I have a 97 Honda Accord, 4Dr, F22B, Automatic Trans, Stock...

I hit a curb recently going about 45mph. It hit hard and knoched me up over the curb into the grass. I pulled out and then pulled over and noticed my wheel on the passenger front was bent. After getting back in the car I noticed the wheel was off center by like 45 degrees. The car wabbled a bit but didn't pull for the most part. Then I put a donut on at 60psi, and it pulled like nothing ive ever seen. I mean I had to hold hard onto the wheel. Then it also made a loud grinding noise, I've noticed this before on another car which it was the hub bearings. I put the bent wheel back on just to drive it home, it actually was fine at speeds over 60mph. But yeah, I know its not safe...

So I have to have this fixed soon. I've been driving a minivan that gets 17mpg! For pizza delivery! Yeah, its eating my money up. Not to mention it just conked out on me, fuel filter clogged, or fuel pump gone bad... it just stopped and wouldn't crank the other day... checked the fuel pressure... non... assuming it is the pump... thats a whole nother issue... n e way.

I've looked at the parts underneith and they look fine, compared to the other side. The wheel itself doesn't have any play back and forth like it did on the other car that the hub bearings when out.... so I don't know. Someone told me I could replace everthing (he said "You con replays everathin" ... he's mexican). I don't know what "Everathin" is... but he said it was just a few bolts... and its off... any ideas? I really need help.. i know engines left and right, but susspension is a foggy area for me...

 

search the Accord forum for things like "curb" or "hint a curb" etc. Others have done it, including myself years ago in my 95 Accord EX.

Things to look at...
rim (obviously)
lower control arm (common to get bent from this)
upper control arm (depends)
radius rod
sway bar
tie rod end
rear beam of front subframe (you hit pretty hard, it could have damaged where the lca mounts to it)