ball joint extender

[jay-cupra]

I've been offered a set of ball joint extenders off a mate dirt cheap but there fitted to a mk2 golf, my question is will they fit the mk3 ibiza, here's a photo of them fitted

I'm only interested in these as I'm planning on turning the ibiza into a track car soon and thought it would save me money buying a set in the future

 

[ibizacupra]

should fit yes. same hubs (ish)

 

[jay-cupra]

thanks bill, he said I can buy his hubs too which have had the track rod end bush pressed in the other way round, would you say it's a good mod for the mk3 ibiza??

 

[Zippyobrien]

Is the idea of this to keep the lower arms straight after lowering ?

And I take it the idea of having the track rod ends upside down is to help eliminate bump steer ?

Might do this my self. How safe is it for road use , must wear the ball joint quicker due to increased leverage ?

 

[jay-cupra]

yep you are right, my mate used these on the road and track and said the car felt alot more stable on bumpy/country lanes, he drove his mates mk2 golf vr6 which has the same set up as his but without the hub/ball joint mod and couldn't believe how unstable it felt over the same road.

 

[jay-cupra]

A photo of it fitted to car

 

[Big_daddy]

how much do them retail for?

p.s isnt the track rod arm upside down?

 

[jay-cupra]

he's modded the hub so the track rod sits at the same angle as the wishbone to cut down bump steer, the ball joint extenders go for £140 on eBay!!!

 

[Zippyobrien]

Really. I'm a machinist. Might start making them. How's the mod on the hub work then for the track rod end ?

Literally just press out a bush and press it in the other way ?

 

[jay-cupra]

yep from what my mate told me its as simple as that

 

[Chambers_CUPRA]

What just turn the track rod upside down?

No machining of the hub needed etc? Be nice with Rose jointed track roads!

Anyone know how well the VT rear wishbone bushes would cope with the ball joint extender?

 

[godzuki]

The hole is tapered so needs drilling 1st,the balljoint extenders need to be heat treated ones too.

 

[ibizacupra]

should fit yes. same hubs (ish)

where will your abs sensor go?

 

[jay-cupra]

good thinking bill, I will have to look into that

 

[ibizacupra]

thats why I said hub was same(ish).... ish bit being this.. offsets the same etc

 

[BIG4244]

I've got these on mine, car felt much better after, slightly less roll aswell

 

[jay-cupra]

ok thanks bill , I've told him I will prob just have the ball joint extenders off him not the hub

 

[Chambers_CUPRA]

The ones on eBay (round body ones) look good

Think I'll defo get some when I've got some cash free'd up lol

 

[skud52]

Reading the thread with some intrest and after a little research found this place

http://ourtech.bigcartel.com/

Better price than the ebay also

 

[jay-cupra]

they look a good buy