front lower control arms

Please help me, I’ve been trying to figure out why my drivers side tire is so far back that it hits the back of the wheel well. A mechanic said that it would need a new lower ball joint and rack and pinion and that’s it, but I doubt that that is all it needs, here’s a photo without the tire...

I've been lurking for a long time on here and love the wealth of info that is available on the forums! I've searched and searched but haven't had any luck finding any threads describing the correct process for replacing factory lower front control arms on a 86-93 fox. I have old worn out ball...