Potholes

[Nanashii]

As we all know, one of the drawbacks of winter driving is (the higher number of) potholes and more specifically highway potholes. I've hit a few small-medium ones so far, but I certainly felt them. I am curious to see how the redesigned suspension of these cars will hold up over time. It feels very firm on rough roads. Coming from a G37S Coupe, it fees/sounds like the car is taking more of a beating which is somewhat unexpected given the suspension and tire differences. What is everyone else's experience?

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[MSamuels]

Alls I can say is that if you think it's bad now, you aint ever driven a solid rear axle Mustang I'm guessing Those shudders would make you white. But I ofcourse loved it. Id gun it and go over em even faster just for the thrill. These new ones still have a bit of that but it doesnt bother me.

 

[mustang#16]

I have the GT base suspension and it does a good job of soaking up the potholes. Well, maybe not soaking them up, LOL, but they're no big deal.

 

[Aaleck]

It's not the suspension you should really worry about, it's the wheels. At least for me in Michigan, I'm a professional pot hole avoider.

Last year I took a road trip from Michigan to Florida. I bent one wheel from a Grand Canyon of a pot hole going into Washington DC and then I bent both wheels on my right hand side 100 miles from home on some road debris at night. I had 20" AMR's... Costed me $450 to replace.

 

[Nanashii]

Alls I can say is that if you think it's bad now, you aint ever driven a solid rear axle Mustang I'm guessing

You are correct.

It's not the suspension you should really worry about, it's the wheels. At least for me in Michigan, I'm a professional pot hole avoider.

Last year I took a road trip from Michigan to Florida. I bent one wheel from a Grand Canyon of a pot hole going into Washington DC and then I bent both wheels on my right hand side 100 miles from home on some road debris at night. I had 20" AMR's... Costed me $450 to replace.

The memories of repairing a double wishbone suspension are quickly recalled after hearing that 'BANG..BANG' noise.:rant:

I am fairly good at avoiding them as well and the roads are good in my neck of the woods, but you always get those seasonal ones after the first snow/ice storm and you are bound to hit a few until you learn them/they get fixed.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Tally for four years of driving over potholed roads in New York in my S197: Four (five?) tire blowouts; two sets of rear shocks (in 45,000 miles). You deal with it.

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