okay i crashed my car the other day against a curb as i was turning left on a light and the tires skidded to the right. now my pass. tire is pushed up against the fender and my front end got slightly shifted to the left. so basicaly i need a new radiator support and as far as the wheel problem it so far looks like i need a new lower control arm and axle so do you guys think its worth fixing or just screw the car and get something else

 

Get a crx

 

yea i thought about that but its really hard to find any civic/crx out here its either everyone has one or there so beat to **** cause these loser don't know how to take care of them

 

fix it...

 

That is an easy fix. Subframes, control arms and you'll be back on the road.

 

well how hard is it to change the radiator support cause they told me i would need to go to the junkyard and have them cut one out and then from there what

 

Cut some spot welds pull it out put new one in weld it back together.

 

sounds good easy enough and my uncle is a welder which is good, but where exactly do i tell them to cut at when i go purchase

 

also what are the chances that the rear crossmember got bent with the tire being pushed back like that

 

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None of us could tell you that without seeing the car......

 

We need pics.

 

i will post pics in a few let me get camera and take a picture so you guys can see

 

replace whatever is bent on the front end. Then take it to an alingment shop, they may be able to tell you if other things are bent.
but make sure to inspect the suspension components as best you can before driving again.

 

cut the whole front end off and get a full RHD clip

 

radiator support aka "core support" is a frontal sheet metal part that hangs your headlights, bumper support, radiator, horns, etc. Don't bother cutting one off another car, by the time you drill out all the spot welds and pry it off it'll be in worse shape than the one you have. Order a brand new one from Honda or do a search for "civic core support" you will find 20 different wholesale aftermarked body part companys that make a rip of it that will work just like oem. You'll have to drill out all the spot welds with a special drill bit for spot welds, then your old one will peal right off, set the new on on, clamp it and weld the spots up just like they were. grind each spot, smear a little body filler over, sand, feather, prime, and paint. I might drive it as is till you can find a clean shell for a few hundred

 

okay i never got the stupid computer to work and post the pics but the damages are the radiator support,lower control arm,radius arm rod and the front crossmember. i ordered a new radiator support for a 100 and now i'm stuck on the crossmember. has anybody ordered the explicitspeed traction bar or good traction bar the would cost less than 350

 

any help on the traction bar or should i just get the factory crossmemeber

 

you prob bent the main cross member, which a traction abr wouldnt fix. the ears bend really easily.

 

are you anywhere near lancaster PA? know were you can get a a nice a EX for a good price.

 

well from what i can tell it just the front crossmember which it then pushed the radius rod and in that bending my lower control arm and causing the tire to get pushed back

 

what does this main crossmember look like?

 

338 views and no help

 

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We have asked for pics, and still no help....

 

yea and i already know that the rear crossmember is fine and the front crossmember is bent and the radius rod cracked and bent my lower control arm. now the help i asked for was if anybody has ever used the eplicitspeed traction bar and what the main frame looked. also i already told you why i couldn't post the pics not that it matters anymore