Downtown's cobblestones and patched asphalt are a suspension stress test. Every pothole sends a shock through components designed to absorb exactly that — until they can't.
The usual casualties
- Bent rims and cracked alloys
- Blown struts and shocks
- Knocked-out wheel alignment
- Worn control-arm bushings
The sneaky one is alignment. You won't hear it, but you'll feel the car drift and you'll buy tires twice as often. A quick alignment check after a brutal pothole season pays for itself.