u/Foreverhex

Sadly I was not paying attention 276 miles earlier.

I just finished a complete (mostly) passenger side suspension job on my 2005 Honda Accord EX 5-speed 2.4l. I would definitely consider myself a weekend warrior mechanic, but this is my first full suspension job. After lowering the car to move on to tightening the last of the bolts, I immediately noticed the camber angle was off (bottom of the tire jutting out). Looking in the wheel well I also noticed the upper control arm was angled down a lot more than I originally set it (torqued to spec). I looked online and found that the camber angle cannot be adjusted without a kit. I am aware that I need to take it in for an alignment when I'm done... perhaps I'm getting ahead of myself.

A little background. The car was hit by an old guy that somehow didn't see a stopped vehicle. I can't call it just a fender bender because the strut and upper control arm was damaged. The guy was driving no more than 3 mph. I did my best to inspect the frame and didn't see anything egregious... mind you I'm not a professional.

Did I just install the upper control arm/strut incorrectly or out of order... or is there some warping in the frame that I cannot see?

Some other seemingly important details. I purchased the suspension kit off of ebay. Supposedly an OEM equivalent, and the parts fit my car per the VIN.

I have also added some photos to help illustrate my issue. Two pictures show the damage to the upper control arm and strut. Front shot of the car is to show the camber angle. And the two wheel well photos show the driver side (original install) and passenger side (my install).

Edit: reddit didn't actually upload my photos for some reason. Here is an imgur link to the pictured I mentioned. https://imgur.com/a/4oJgd5O

Sidebars for anyone curious: I say mostly because the original lower control arm hasn't been replaced yet. After soaking the bolt in PB blaster over night, breaker bar with 3 foot extension pipe, hitting with an impact for way too long, giving it many uggas, propane torch (all I have access to)... I have determined that cutting the front bushing bolt is my only option and I'm waiting on the replacement. I will be completing the driver side tomorrow.