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For those who can mod (nonstock classes) I kinda wonder if the Elise would respond well to using helper or tender springs. The car is designed to deal with a fair amount of chassis roll. So droop travel on the inside corners might be extra important. Helper or tender springs can help get lotsa droop travel. For the Ohlins rears I set the length a bit longer than stock (SCCA legal) so there is some potential there to help exit wheelspin if there is a droop related aspect to the matter. It seems like Lotus feels that roll is not the end of the world. A stock Elise with LSS springs rolls around 3 degrees or so, more than some other competitive cars. So perhaps when you can modify an Elise, the thing to do is NOT to try for the common American zero-roll goal. But keep more of the soft springs and firm damping strategy Lotus generally uses. Lotus has done some neat things with the way the suspension bump steers front and rear, expecting it to move when you are cornering.
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