91CRX-T

So we have been having some rain the past few days and i was going home from the store yesterday when i skidded off the road and hit the curb . I changed out the rim as it was bent, but something else is wrong, the rim and tire is now sitting further back than it should.... where would be a good place to start looking for something else that could possibly be bent? the car is a 99 ex coupe.

phat00civic

check the axle, and a-arms. any pictures?

91CRX-T

Only picture I have. And the car is still drivable.

Former User

Raise the front end on stands and look for damage in the suspension behind the wheel. Use the other side suspension for comparison.

D16SiHatch

my friend car did the same thing when smacked into a curb. It was the lca brace. He has an EK but i believe it's still set up the same way on an eg. Either way, like Ron said you need to get it up in the air and find out for sure.

kaiba

You damage the lower control arm. Replace it.

91CRX-T

thanks guys! im about to get it in the garage and take a look at it... ill have an update later on

91CRX-T

Here's a couple of pics of what I've seen. The bolt from the lower control arm to the sway arm is bent

FallenH3ro

That could be a number of things. You have to get it up as soon as possible. If you drive on it for to long you may damage other suspension compenents. The picture doesn't do much justice but I'd imagine getting a close up look will definitely lead to the source of the problem. If you need help locating a new part hit me up.

Edit: Didn't hit refresh before I posted. Haha.

Try Majestic Honda. GL

91CRX-T

I unbolted the sway bar. it looks like it went back into place where it should be (after I unbolted it it moved forward some). So would the lower control arm be the problem?

FallenH3ro

I can't really tell from the picture.

http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...ER+ARM+%281%29

Do you have any local people to take a peak at it for you? It's hard to tell from the angle. If it does end up being the control arm I just bought the exact same one for my car. I haven't received it yet but it was about half price from OEM. I'm going to test it out to see how it works. I can try to get you the info if you go down that road. LMK if I can be of any other assistance. Sorry I can't give you a solid answer.

Former User

Maybe the bent bolt and its bushings just need to be replaced?

phat00civic

Any other pics of the axle? Also another option is an alignment.

FallenH3ro

That was my initial thought as well. Although OP did claim that it fell back into place...

FallenH3ro

An alignment is a great idea; especially if any suspension components are replaced.

91CRX-T

after I unbolted the sway bar the bolt went back into place and the sway bar moved forward.

91CRX-T

ill get pics of the axle in just a few minutes

Former User

The bolt looks bent in the picture.

91CRX-T

pictures of axle.



Picture of the bolt after I unbolted the sway bar. There is a very small gap in between the bolt and the sway bar just can't see it in The picture.

FallenH3ro

If there is a gap then something has definitely shifted. Does the wheel sit flush with the fender/wheel well?

91CRX-T

still sits flush just shifted back. and the gap is very small the bolt and sway bar are almost touching.

kaiba

Trust me. Your lca is bent for sure. It's not noticeable by the naked eye unless it's compare side by side. Your axle should be fine. There's slight possibility that the sway bar may be bent also. But you won't know for use until you find a replace lca.

The lca is 2 piece. Replace both of them.

FallenH3ro

Sound advice. May as well replace the sway bar and the lower ball joint while you're down there. Just saying...

91CRX-T

will do! thanks for all the help guys! hopefully this will work!