Lotus Elise Service Notes page 502

Lotus Service Notes
Section XA
Base Setting
Standard toe link with female threaded pivot balls*: 4 x 1 mm shim washers
Standard toe link with integral stud ball joints: 3 x 1 mm shim washers
Uniball toe link: 3 x 1 mm shim washer above joint
When changing ride height, the length of the toe link will need to be adjusted to maintain the specified rear
toe setting, but the base setting of the shim washers is the same for standard (140mm) and race (100/110mm)
ride heights.
* Note
The standard toe-link with female threaded pivot balls requires a very specific assembly configuration with
different bolt lengths and washers used for different shim pack thicknesses. Refer to sub-section DE.4 for full
details. If a car with this joint type is found to require more than 5 shim washers to produce the required charac-
teristic, both outboard ball joints should be changed for the integral stud type, or Uniball links fitted.
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