Driver side wheel tilted badly inside fender (please help)

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Old Jan 9, 2017 | 06:08 PM
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Default Driver side wheel tilted badly inside fender (please help)

Was driving on my way home from work and all of the sudden I hear a unusual noise and I stop to see what it was and this is how the wheel looks



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Old Jan 9, 2017 | 06:42 PM
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Take a peak into your wheel well and see what is broken.
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Old Jan 9, 2017 | 06:54 PM
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This is how it looks on the inside


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Old Jan 9, 2017 | 07:04 PM
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Your upper ball joint broke.

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Old Jan 9, 2017 | 07:16 PM
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Do you think I should just replace both of the upper control arms
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Old Jan 9, 2017 | 07:18 PM
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lol yea, and check anything else for wear too
Get some skunk2 uca's. They're not bad
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Old Jan 9, 2017 | 07:45 PM
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Thanks guys I appreciate the help!
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Old Jan 9, 2017 | 07:55 PM
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lower ball joint- get a large prybar/screwdriver, stick it between lca and knuckle. Try to seperate them. They should not seperate, if they do, the ball joint is bad.

tie rods/radius rods- grab hard and yank. There should be no play.
Wheel bearing- wheel bolted on and off the ground, grab at opposite ends and yank. There shouldn't be any irregular noise
axles-click when turning=bad
struts/shocks- typically popping noises=bad
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Old Jan 9, 2017 | 08:50 PM
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Very easy fix, just get new upper control arms. I'll attach a link of some OEM replacement ones that I am currently running and have been great to me. New arms come with 2 new bushings and the main ball joint (where yours snapped off). You will get them in the mail and be able to bolt them on right away 👍🏽 All for $55 gotta love hondas!🤗 http://m.ebay.com/itm/Acura-Integra-Civic-Two-Upper-Control-Arm-W-Ball-Joint-/190811627723?fits=Year%3A1991%7CMake%3AHonda%7CMod el%3ACivic&hash=item2c6d4260cb%3Ag%3ANWYAAOxyzHxRQ iUa&_trkparms=pageci%253Ae819a61f-d6f7-11e6-a5b4-005056b252d0%257Cparentrq%253A86e85c501590a7870bca aefbffba226d%257Ciid%253A3
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Old Jan 9, 2017 | 08:52 PM
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Sorry I meant to attach it the first reply my bad! 🤦🏽*♂️http://m.ebay.com/itm/Acura-Integra-Civic-Two-Upper-Control-Arm-W-Ball-Joint-/190811627723?fits=Year%3A1991%7CMake%3AHonda%7CModel%3ACivic&hash=item2c6d4260cb%3Ag%3ANWYAAOxyzHxRQiUa&_trkparms=pageci%253Ae819a61f-d6f7-11e6-a5b4-005056b252d0%257Cparentrq%253A86e85c501590a7870bcaaefbffba226d%257Ciid%253A3
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Old Jan 9, 2017 | 09:02 PM
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yea, those will work.
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Old Jan 9, 2017 | 09:38 PM
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Oh yea I wouldn't send you incorrect parts, best of luck! ��
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