Lotus Elise S1 Service Notes page 92

Lotus Service Nctes Section CG
Straight
edge
FRONT
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Measure the distance from the bar to the rim of the wheel concerned at the front and rear of the centre
line of the wheel (Di, D2). If the front dimension, D1, is greater than the rear dimension, D2, the wheel has TOE-
IN. If the rear dimension is greater than the front dimension, the wheel has TOE-OUT. The difference between
the two measurements is the amount the wheel has toe-in or toe-out.
Wheel alignment is adjusted via the toe control link which is equipped with a left hand threaded ball joint
at one end, and a right hand threaded ball joint at the other. Slacken both ball joint locknuts, and turn the link
rod as necessary to increase or decrease the effective length of the link. As a guide, lengthening the link rod
by a turn of one 'flat' (60°) will increase toe-in by just less than 1mm.
After adjustment, tighten the two locknuts to 77 Nm taking care to ensure that the ball joint sockets are
aligned at 90° to each other.
Camber Adjustment
Camber is the angle from vertical of the wheel when viewed from the rear, and is said to be negative
when the wheel leans inwards at the top (positive when leaning outwards).
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