so, I finally joined the club after hitting a curb at about 10MPH.
the steering wheel was turned all the way to the right when the left front wheel hit the curb.
nothing is leaking, the steering wheel is still straight and in the center. the rim, however, has a big scratch on the lip area.
I took some pictures underneath the car. it's hard to tell if anything has broken.
the curb that I hit was not those vertical ones, it was more like a curved curb, so the car went up the curb.

BTW, I hear a squeaking sound when driving in the morning when cold, after a couple of yards it'll go away.
I think it's wheel related since it happens only when the car is moving.

 

the vertical ones are the real killers..



=my old car

it's been sitting for 5 months and that tire hasn't even leaked!

 

it's actually pretty bad.

 

Well I was doing much faster than 10mph....

I believe I was airborne for a second. I was sliding diagonally towards the curb at 50mph.

 

.... i hit a curb doing 50, luckily it was parallel with my tires and was one of those that had a slight slope.. i cracked a 20th anniversary rim in half..

nothing happened to my car other than that..



AND i was freaking out, AND i didn't know that you aren't suppose to put your spare on your front ESPECIALLY if you have the VLSD... So luckily, my VLSD still works to date.. with < 61k on it

 

interesting what happens at high (er) speeds ^^^^^

 

I miss my 5 speed =(

Curbs definitely suck

 

Did you hear the squeaking before you hit curb?

Ignoring the squeaking...
If you steering wheel is still straight and your car still track straight, you probably did not bend anything.

A couple months back I hit a curb. My car still tracked straight, but the wheel was of ~10 degrees. I had the problem fixed with an alignment. I likely still have a bent tie rod, but it was adjusted so the wheels are all still in spec.

 

the squeaking appeared after the curb. hope not the wheel hub or bearing.
an aligment is must, but where to do it? is there a difference between dealer and those tire shops?

 

ouch. I'd go get it aligned to be on the safe side, and while its up on the rack they'll check everything out

 

I dont think there is a difference. I use to work at tire kingdom, and i use to swing by dealerships all the time. The alignment rack its the same most of the time. Only difference is the person doing it and price. If you take it to a shop, ask for a print out when they finish. It'll give you all the specs and stuff

 

I'm back.
took the car to local tire shop for an inspection, the guy said the alignment was a bit off, so he did an alignment.
the steering wheel was staight before the alignment, now it's not. the car pulls to the left when the steering is at center and if I let go, the steering wheel will go right slightly.
the guy said to bring it back tomorrow..

I looked at the sheets, all he did was setting the toe.
this before the alignment, sheet shows the car's not straight, I didn't notice anything.


after, it shows the car is straight, I feel it's pulling left.

 

I blew a bearing when my wife smacked a curb in my car a few years ago.....still haven't gotten around to changing it...... I had slight vibration though. If you don't have vibration, I doubt it's a bearing.

 

If the suspension geometry is put into factory specs and the wheel is not straight after, something is bent.
On the maxima all you can do is adjust the toe in or out but only on the front.
The dude put the front into specs but why did the rear toe on the left rear tire go like that?
You probably will also have to balance that wheel again.

 

the funny thing is that it was straight before the curb, it was straight after the curb, but it's not straight when the guy set the toe.

 

Maybe try a different place then?
I hit a curb last winter in my daily driver and did some major damage. I took out 2 rims and a control arm.

 

I'm gonna have my money back and try different place.

 

ouchhh

 

update, took the car back again. they did an alignment again with different ppl, and I notice that they rotated the front tires to the back and it's going straight now.
it's it called radial pull?