[mcoupe]

of using the Lotus rear brace chassis kit? Thanks.

 

[Cardinal]

of using the Lotus rear brace chassis kit? Thanks.

I believe it is used to reinforce the rear toe link, which has been known to snap under heavy track use.

 

[MattG]

The stress on the toe links will increase if you're using stickier track-oriented tires (A048 or even slicks). I'm not sure that a user on AD07 street tires would really benefit from the brace, but if you're using stickier tires and pushing the car hard on a track, it'd probably be a good idea.

 

[mcoupe]

Any other options? This kit is over $1K installed.

 

[codymac]

There's a European(?) supplied kit that involves putting plates (attached to the chassis) over the inboard mounts to put the bolts in double shear.

There's a guy here who replaced his toe links with shorter links which attached to welded-on flanges on the lower A-arm.

Sector 111 supplies a couple different kits which are lower cost.

 

[pwn]

Does this apply to all exige and elises?

 

[MattG]

Does this apply to all exige and elises?

Yes

 

[pwn]

Yes

I thought the track pack addressed this. I don't understand why they would include these sticky tires with an exige if they knew it would cause issues...:huh:

Oh well. I guess I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

 

[apk919]

I thought the track pack addressed this. I don't understand why they would include these sticky tires with an exige if they knew it would cause issues...:huh:

Oh well. I guess I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

The track pack toe link brace is in double shear (which reduces shear stress on the bolt), but transfers some stress to the opposite side bolt/link (reducing some effectiveness of the "double" shear)... some aftermarket braces have a plate that attaches to the engine/transmission mount, effectively making the chassis take the stress more directly.

 

[iana]

New type of toe link brace

New type of toe link brace here:-

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f172/new-rear-toe-link-brace-elise-exige-69560/