Last night i went out partying or whatever and we were leaving this club and i hit a Huge pothole with the right side of my car. i didnt even see it. Well now the front right side makes a very loud thumping noise. It's real bad, i couldnt go over 30 to get it to my friends house. I looked around the car last night and i didnt see anything obviously sticking out but i couldnt get underneath last night. What could this be???

 

i had this happen one time and trns out i busted the inner portion of my wheel...it created a very slow leak and didnt go flat immediately...but guess what i contacted the city and they didnt have a leg to stand on as i had made a police report and took pics of the hole..drive your car back to that spot and call the cops...i got qa brand new set of 18 inch triple chrome plated boss 304's free since they didnt make my wheel anymore..hehe..i upgraded from aluminum to chrome...

 

What else could it be, because im pretty sure i didnt break the wheel. I think something in the suspension broke or something, but i dont know what because still drives straight and everything.

 

post in the suspension forum, im sure you will get more replies

 

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i wasnt drinking....i never drink and drive with my SS. Do you think i'm retarded? I love that you can assume things like that about poeple you dont even know.

 

umm i would start looking at a busted strut or maybe a sway bar..just an idea..if your having problems and still hearing it...call your city government and tell them what happened...to avoid a lawsuit im sure they will want to have your car looked at and whatever damage fixed...and take pictures of the pothole in case something major is wrong with the car and you did have to take it to court..but the city wont have a leg to stand on..turned out the one i hit was not properly filled by a gas main company that the city had contracted and sense they are responsible for keep the potholes filled you have a very good case on your hands...just contact your city manager and go from there..im sure they will want to take care of the situation

 

What else is everyone supposed to assume? Anyhow, I'd take a picture of the hole, and take your car into a shop and let them inspect everything, it could be more than one thing broken. That way you can get everything fixed at once instead of guessing here and there.

 

777---good point, haha.

And thanks for the input guys, but the weird thing is it still drives normal except for the loud noise. If a strut or sway bar broke would it still drive normal??

 

Check for simple and relatively common things first:
1. Broken sway bar endlink.
2. Broken sway bar bushing shell.

 

you put 'partying' and 'club' out there man. perception is reality.

 

I think it's probably a good idea to not drink and drive at all... regardless of whether or not it is "your SS."

 

I just had the same noise issue but not to the same extreme. It turned out being my wheel bearing was pooched and no longer seating correctly.

 

well i dont think you have to be drinking to be partying and what not...i know i go to a few parties and i dont drink...but then again partying does usually constitue drinking but anyways thats not the question at hand...i would contact the city first before i took it to a shop because that would have to come out of your pocket..let them send you to a mechanic where they will pay for it and they can find out whats wrong with the car and take a picture of the pothole with something to indicate relative depth before it ends up getting filled cause someone complained cause they hit it too..

 

ok lets drop the drinking ****... he said he was not, back to the main topic....

my guess is also wheel bearing...