Front Suspension; Rear Suspension - Lotus 2004 Eleven Service Notes

Lotus Service Notes

FRONT SUSPENSION

Type
Steering axis inclination
Geometry specification - Standard Elise:
Mid-laden ride height (reference height for geometry check)
- USA Elise from VIN 3013 & 111R/R/S
- USA Elise prior VIN 3013
Castor - optimum
- tolerance range
Camber - optimum
- tolerance range
Alignment - optimum
- tolerance range
Geometry specification - Elise option, Exige:
Mid-laden ride height (reference height for geometry check)
Castor - optimum
- tolerance range
Camber - optimum
- tolerance range
Alignment - optimum
- tolerance range
Geometry specification - Elise option, Exige:
Mid-laden ride height (reference height for geometry check)
Castor - optimum
- tolerance range
Camber - optimum
- tolerance range
Alignment - optimum
- tolerance range

REAR SUSPENSION

Type
Geometry specification - Standard Elise:
Mid-laden ride height (reference height for geometry check)
- USA Elise from VIN 3013 & 111R/R/S
- USA Elise prior VIN 3013
Camber - optimum
- tolerance range
Alignment - optimum
- tolerance range
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Independent. Upper and lower wishbone; co-axial
coil spring/telescopic damper unit; anti-roll bar
12 ° nominal
- front 130 mm below front end of chassis siderail
- rear 130 mm below rear end of chassis siderail
- front 135 mm below front end of chassis siderail
- rear 135 mm below rear end of chassis siderail
+ 3.8°
+ 3.5° to + 4.1°; max. side/side 0.35°
- 0.1°
+ 0.1° to - 0.3°; max. side/side 0.2°
Zero
0.5 mm toe out, to 0.7mm toe-in overall
- front 130 mm below front end of chassis siderail
- rear 130 mm below rear end of chassis siderail
+ 3.8°
+ 3.5° to + 4.1°; max. side/side 0.35°
- 0.3°
- 0.1° to - 0.5°; max. side/side 0.2°
Zero
0.5 mm toe out, to 0.5 mm toe-in overall
- front 120 mm below front end of chassis siderail
- rear 120 mm below rear end of chassis siderail
+ 3.8°
+ 3.5° to + 4.1°; max. side/side 0.35°
- 0.2°
+ 0.1° to - 0.3°; max. side/side 0.2°
Zero
0.5 mm toe out, to 0.7 mm toe-in overall
Independent. Upper and lower wishbone; co-axial
coil spring/telescopic damper.
- front 130 mm below front end of chassis siderail
- rear 130 mm below rear end of chassis siderail
- front 135 mm below front end of chassis siderail
- rear 135 mm below rear end of chassis siderail
- 1.8°
- 1.6° to - 2.0°; max.side/side 0.2°
1.2 mm toe-in each side
1.2 to 1.8mm toe-in each side
max.side/side 0.3 mm
Section TDQ