[MrEeeaddict]

How are the tyres? Check the inside of the front tyres for feathering. If they're feathering, that's likely the cause of your issue and you'll either need new tyres or an alignment/shocks. Sometimes a bad quality tyre will feather because of how the smart is set up...and sometimes you need an alignment or new shocks.

In my case, I was getting pretty bad feathering and heavy vibrations. I considered getting an alignment, but I instead ditched the crappy Sentury tyres and got myself some good quality rubber. No more feathering, no more vibrations.

Here's what feathering would look like:

Thanks for the help! Didn't even know of feathering!

 

[MrEeeaddict]

If you hit something hard enough to bend a rim I'd be looking at possible damage to the suspension in that corner. If it's a front rim then ball joints, tie rod ends and possibly wheel bearings might need to be checked.

Tire wear might also be accompanied by an increase in tire noise from that corner.

I HATE the roads where I live! I LOST MY MUFFLER MOUNT when I hit a pothole. You'd think with half my money going to the government they could do a little better?