[Chainblade]

ya so I was driving on I-405 here and there was (evidently) a HUGE bump on the freeway as they are doing construction but there was no bump sign. I thought I noticed my truck feel a little different after that but I couldn't put my finger on it. Well, I've figured it out. Slowly, my rear left suspension is getting lower and lower and now today I noticed my rear right one is getting lower and lower as well. Wtf would cause this? And how much would it cost to fix it?

sigh

[Chris]

Pff, go after the county or state DoT if it costs anything.

That's bull.

[Chainblade]

Originally Posted by Chris

Pff, go after the county or state DoT if it costs anything.

That's bull.

ya I was thinking that as well. But I just wonder how I would be able to prove it was caused by them though? They could just shrug it off and say that anything could had caused it and I was just looking for someone else to pay it...we'll see

[super_Chris]

You probably only need new shocks in the rear. I have no idea how much it is, but struts(which are more) cost like 300 each. And you'd need two.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Chainblade

ya I was thinking that as well. But I just wonder how I would be able to prove it was caused by them though? They could just shrug it off and say that anything could had caused it and I was just looking for someone else to pay it...we'll see

Well, when I was back in NJ my Mom twisted her ankle very badly after stepping out onto the street from parallel parking. She took pictures of where it occurred, and the hole she stepped in. She got a nice little settlement.

Just go back to the spot, and take pics if possible. Even if the hole is filled up.

[Chainblade]

Originally Posted by Chris

Well, when I was back in NJ my Mom twisted her ankle very badly after stepping out onto the street from parallel parking. She took pictures of where it occurred, and the hole she stepped in. She got a nice little settlement.

Just go back to the spot, and take pics if possible. Even if the hole is filled up.

ya I emailed the dot so we will see what they say. that bump has already been fixed comletely but I informed them of the exact spot that it happened.

[MSP]

I would take pics as Chris suggested, that will definitely solidify your claim.

[Chainblade]

Originally Posted by MSP

I would take pics as Chris suggested, that will definitely solidify your claim.

I'll do it but there's nothing there to take pics of anymore. very quickly after I went over that bump, they paved it and fixed the bump. Now they have completely fixed it and it's smooth as silk now. The only thing I could take a picture of is the spot where it happened where you see the two "seems" of the roads tie together.

[Jishory]

dunno about suing the city but....

shocks dont hold any weight but just dampen the suspension movement, the springs actually hold the weight, if you have leaf springs in the back of your truck its possible that you may have broke a leaf or two, go under there and see if you see a crack in them, look where most of the stress will be focused, like near the axle or on the ends. if they are cracked, dont drive it, its dangerous, the leaf springs are also what keeps the axle in place, so if they go all together, so does your rear axle, it will be ugly.

[JustinL]

how much lower is the rear? I have heard of nitrogen shocks lifting a car 1/4" or so.

[Jishory]

sheit playa mo fuggin ford aint be throwin dat sheit awn der fo free

[Chainblade]

Originally Posted by Jishory

dunno about suing the city but....

shocks dont hold any weight but just dampen the suspension movement, the springs actually hold the weight, if you have leaf springs in the back of your truck its possible that you may have broke a leaf or two, go under there and see if you see a crack in them, look where most of the stress will be focused, like near the axle or on the ends. if they are cracked, dont drive it, its dangerous, the leaf springs are also what keeps the axle in place, so if they go all together, so does your rear axle, it will be ugly.

ya i know it has leaf springs in the rear. i'll take a look and see if I notice anything. I've been driving it since it happened a couple of weeks ago. i'm taking it to have it looked at this week so hopefully it isn't anything serious. it seems like it's lowered a good couple of inches but I don't know...i could easily be exaggerating It just seems very noticeable to me. There is still plenty of room between the top of the tire and the body or whatever.