hey guys, just need some quick advice. 94 civic dx 4 door, 5 speed. stock.

hit a curb hard tonight on the way home, left front tire, probably going 20-30 mph. so far i can notice that i cracked the bottom of my bumper, and bent the lip of the rim.
any other specific things i should look to see if i broke? car shakes a little over 20/30 mph, and something is clicking as the wheel spins. it was too dark to look tonight. it was leaking something that felt like water, and had no smell. not sure what it was.

thanks in advance.

 

tie rod, steering rack, control arms, etc. click could be cv joint.

 

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It is possible to bend the frame with a hard curbing, but it's a little harder to tell if you've done it. Does the car drive straight?

 

and the fluid you saw was probably your windshield washer bottle, i know from past experience for the same thing depending if you hit the driver side or not

 

i hit the driver side, it was pretty hard. seems to be driving straight though.

 

after looking this morning with the wheel off. nothing suspension-wise is damaged. the front tow hook is bent, and the radiator/ac condenser support is scuffed. we managed to hammer the dent out of the rim and that made the thumping (i thought it was clicking at first) that i was hearing go away. the car is driving straight, a little higher speed vibration and the steering wheel is off center. i figure i need an alignment.

thanks for the help everyone.

 

Get an alignment. I'd bet money you at least bent a tie rod. You should replace or repair that warped wheel. The constant imbalance will burn out your wheel bearings.

 

tie rod had looked ok. i'm gonna check into the cost for the wheel.

 

alignment off or pull=bent suspension component. It's difficult to eyeball it. Just have them put it on the rack and check it out.