^^^^^^^About The Photos Above^^^^^^^^^
In no WAY!!! am I reccommending this to anyone!!!!
Dont Try This at Home Kids!!!!
Dont be a cheapscate like me and buy the right bits!!!!!
I originally bought the
cupra bottom arms to improve the choppy ride of the Leon TFSI Sport. The original steel ones are quite heavy, and alloy arms reduce unsprung weight. An Ebay bargain for £20.
I purchased the TT ball joints in the hope that they would be a direct fit. They were not an exact fit but it was apparent that 2 holes did line up perfectly and this positioned the ball joint correctly.
Opening the 3rd slotted hole up slightly, allowed the M10 high tensile bolts to marry the
Cupra arm/TT ball joint together.
I am V happy with the finnished product.
PIC 1: shows the new TT ball joints.
PIC 2: shows a close up of the one hole on each ball joint that neede to be extended by 3mm.
PIC 3: shows the small amount of material needed to be removed from the bottom arm.
PIC 4: shows how the different location of the 3rd bolt makes this setup non-adjustable.
PIC 5: shows the underside of the new hybrid bottom arm. The ball joint is at the point as the standsard one, just further out (by about 15mm approx. Its difficult to measure exact dimensions under the car with a tape measure)
Thanks for getting the pics up for me Mike.
At the moment I think the new ball joints will give in total around -2deg camber.
There is no way of knowing till they are on and the alignment checked...........Fingers crossed