If you're driving at 30kph and your wheel falls off...

timmy_mallet

...what damage would your average car expect to receive?

EPM

Depends, did you keep driving?

Brakes for a start, bodywork. Road surface would determine a lot.

timmy_mallet

For about 10 metres, at very most.

Would the impact of the wheeless area on the ground damage suspension, brakes or axle?

EPM

timmy_mallet wrote: »

For about 10 metres.

Would the impact of the wheeless area on the ground damage suspension, brakes or axle?

It could well do. Needs to go up on a ramp tbh.

cadaliac

As EPM says, but if the hub hits the ground, brake disk and depending if it were front or back and front or back wheel drive.
Need more info.

Big Nasty

Feck info, need pics!!!:eek::eek::eek:

dax121

Happened to a friend for mine a while ago. Wheel came off the back of a civic coupe cant rem how fast he was going but it was on a main road he it would of being in excess of 30kph. But he slowed down and the car went down at the back and beleve it or not it done no damage. Not even a bumper.
So he ran up the road after the wheel and got wheel studs from a local garage. And was back on the road after getting the garage to give it the once over.
so hopefully you will be as lucky as him

EPM

No one here can give an answer properly. As said pics will help but get it checked out. Are you driving it now?

timmy_mallet

EPM wrote: »

It could well do. Needs to go up on a ramp tbh.

It was the front passenger side and it's going up on one tomorrow, will report back

deandean

Three wheels?

No problem if you've a Citreon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl0_f2HREKM

challengemaster

LIGHTNING wrote: »

It happened to me at well over 50mph and there was no damage.

Jaysus, they make sure you lads are well trained in mondello these days :pac:

Tomebagel

my yoke would balance on 3 wheels its so stiff with the coilovers:p

challengemaster

Tomebagel wrote: »

my yoke would balance on 3 wheels its so stiff with the coilovers:p

Ya durty....

Veloce

Nasty