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Hi before i start i have seen this question, Is it safe to drive a car that has a broken suspension spring?

But My problem is a bit different I sat into My BMW 320d 2006 and heard a weird loud noise, and the car collapsed on the front driver side, the spring coil broken on the bottom, I was trying to move the car (it does move) but the tyre is scratching of the "Fender" (the plastic cover above the wheel). The distance i need to travel is about 1-2km (2-5min drive), my friends advised me that it would be fine but I'm just looking for some clarification, Could this cause the tyre to blow?

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You asked,

Could this cause the tyre to blow?

The answer is yes.

When springs break, the larger piece often remains "in place" and under compression by the vehicle's weight - the issue caused by this is that the car will ride lower on that corner. In your case, the car is riding low enough for the tire to be contacting the inside of the wheel well liner. This can be an immediate problem - as you drive the vehicle, the suspension will move, but as it's moving, it'll be forcing the (turning) tire against the inside of the fender. This can easily cause a tire to rupture.

Further, even though the larger chunk of remaining spring will often settle under the car's weight, the smaller, broken-off piece can have a mind of it's own. I've seen cases where the smaller piece is ejected from the vehicle under high energy - landing 30 yards away! Even if the smaller piece isn't totally ejected from the vehicle, it may shift or bounce around as you drive, and it can easily rip open the inner sidewall of the tire, or become jammed in the suspension or steering, causing loss of control.

Even when your car is sitting still, suspension spring store a tremendous amount of energy as they're compressed by the vehicle's weight. It's not something you want to fool around with.

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enter image description hereenter image description hereenter image description hereExtremely dangerous, please see pictures Was driving home from work at 30mph max in dark. lucky to get home.Spring broke and slipped down from shock absorber, ate all tyre... Distance traveled 12 miles on wet tarmac, new Michelin Primacy4 tyre turned to mess.. If sharp spring end would contact tyre, it will blow in seconds..

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