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Balljoint 18mm or 16mm
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02-06-2016, 08:08 PM
Changing my balljoints and it had 18mm on before. Can i put 16mm on as thats whats turned up and cant be bothered to take them back. Thanks in advance for any ad
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02-06-2016, 08:10 PM
no they are wrong and wont fit, will rattle about and potentially fall off and its dangerous as hell
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02-06-2016, 08:23 PM
Are you seriously asking that? Confused
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02-06-2016, 08:24 PM (This post was last modified: 02-06-2016, 08:25 PM by tim 306td.)
Thanks bash. I did a google search and on the gti6 club they was saying you could. Im glad i asked now
Will try and put the google link up tom
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02-06-2016, 08:34 PM
Yeah that should be interesting! It'd essentially be like trying to fit wheels with 13mm bolts lol...

Not sure which forum it was but I have seen pics where someone fitted the smaller BJ and they didn't get out of their road before the BJ fell out and the arch sat on the wheel.
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02-06-2016, 08:38 PM
Not bothering with google search i will just ask on here first from now on
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23-08-2016, 05:35 AM
I had a garage fit new ball joints for an mot and they put a 16 mm into the 18 hub on the n/s and just really over tightened the hub bolt to fit. Steering was a mess!! Surprised I didn't end up rolling the car.


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23-08-2016, 06:34 AM
you can fit 16mm ball joint but you would have to change the hubs as well

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