LOTSA pics: whats wrong w/ my suspension??

[twokexlv6coupe]

problem: slid on snow/ice into curb. front pass side wheel is pushed back like 1-2 inches

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/esedulerp5tenin/oops/susp20.jpg


upper control arm
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/esedulerp5tenin/oops/susp.jpg

knuckle front
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/esedulerp5tenin/oops/susp2.jpg

knuckle side
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/esedulerp5tenin/oops/susp3.jpg

steering arm thingy
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/esedulerp5tenin/oops/susp4.jpg

lower strut bar
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/esedulerp5tenin/oops/susp5.jpg

strut bar
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/esedulerp5tenin/oops/susp19.jpg

LCA
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/esedulerp5tenin/oops/susp6.jpg

subframe
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/esedulerp5tenin/oops/susp8.jpg

subframe
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/esedulerp5tenin/oops/susp9.jpg

shock fork
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/esedulerp5tenin/oops/susp11.jpg

ball joint
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/esedulerp5tenin/oops/susp12.jpg

bushing for steering arm thingy
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/esedulerp5tenin/oops/susp13.jpg

endlink bushings
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/esedulerp5tenin/oops/susp14.jpg

swaybar bushing. looks distorted
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/esedulerp5tenin/oops/susp15.jpg

subframe brace. under axle
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/esedulerp5tenin/oops/susp16.jpg

i did notice alotta gunk/junk.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/esedulerp5tenin/oops/susp17.jpg

but i'm pretty sure its from this thingy right next to my trans motor mount
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/esedulerp5tenin/oops/susp18.jpg






axle feels solid. prolly like 1/32" play side to side.

anyone notice anything thats wrong/bent????

[Rory]

Well.. The guck looks like axel or tie rod grease... Time to reboot your axels are by new one. They are not expensive. And if its your tie rods. If your steering was fine ( Before the curb. ) Just reboot the tie rod. Anyway. As for as your supension. It could be many things.. First Get a alignment. If you still have a problem. You should bring it to a chassis specialist. It might have bent something. Its hard to see with your eyes.. lol. But worst come to worst. You may have bent the frame. Its pretty common on unibody cars to do that after hitting a curb. A Chassis specialist should be able to bend it back the way it was. ( If you bent the frame )

[Qnz92Lude]

hmmmm look to me like those SE rims are giving you problem, ill take them off your hands nick.

lol im kidding wish i could help you out man. i posted a link in your want to buy thread hope that helps you.

[absntmnd69]

ok...an alignment wont fix the wheel being pushed in. i can tell you that right now. when i curbed my car, i bent my lower control arm, upper control arm, cross member, and my shock in the right rear. luckily i have a junkyard nearby and i bought the entire suspension for around 200. you cant tell when the control arms are bent. a slight tweak is enough to fuuckk everything up.

[mugenwhore]

imo looks to me that the upper control arms got pushed back at the impact of the hit. if that's the case go to worldsuspension.com and get one there newly rebuilt, an oem honda will be twice as much.

[absntmnd69]

junkyards ftmfw!!!!

[VtecFreePrelude]

bushing for steering arm thingy

that doesn't look right
but what you are calling the strut bar(first one) would probably have something to do with it
i believe it's a radius rod? someone help on that part.
plus it almost looks like you took pictures from both the front a rear of the car
or am i just losing it

[twokexlv6coupe]

yea i've cleared up what i called the strut bar is indeed the radius rod, and mostly everyone on SHO swears its a bent radius rod and/or crossmember.

the two things that are most noticable to me are the upper ball joint and the "bushing for steering arm thingy" :tongue:


if anyone has any specific pics of their suspension for comparison purposes, i would <33 you long time :biggrin:

but its in the shop right now getting checked out, so we'll see for sure whats wrong

[MidnightRayne]

subframe and tie rods.

[twokexlv6coupe]

i got an UCA and LCA coming on monday, they'll be goin in this week

hopefully that'll fix it :redface:

[absntmnd69]

could be cross member as well. dont forget that. but hopefully its just those. i hope that you got the ball joints with them. they really arent that hard to do its just really time consuming. a tip for the uca, put a jack or a stand under the wheel hub to hold it up. it makes it a lot easier. oh yea and make sure you have some pb blaster. if not wd 40 will work. if you have neither then i suggest you get some because you will have one hell of a time trying to get those castle nuts off

[twokexlv6coupe]

pb blaster >>>> everything in life :cool:

[deafy]

you will have one hell of a time trying to get those castle nuts off

dang ol castle nuts... bout kept me from doing anything at all

[twokexlv6coupe]

any advice you guys would give about getting the castle nuts off, before i jump into this excursion? :redface:

[Si Speed]

No advice except don't curb the car on a curb painted red. The VERY first time I did it, I HAD to get red paint all over my god damn wheel and that **** aint' coming off unless I daming the wheel even more. **** ****in pissed me off.

[absntmnd69]

pb blaster and new cotter pins. cut/ yank the old pins