Spring broken??, Car off the road - need help!!! Options

[Aus]

Hi guys. I got into the car sunday afternoon (The only time I get to drive it these days!) and soon after driving off I dabbed on the brakes and there was a 'clunking' type of sound from the front right. My brakes are on the way out, so I figured it was them, but soon after I could feel vibration from steering wheel and by my feet (Not sure if that was me being paranoid, but their was vibration in the pedals I think!).

I took the car home asap and jacked it up, As I was lifting the right hand side, their was a funny sound from the suspension so I had a look and the spring looked like it had come out of the place that it sits, and the coils looked uneven (Compared to the front left, looks like one coil is overlapping the other), also the spring had rubbed on the inner wheel arch and rubbed off some of the dirt/paint which im pretty sure it's not supposed to do!

The thing is that their was not much stress on the suspension as I was only doing about 5-10 mph, and their have been no previous funny sounds or vibrations from that area.

Anyway, anyone got any ideas with whats wrong, im hoping it's not going to be expensive!

edit: Forgot to mention - I was in the GT4

This post has been edited by Aus: Jul 25, 2006 - 6:56 PM

[Bitter]

can you get a picture?

[Aus]

Not really, my cameras broken and mobile phone quality not very good!

[Celiracer18]

kinda sounds like a blown strut. i could be wrong but i think thats what would be the problem.

if it's on the ground is that corner of the car really springy feeling? like does it bounce up and down for a bit?

[trdproven]

You know, it may be a blown strut or shock but for me, whenever I work on the suspension, for some reason, I always gotta redo the passenger front at least twice. It gives me this clunking sound when I turn right then followed by turning my steering wheel back left. I hear that clunk every single time I do that. Does anyone know if the spring is moving or anything or is it dealing with the strut mount?

You know, it may be a blown strut or shock but for me, whenever I work on the suspension, for some reason, I always gotta redo the passenger front at least twice. It gives me this clunking sound when I turn right then followed by turning my steering wheel back left. I hear that clunk every single time I do that. Does anyone know if the spring is moving or anything or is it dealing with the strut mount? This might be the same thing as you AUS.

[Aus]

kinda sounds like a blown strut. i could be wrong but i think thats what would be the problem.

if it's on the ground is that corner of the car really springy feeling? like does it bounce up and down for a bit?

no, thats the funny thing, everything looks fine apart from the spring being out of place, possibly broken.

Can a shock break if their is hardly any stress on it, and so suddenly without any previous sounds/clunks etc..