S1w99

2006 UK:

Hit so hard it split my tire in two places. I'm concerned with possible suspension damage. Things don't feel 100% right on that side now. Front driver side.

What should I be looking at, lower control arm?

Feels like I'm getting too much spring from bumps. Not being muted like it should.

Thanks!

razvy

First take the wheel off and inspect visually for damage bushings and shock , see if you don't have any oil leaking out , make sure you have a difrent wheel on that side , check the rim for roundness / balance .

Legender

If you can isolate it to that side, flip the tire to the other side/rear and see if it goes away. If so you've isolated the problem. If you rotate all back to front and still have the problem then it's not the wheel.

Ellesse

Im still trying to wrap my head around the title of the post

Dubbayoo

British potholes are more forgiving than American potholes.

BigBoomer

Sounds to me like the damper has blown a seal. Check around the strut for any oil.

If you were in the UK, check who is responsible for that road, and contact them to file a claim for compensation.
A-roads, B-roads and motorways are the Highways Agency. All other roads are the responsibility of the Local Council in that area.
Before anyone starts in on "socialist Britain" we pay a crap-ton of taxes for gas and for vehicle use, as well as local taxes, so we expect something for our money.
If they are not fixing the potholes, then we claim.

I've previously claimed for a new wheel & tyre and a bent lower A arm plus all the labour for the repair after hitting an 8" deep right angle edged hole at 40Mph.
I should have claimed for new pants too.

razvy

''I should have claimed for new pants too. """"""

Ricklin

That was worth quoting again, man we have all been there. Some of us more often than others.

Having just completed new front hubs, that's something to look at too. The hub of course contains the wheel bearing. My R front was very noisy. The noise is a 'droning' sound best described as just barely hearing an airplane, a constant drone that will change when you move the steering wheel R or L. When it gets worse vibration in concert with the noise. My hub noise went away completely when braking.
It does sound like you blew a seal on the shock. That's the bouncy...the oil is what damps the motion.

razvy

@Ricklin
I'm laughing because I remember back in the 90's in Europe we got in to a pothole so deep that we lost the front bumper and tail pipe and I had the same feeling :)))