want to buy the frickin hotel...

 

Rooms are held under "create engine deport" ...that brings the price down to $89.00 per night.

Are you coming alone? You can room up with People and that brings the cost way down. Worst case I can get another room...The MN crew will already have 2-3 rooms with people sleeping in the beds, floor, shower, ect...


-Hotel-
Hampton Inn
2061 Shell Drive
Libertyville, Illinois 60048
(847)680-8828

Rooms are held under "create engine depot"

Be sure to specify whether you want 1 king or 2 queen beds.

Here's some of the info I have organized for the MN group.
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/north-central-106/minnesota-2010-ced-meet-chat-203947/

Hell yeah were owning the floor...We'll use mattresses to block off the ends of the hall