2005 Honda Accord alignment

Tiny
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  • 2005 HONDA ACCORD
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How hard or easy is it to actually knock a car out of alignment? Is general road damage--with no more than about 1 or 2 inch depth of pot holes going to knock your car out of alignment if you hit them at about 40mph or above? Also--what about manhold covers or water service pipe covers--that are recessed up to 3 inches below the tire level of the asphalt/concrete road--will that be enough?

i usually try and avoid all of those or slow down--but more often than not--it really upsets drivers behind me. Am I just being overly cautious for no reason?

thank you
Friday, May 7th, 2010 AT 5:52 AM

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Tiny
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Hi there,

Any of the above can be enough to cause an alignment problem, normally new cars wont be a huge problem, but as cars age and the suspension components and bushes wear they are more susceptible to problems, more often it is gutter strikes while parking cause problems.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Friday, May 7th, 2010 AT 7:43 AM

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