My son hydroplaned the 1994 Honda Accord hard into a curb hitting the front passenger wheel first. In the first pic the driver side wheel is straight and you can see how bad the passenger wheel is toed in. I don't think you can see how bad the caster is from the pic but you can see it when looking at the car in person. Several parts of coarse are bent, but I'm concerned about one part that I can't find or can identify myself. In the second pic with the red arrow you can see my concern with the bracket twisted and separated from the frame. The green arrow is the part I need to identify. It is not the bolt but what the bolt is attaching to the frame that I need to know. It looks like I can pull this off (With what looks to be a rough job). The piece seems to be one long piece from one lower control arm to the other sides lower control arm. Is this a sub-frame or something else? What would it cost if I purchased it new but would most likely try to find at a salvage yard.




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Thank you

 

That would be Honda part number 50200-SV1-A00 (RR Beam) it is the rear cross member. It goes across the entire front end. It houses the steering rack and is the chassis mounting point for the lower control arm.



You may be able to have it taken out and repaired or repaired in place with the rack removed. It's replacement cost is approx $200-$350. You may be able to fins it cheaper at a junk yard.

Here is a picture of it from the top with the engine and trans removed.

 

Thank you very much GhostAccord.

I've been looking around the internet for more than a few hours trying to find that answer.

 

Not a problem

Good luck with your repairs

Cheers