Lotus 2004 ELISE Service Notes page 108

Lotus Service Notes
4. Damper Adjustment
For damper adjustment, see above.
5. Chassis Rear Brace Kit
The chassis brace kit is fully described in Section DH.5.
6. Forged Wheels
The lightweight forged wheels offer a saving of 14.4 kg/car on Elise and 20.4 kg/car for Exige, and feature
a wider front rim width of 6.5J. Insets are unchanged.
7. Yokohama A048 Tyres
The Yokohama A048 tyres, have been developed jointly by Lotus and Yokohama to suit the requirements
of the performance driver, with special emphasis on track use. Compared with the standard tyre, the
front tyre width is increased and the profile reduced from 175/55 to 195/50. The tyre tread design is di-
rectional, such that each wheel/tyre assembly is dedicated to a single vehicle corner. Tyre pressures are
unchanged.
The Lotus specific construction is identified by the letters 'LTS' moulded on the tyre sidewall. Ensure that
any replacement tyre is so marked.
8. Front Wheelarch Edging Strip
In order to comply with tyre coverage regulations, fitment of A048 tyres requires that edging strip A117B0559F
is applied around both front wheelarches, and secured with Permabond C2 or similar adhesive.
Geometry
9.
For front and rear suspension geometry settings, see earlier in this section.
Section DH
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