quick and dirty past on my car: friend was driving it and from 5 to 7 feet away hit a curb via mistaking the gas for brake.
Got it checked out byu allignment crew and they noted
Right tire Seperated; Must be replaced
Right Side Suspension Damage
#1 Cross Member bent

mechanic told me that i would need to replace the crossmember to obtain "straight" allignment

trying to find the part but with little luck, can you guys help me out
and what should I do about suspension damage

 

search the forum, there have been threads in the past about this and one recently.

but I assume you are referring to part #2 in the diagram below?

 

Without the proper measuring equipment, the ability to get the car up in the air and the proper tools; you're facing a Herculian task.

A quick and dirty..... If the cars Lower control arms are Stamped Steel (rather than forged steel; check them first for a bend. Pick two (2) convient common points of reference on each lower Control Arm and compare the right arm against the (Presumed Undamaged) Left Arm. Both should (or should I say "It Better") be identicle. If they are undistinguishable, then off to the crossmember we go....

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wow, P_Adams, it's been a while...

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I replaced my subframe, LCA, sway bar, radius rod, etc from hitting a curb. I used regular hand tools, no air tools and jack stands, no hoist. It was time consuming but nothing very difficult that I can recall.

 

Yeh, i got tired of it for a while.
All those raging discussions about projector headlamps just did me in
How long I say around and contribute will be determine on the prevailing mood. (If you know what I mean :-)

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thanks for the reccgni by the way

 

sent you a PM

 

ive asked serveral people in the area but get different answers
trying to look online but 91 accord cross member doesnt come up easy

 

If you're looking for measurement specs to see if it could be tweeked, I've never found any myself other that in the support documentation (literature) supplied body and frame shops when they purchase frame machines (Guide-chart and others).

If you're convinced it's a subframe (crossmember) then you have but two options
!) Honda $
2) Salvage yard (Woodfins / Cherrys ect)

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