FUCK ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN THE AAAASSSSS!!!

[Kbrown]

So, long story short, i was going out for a night of fun and drinking with friends. I live in huntley and was going to schaumburg (John Barley Corn), so naturally i take 90 to 290 south and get off @ woodfield Rd.....

As some of you may know (i didnt) that ramp is like a stick up the ass when it comes to road construction. Basically i hit a HUGE change of pavement and fucked up my rear suspension. Not exactly sure if its fixable currently but im looking to get some in-site...

What i could feel is that the spring seem to have compressed all the way and caused the shock "housing" (where the spring rests against the shock on the bottom half) to bend downward. Thus, my shock is now creating a nice little ring on the inside of my tire about a inch in from the outside... is this something that can just be bent back into place or is there a new strut involved?...

ROAD CONSTRUCTION

thx.

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[OffshoreDrilling]

Id try bending it back. Even if it isnt bent back perfect, the isolator will keep it from moving around much. The spring will need to be removed from the shock for sure to get the job done. You can probably beter asess the damage at that point and decide if the shock just needs to be replaced.

 

[PANDA]

FUCK THOSE CHANGE IN PAVEMENTS. I TRY TO AVOID HIGHWAY IF I CAN.

 

[ThirdgenTa]

I hate that when riding my bike. Feels like you are going to go down.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

i floor it and jump em in my truck....and the dodge

 

[Runtz52]

FUCK THOSE CHANGE IN PAVEMENTS. I TRY TO AVOID HIGHWAY IF I CAN.

didnt u blow out a strut tower last year?

 

[Theautoguy]

I drive that way every day...just how fast were you going?!

 

[PANDA]

didnt u blow out a strut tower last year?

strut mount from a pot hole.

 

[Kbrown]

I drive that way every day...just how fast were you going?!

probably 35.... life was good on the ramp, then all of a sudden i felt like i jumped my car and bottomed out

 

[Theautoguy]

probably 35.... life was good on the ramp, then all of a sudden i felt like i jumped my car and bottomed out

I know exactly where you're talking, they have a good 2-3" drop they put in there late last week in preperation to lay new asphalt. You must have hit just right to do that. That sucks, sorry.

 

[Kbrown]

yea, i didnt hit it just right, every damn car was doing it today.. i actually took a video of it today so ill post it up here so u can all see what im talkin about, all 4 cars in front of me did the exact same thing, the civic in the video that was directly in front of me smashes down pretty hard..... fuckin blows... i was able to drive it home today as whatever tire was there, is gone and its still drivable, couldnt really see what the hell happen though. strut mounts look ok, nothing seems bent, idk... have to rip it apart and see whats up.

 

[Outlaw]

Yeah I straight up jumped the Dakota on one of those last night. Fuck those things.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

You can make a claim with the state. Probably takes ages though....

 

[Motor]

thursday last week guy in front of me blew his tire out right in front of me on that there, then going from 290 south onto 90 east they cut out the middle portion of the ramp but left the sides and then left it as it was, i hit the brakes and slowed down enough that i just barely clipped the edge with one of the belly pans. i was pissed and went to the IDOT area right there at the ramp...talked to a trooper who told me that we are pretty much f'ed when it comes to this, but he was cool and spent like 15mins talking to me about my car.

sorry for your bad luck...try filing a claim with these punks...

 

[Kbrown]

heres that video, the whole line of traffice here was doing about 30ish....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7Xie6NynHM

 

[99PONTIACGP]

Try again.


Delete everything before the = sign including the = sign

 

[Kbrown]

mmm try that?

 

[Euro]

God damn!

 

[Theautoguy]

Yep, that looks about right!

 

[StrobinSS]

Went thru that same spot Sunday....Another bad one is on when you get onto 290 towards Rockford heading north on 83.

 

[KAR]

Sucks that it happened and cuaght you off guard. I've learned with my car being lowered to always be on edge especially in constuction zone for shit like that when they don't put up signs. Always pay attention to the cars in front as it gives a forewarning for troubled spots.

 

[DarkShadow]

i got air in the lincoln on one of those, scared the shit out of me.

 

[m_dogg]

That sucks man...I work right by Woodfield mall and did the same thing. Taking 90 to Arlington Hghts Rd to Higgins till this shit is all done.

 

[Handsome Jesus]

Yep hit the same one yesterday even after reading this. fuckin fail. looks like the left front tire is low this morning... they are DRs too so if it's fucked that would suck.

 

[The Broken Regal]

ok, yea note to self, DO NOT go this way too and from lukes tonight

my exhaust already fell off both rubber hangers