My car got into a swide swipe a while back. Finally got the fender and related body work done. Now its onto the mechanical damage. So as you can see by the pics my front left wheel got pushed forward a bit. This upset my steering alignment as well. Any insight into what could've gotten bent? I figured it might have been the control arm but it was hard to tell.

 

Upper Control Arm
Lower Control Arm
maybe the shock itself?

 

Yea its impossible to tell, i checked both the upper and the lower arms but they seemed fine. I told the dealership the issue verbally they said with parts and labor I'm looking at anywhere minimum from $402 +. Just to inspect is $95. Would you ever consider getting your car fixed at something local like a Tire Kingdom?

 

I would leave any chassis related repairs to a chassis shop. Tire shops only know one thing, tires... maybe.


Look under the car where the subrame or as honda calls them 'beams' bolt to on the car. You should see visible signs of the frame being shunted forward.

My guess, the impact transferred the energy from the wheel to the front radius rod, which then transferred it to the front beam. Remove the lower engine splash shield and look for any damage to the front beam.
The radius rod locates the wheel fore/aft. Either the radius rod is bent, the bushings are damaged/jammed or the front beam is damaged(most likely IMO).

I take it the car is a '98-'02 6th gen? EDIT: Herp Derp, its in your sig, my bad/EDIT
If so your front beam is C shaped, the main beam is located under where the radiator is, and there are two arms that follow the frame of the car. I beleive the 'front' mount for your engine also bolts to this crossmember. Look for any signs of damage or subframe shifting.

Go to Magestic Hondas site, look up your car and under System Name\Component : REAR BEAM - CROSS BEAM
Item #9 is what I think may be bent or damaged.

 

Great reply, thanks man!

 

If you would, take pictures and post them up. Interested to see what kind of damage has occurred.