Hey guys,

This is the front drivers side wheel.







Notice the balding on the outside of the tyre...seems pretty horrific to me...what worries me is that its done this to two tyres in the space of about 4-5 weeks.

Both tyres werent new but had about 3-4mm of tread each.

There has been a rattling under the drivers side since ive had the car.
It had new wishbones just before i bought it but the chap who owned it had it so low it was crashy so i raised it on new bilstein + eibach springs. Along with new top mounts and droplinks.

Some of you may remember that my wishbone bolt came loose over time quite recently and i lucky spotted it in time or it could have been very nasty. That was the second time that bolt has come loose.

My question is, is there anyway the previous suspension setup could have knackered my drivers wishbone? It is very rattley down there at the moment.

When i first fitted the new springs etc it felt very tight at the front and refined.

NOW....it just feels very sloppy and loose. And it almost rides unevenly.

I have new lemforder track rod ends and balljoints to be fitted. Going to try and do that this weekend then get it 4-wheel aligned.

The front passenger side seems fine, tyre wear seems alot more even and its not rattley or crashy that side.

Does anyone know what could be going on?

Oh and a related question, i was told that my w-reg p3 needed 16mm ball joints by eurocarparts - does that seem right as i was reading later models had 18mm ball joints? Or is it a case of geting down there and checking first hand?

Thanks for any input!

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over inflated tyre and extreme TOE IN

wheel bearing may be fooked also

reading it again, you changed ride hight so tracking is 100 percent out.

tyre is also over inflated, as you found someone to fit part worns no doubt they are dodgy or mates
they seated rim at 40 plus psi and diddnt let tyre down after.

ball joint lenght will cause simular issues, they may have supplied non PAS ones

35 psi is fine but it was probably alot more when first fitted.

wishbone could indeed be bent.. may have hit a kurb at speed.
tracking is first port of call tho

Lotek, tyre is UNDER inflated. Overinflated would wear out the centre as a band as the tyre would balloon.

36psi all round is the standard tyre pressure and works fine on my HDi.

I'd say that you have some extreme toe and you've got too little pressure in the tyres. Slow punctures wear out tyres rapidly. I'd get that wishbone changed out to be safe.

AFAIK all phase 3 are 18mm ball joints.

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Yes it will fit but badly.

No you can also get non-PAS ones which are a different length from balljoint to the 3x bolts on to the wishbone.

16 or 18mm refers to the diameter of the balljoint to hub spline.

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Thanks for all the helpful swift replies!

Agree with you there Rich. Has to be something structural / geometry thats causing it. It isnt knocking for nothing me thinks!

So ECP have supplied the wrong size balljoints...guess i will have to exchange them.

Is it obvious if i take the wheel off to just double check the size of the ball joints fitted to the ones ive got supplied? Just to be sure i havent got the right ones!

Wheel looks fine when stood next to it so dont think ball joint length is an issue.

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A bent subframe could cause all of this. Get the balljoints changed then get it on an alignment machine.

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I was supplied with some incorrect wishbone ball joints. The shank diameter was correct (18mm) but the distance between the joint and the mounting holes was too short. The result was massive positive camber and a few degrees toe in. Once fitted, it was immediately obvious there was a problem but if left they would have destroyed the front tyres in no time.

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