Hit curb hard. Need help identifying damaged parts

Well I've got the car jacked up and wheel off but don't see anything out of the ordinary. It does appear that the top of the A-arm struck the top of the wheel well. Not sure how to identify a broken motor or transmission mount.

Any ideas?



Does that look bent?

that looks like a very hard hit to the curb...damm

one thing that you need to check is to see if there is any damage to the strut tower (the metal structural piece that the top of the strut studs goes through). you can see if it is damaged by comparing it to the other side of the vehicle. i am an ASE Master Collision Technician and also have my ASE in steering/suspension. On unibody vehicles the one big mistake i see people do (both IN the shop and at home) is they start just replacing every part of the suspension first. Obviously you want to replace any visibly damage suspension part, but you need to ensure that the vehicle structure didnt move at all as well. if the strut tower moved even 5 millimeters, it can through off your camber and caster measurements. as far as motor mounts/tranny mounts go, the front mount is hydraulic (meaning it doesnt have the rubber "center" that many mount have) and is difficult to see if it is damaged. one sure sign of damage is if you see it leaking fluid. as far as the ones with the rubber centers, take a flashlight and look to see if the rubber is cracked at all. if it is cracked it needs to be replaced.
by the way if you take a few more pictures of the bottom suspension components i can look and see if i notice anything unusual..

that looks like a very hard hit to the curb...damm

one thing that you need to check is to see if there is any damage to the strut tower (the metal structural piece that the top of the strut studs goes through). you can see if it is damaged by comparing it to the other side of the vehicle. i am an ASE Master Collision Technician and also have my ASE in steering/suspension. On unibody vehicles the one big mistake i see people do (both IN the shop and at home) is they start just replacing every part of the suspension first. Obviously you want to replace any visibly damage suspension part, but you need to ensure that the vehicle structure didnt move at all as well. if the strut tower moved even 5 millimeters, it can through off your camber and caster measurements. as far as motor mounts/tranny mounts go, the front mount is hydraulic (meaning it doesnt have the rubber "center" that many mount have) and is difficult to see if it is damaged. one sure sign of damage is if you see it leaking fluid. as far as the ones with the rubber centers, take a flashlight and look to see if the rubber is cracked at all. if it is cracked it needs to be replaced.
by the way if you take a few more pictures of the bottom suspension components i can look and see if i notice anything unusual..

Photo's below were taken after I had put the wheel back on. I can pull it back off and take more if necessary but hope this is useful. Thanks again for all the help guys! I really appreciate it.

from what i can see, you definitely need the strut , lower control arm,upper control arm.
the other items really need to be diagnosed in a shop environment with an alignment machine. if you are trying to save a little money, you could do the strut and the contol arms yourself...you didnt say what experience you have or what tools you have, but you are going to need a spring compressor to replace the strut safely and a ball joint separater (either a "pickle fork" or there are several tools that are made to do the same thing). normally i wouldnt use a pickle fork for the upper arm (cause you can damage the upper ball joint), but in this case is doesnt matter cause you are replacing it anyway. it is common on honda/acura vehicles to have the subframe shift and this can be done at the shop during an alignment. The knuckle may also be damaged but you are not going to be able to see that in a picture or from visual inspection. you need to replace obviously damaged items and then take it to a shop for an alignment. the alignment readings will tell the tech the places to look or further damage.if it does end up needing the knuckle you will also need a bearing as the bearing is pressed into the knuckle.
as far as tie rods go, unless they are visually bent i would replace them until you replace the lower arm and see if the toe setting is within specs.
you are going to have to take it to the shop at some point, but if you want to save a little money i would replace the strut,upper and lower control arms.

as for the last post, the only reason i commented on the motor mounts was because he asked a question about how to know if they are damaged. i doubt the motor mounts are damaged from this sort of impact.
i used to be a tech but now work as a damage appraiser for an insurance company and i look at quite a few vehicles that hit curbs ( i live in so florida, we have a lot of elderly people that hit curbs...lol) i have never had to replace motor mounts as part of hitting a curb.