Ohlins Track Setup

[kartking]

Could anyone give me some good starting set-up for the Ohlins Track Suspension?

I need the Compression and Rebound setting for track use.

Thanks.

[codymac]

Here's the relevant pages from the installation paperwork.

[kartking]

Thanks .... great reference.

[avantephoto]

and another thank you for me. i've been looking for something like this in the longest time.

[choi0706]

does anyone know how often these coilovers need to be rebuilt? how about their street setup?

[codymac]

Originally Posted by choi0706

does anyone know how often these coilovers need to be rebuilt? how about their street setup?

Like anything, it's dependent on use.

The official word, in the Ohlins literature for "road use", is... hold on to your seat:
"Once a year or every 20 000 – 30 000 km"

[choi0706]

Originally Posted by codymac

Like anything, it's dependent on use.

The official word, in the Ohlins literature for "road use", is... hold on to your seat:
"Once a year or every 20 000 – 30 000 km"

anybody know how much it costs/downtime it takes to rebuild at sector 111? I should probably keep my oem suspension then..

[Stan]

Originally Posted by codymac

Like anything, it's dependent on use.
The official word, in the Ohlins literature for "road use", is... hold on to your seat: "Once a year or every 20 000 – 30 000 km"

If you want the best, as in the best, from your shocks that is about right. Ohlins suggests about 25,000-30,000 miles to send them in to get checked out. I checked earlier today. That is their suggestion for these shocks. They may be fine or you may rebuild for a few hundred bucks. Part of that is win-the-race type thinking, in which case you'll revalve from time to time anyway at way shorter intervals. The shocks are well built out of high quality materials and are not particularly vulnerable. Many replace Bilsteins of the type that come stock on our car each season. Some M3 buddies used to do this each year with their bilisports, just send 'em in and there was always something not quite perfect anymore.

Tires heat cycle out yet still have good tread remaining. Many particular types replace rubber very frequently so that they always use the best part of the rubber's heat cycle life. A048s only have a few extra good months in them. But you can run them much longer than that.

I think some of this depends on what you are trying to do with the car. Ohlins or Nitrons or Trackpak shocks are not super delicate. I always tell folks to have an extra set of springs around....LSS cost only 200/set for example. That way you can swap out when needed to the OE stuff. If the shocks are doing fine, they are doing fine, they don't suddenly collapse or something.

[mikehall]

I just had a set of Ohlins fitted to my car yesterday and the above is great info. The settings on the Sector111 website is very different however - they have a suggested setting for the track of

Comp 18
Reboiund 22

the above document gives

Comp 6 (front) 4 (rear)
Rebound 3 (front) 17 (rear)

Does anybody know why these are so different and which should I use?

[Bruce]

Originally Posted by codymac

Here's the relevant pages from the installation paperwork.

Good info but it leads to a lot of questions. There are 22 compression settings but on the rear the recommendation is the same for road and track at 4, and the front only changes from 7 to 6. So, is that really a well valved shock when so little of the range is used and you're way on the side of full hard? Same for rebound with 60 settings front changes from 5 to 3 and rear changes from 19 to 17.

What settings are you actually using for road and track?

Sector 111's rec. are way different but I doubt they did the amont of testing that Lotus has.

[R'elise Me]

Originally Posted by codymac

Here's the relevant pages from the installation paperwork.

I'm thinking that the Ohlins Track shocks are not the same as Ohlins OEM Elise Sport shocks. I think Lotus has proprietary valving on theirs so the settings recommended may not work on the OHlins Track shock.

Does anyone have track settings for the Ohlins Tracks that are different from Sector 111. Oddly enough, Ohlins does not supply settings for the track - only the street.

[codymac]

Originally Posted by Bruce

Good info but it leads to a lot of questions. There are 22 compression settings but on the rear the recommendation is the same for road and track at 4, and the front only changes from 7 to 6. So, is that really a well valved shock when so little of the range is used and you're way on the side of full hard? Same for rebound with 60 settings front changes from 5 to 3 and rear changes from 19 to 17.

What settings are you actually using for road and track?

Sector 111's rec. are way different but I doubt they did the amont of testing that Lotus has.

Sorry, I missed that until R'Elise Me posted today.
I don't have the Ohlins, just the found the install paperwork somewhere.

[T1Autobahn]

I'm confused...what's the correct setting if the shocks were purchased from Sector111?

[LastToy]

Originally Posted by codymac

Here's the relevant pages from the installation paperwork.

My instruction sheet says Elise S2, unlike your link, which says Exige S2 and Elise 111R.

For Street
Front:
Bump P4
Rebound P12
Rear:
B P6
R P12

For Race
Front:
Bump P3
Rebound P10
Rear:
B P4
R P15

It recommends more rebound damping for rear on Street setup than Race setup. ???

[plastique999]

I'm am confused as well...I have the Ohlins DA from FF ...and trying to dial in track settings

[T1Autobahn]

hmmm....interesting. too many settings.

[LastToy]

exige s2 and 111R is the correct one. But not for the Sector111 one.

[Zinhead]

My Ohlins kit from S111 came with the following recommendations:

Street
Rebound: 18 clicks
Compression: 12 clicks

Track
Rebound: 12 clicks
Compression: 1 click

I have been using these settings and they seem to work pretty well.

[ddurham]

Originally Posted by Zinhead

My Ohlins kit from S111 came with the following recommendations:

Street
Rebound: 18 clicks
Compression: 12 clicks

Track
Rebound: 12 clicks
Compression: 1 click

I have been using these settings and they seem to work pretty well.

What's a click. do you mean from full hard? also is it the same frot and rear? Seems unlikely.

[Zinhead]

Originally Posted by ddurham

What's a click. do you mean from full hard? also is it the same frot and rear? Seems unlikely.

The number of clicks are counted from the full hard position. The directions say to turn clockwise until fully closed, then turn counterclockwise and count the clicks. Same setting front and rear.

I have played around with different settings on the track and keep coming back to the recommended setting as being the best all-around. If you go harder on the rebound, the car loses stability over bumps. For the street, I have been going softer than recommended to get a cushier ride.