> Drove over uneven road surface,concerned of damaging the suspension,shock absorbers,car?

Drove over uneven road surface,concerned of damaging the suspension,shock absorbers,car?

Posted at: 2015-01-07 
relax. a apart of car testing and design the running over uneven and broken surfaces with potholes is built into a car to handle. providing we keep speeds down and do not do this for long periods it ought to cause no damage. more likely will be steering might get put out so tracking can need reseting .keep an eye on uneven tyre wear.

cars are normally test over uneven surfaces at speed around 30 mph. larger holes or bumps need to be passed over with care and reduced speed are mandatory e.g. kerb height. this sort of high impact is more damaging and can result in mechanical damage if hit at speed. holes tend to be less worrying as its not the drop into a hole that does anything but sudden wall other side it can impact that would cause any issues.

Your car is designed to travel over rough or uneven surfaces. If all you ever drove on was perfectly smooth pavement, then you wouldn't need shock absorbers or rubber tires filled with air. If your car was in good condition to start with, there should be no damage.

The clue is in the words 'shock absorber'.

if your worried, slow down

I was doing about 20mph on this road when I noticed it was an uneven road surface which was unavoidable.

The repaired fillings of the road shown on the picture have all disappeared due to cheap repair.

I'm worried of damaging the suspension,shock absorbers,tyres or car mechanical components of the car.