Sara Posted June 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 How much???? I don't want to go filing things, I just want to refit them and leave it! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Afaik the shafts are the same,Sara do your wheels camber in at the top or bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 I nominate Mr fox to do the work for you and then you can go for a drink, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted June 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 (edited) At the min they look like the camber in at the top (so it will wear the inside of the tire out more than the outside lol)I do too!!!!!! Edited June 17, 2010 by Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty_82 Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 I thought you had a fella , youve just said you would go with a drink with foxy .Hussy :coffee: :coffee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 a drink hardly means she's gonna pipe him off lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty_82 Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 I never mentioned the playing of the man flute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted June 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 How rude! Got the bits ordered and should be here tomorro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted June 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Yay!! bf went today to pick the parts up, also got me another towing eye cover, will have a look tomorro if the ball joint are much different.As a few people have been saying about elongating the holes in the struts..... can I not get away with the camber if I don't modify them? or is it too excessive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Yay!! bf went today to pick the parts up, also got me another towing eye cover, will have a look tomorro if the ball joint are much different.As a few people have been saying about elongating the holes in the struts..... can I not get away with the camber if I don't modify them? or is it too excessiveIf your not running low, you might be OK, as the lower you are, the worse it gets. But didn't the garage mess around with it cause they couldn't get the camber correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperWeight1 Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 1-2 degrees nagative will be OK for most people for road use without killing tyres quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Had a look at the ball joints and they are supposed to be bent up like in the photo, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 If your not running low, you might be OK, as the lower you are, the worse it gets. But didn't the garage mess around with it cause they couldn't get the camber correct?Yeah they elongated the 3 holes which bolt the ball joint onto the wishbone to 'try' and get the camber corrected.My fella hasn't been able to see if the ball joints are different than the ones on the car. Hopefully they will be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Had a look at the ball joints and they are supposed to be bent up like in the photo,Mr Fox - are you saying they are the same as what' on my car now? (the ones which are from EK's) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 No, it's the length that will be different you need to put both of them right next to each other to make sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted June 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 *****UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!********Many thanks to everyone who posted and helped!!!!!The 'genuine' GTI ball joint vs the EK's special one!Getting them fitted this week :D :D :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted June 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Right Right Right!!!!! I have just heard some more news on the lupo........ :angry: :angry: since dealing with the garage they got pissed off with my fella going in asking questions on what they changed ect, so we took it to another garage where my fella gets bits sprayed up on his car. He knows a guy who has really good wheel alignment equipment. Dropped the car off and he said everything is messed up, nothing is right! he said the track looks too short.I mentioned we changed the ball joints to make it even wider - but he said it still looks like it needs to go more!So it looks like were going to have to buy new VW lower arms! total spent so far nearly £1k!!! trying to find whats wrong! :angry2: :angry2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Why does the track need to go wider? To get the camber correct? The GTI uses the same part number wishbones as a std Lupo, Only the 3L seems to have different ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted June 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Unsure?? the guy said at the moment the track is too narrow? will find out more info tomorro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RallyeBaz Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Hi Finally found your post in Styling ??? How did you get on with the Stevens VW Breakers ??If you need anymore pics or measurements, drop us a text and I will get them sorted tomorrow for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted July 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 lol - new genuine vw lower arms turned up yesterday - the guy is going to have a look to see if they are any different, most of you have already said they are all the same..... but hopefully something will show.My bf went to see the guy who is doing the tracking and from what I gather, he said nothing is lining up correctly. We asked just to get adjust it so basically I could drive the car! but he said I would do if I could but the front track is too close together (narrow) it need to be made wider. SO.........The motor factor where the lower arms came from sometime get things wrong (part numbers etc...) so hopefully they might be wrong!If not its going to be a source of elimination! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RallyeBaz Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Just emailed you some more pics as had 2 new front tyres fitted today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted July 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 I am sorry for the nagging that has been going on in this thread, we have got the car now running on standard suspension and tracked up fine - the guy who tracked it said the track rod ends are slightly short for some reason? only catching a few threads on the rack. But is drivable We are now looking into the lower brackets on other coilovers to see if there is a difference, so if people with GTI's and have coilovers could you please please measure the length of the bracket and the standard strut too see the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_273 Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 (edited) Has it had new track rods? I don't see why they can't just unwind the track rods a bit more like you do when adjusting the tracking?What exactly do you want measuring, can you explain a bit better? I've got standard GTI suspension and a set of Weitec coilovers kicking about so could measure for you... Edited July 7, 2010 by jon_273 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 im thinking no one knows f all over the north west, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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