car moves from side to side

[top_speed]

car moves to the side when i try to accelerate and change gears and i hear clucking sound from the front tires, i was thinking it was my springs but they seem to be ok.what would be the problem/?tierods? andit is a 92 integra
thanks

[=[]BARG[]=]

Is the car seem to be steering it's self?

I would lift up the front end, and check for movement in the ball joints.

[top_speed]

^only when i give it the gas and change gears it moves slightly to one side,

[=[]BARG[]=]

does the "cluck" differ in turns if it's a left or right? is it just one "clunk"
have you checked the bushings in the control arms?

[top_speed]

it only clucks when i go over a speed bump or if there is lots of snow and im going up n down.

[G-ZUS]

Lift up your car, look for torn rubber on all bushings, ball joints. See if your shocks are leaking fluid

[inline6turbo]

Ball joints and/or sway bar for clicking. Broken end link will make noise over bumps.

[top_speed]

^alrgiht thanks guys

[=[]BARG[]=]

If the tie rod does go bad best way to tell lift you front wheels off the ground and grab the tire at ten and two and shake it back and forth and if you see the tie rod end is moving.

[sevewone]

I had a car that had rebuilt status, that when I gave it gas, it moved side to side...only at higer speed though and it had a previous bent frame, pretty big long shot on whats going on with your car. While diagnosing it though, I was told to look at rear shocks, I still dont know how that would do that. Unless one side is worn I guess... Also had another car that had a "chuckle/thunk" when changeing gears, found out it was the tranny mounts

[sk8r3124]

I had the same type of situation on my 91 integra, Turns out the Upper Control arm (Camber kit), one of the bolts had snapped. Check that while you have the car lifted.

[top_speed]

so today i wanted to check out my car and see if i can find something and found that there was some thing broken. here is the pic.

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^passenger side
and this is how the other side looks like

^driver side
can someone tell what is that part called?
thanks

[ercchry]

pics are too close up for me to tell... but i think that looks like a missing mount for either, subframe, engine, or tranny

[RickDaTuner]

you lower control arm is damaged, looks like the bolt is missing, every time you accelerate or slow down it changes the toe-in of that wheel.

I would not recomend that you drive that car at all.

Have it serviced ASAP

[top_speed]

Originally posted by ercchry
pics are too close up for me to tell... but i think that looks like a missing mount for either, subframe, engine, or tranny

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this is missing on the passenger side, the rod is there but it is broken and was wondering what is was called.

[top_speed]

Originally posted by RickDaTuner
you lower control arm is damaged, looks like the bolt is missing, every time you accelerate or slow down it changes the toe-in of that wheel.

I would not recomend that you drive that car at all.

Have it serviced ASAP

that is exactly what happens thanks
and yea it is been parked for 3 weeks now because of that

[Mr_ET]

yeah the control arm is basically not held by the subframe right now...

If it comes out, your wheel can basically just end up in your fender and bend a bunch of parts.

Remove the sway bar and control arm on that side, if the bushing and the arm are not damaged then buy a new bolt and reinstall.

If it is damaged buy a new control arm with bushings and bolt possibly end link and change that all.

[Primer_Drift]

lol thats not the lower control arm... it is the radius rod. It controls caster, very limited affect on toe.

#6 in this picture.

[top_speed]

i went to napa and asked them for the lower control arm but it looked completely different from the part i wanted so i didnt get it.

[top_speed]

so is it a control arm or a radius rod??