Elise Mods

I forgot to add that this car is my daily driver. Any suggestions on best suspension/tires, etc.. to make it ride a little smoother. I have no plans to race the car.

Thanks,
Brian

 

Have the fill in the body panel seam across the nose of the car - makes it look MUCH better. Look at an Exige for a comparison, they don't have that seam since their clams are hand-laid.

 

Great idea! I totally forgot about that.

Thanks!!
Brian

 

I noticed an improvement in ride comfort when I put on the Dunlop Direzza Star Specs. Those are summer tires though, I'm not sure you would want them in cold weather.

 

Search for threads on my mods - I'm too lazy too look them up.

I did:

- Shave License Plinth
- Fill Seams on front and rear clam
- Exige style mesh vents installed on 'hinge panels'
- Mesh replaces plastic black 'strakes'

And most of all:

- Rear Clam - have the rear 'strakes' on either side of the taillights removed/patched. They serve zero purpose and look horrible.

Makes a huge difference

 

For a smoother suspension:

I had KWv3's on my last car and they weren't bad, I have NO clue what they're like on the lotus but KW makes decent stuff and the price is right compared to a $4000 set of ohlins or nitrons, and I'd be surprised if they didn't ride at least a little bit better than the bilsteins.

 

the lotus sport double adjustable ohlins have made my car much more comfortable. The springs are stiffer so you'll keep your chin off the ground better but becuase they're rebound and compression damping adjustable, you can get a better ride out of them... they're $2500 new I thinkbut can be found used for less. I would recommend getting the lotus elise cup car version, not the Exige 240r or Exige Cup 260 becuase those spring rates are just to darned high for a street car i think. Another biggie and way cheaper for improving ride is going with a 15"/16" wheel set from the stock 16"/17"... plus tires are cheaper and you're less likely to bend a rim.

I personally prefer the slats to the mesh.

 

Couldn't agree more about deleting the obviously fake 'vents' next to the taillights.
If you're having fiberglass work done, consider filling in the turn signal housings. The lights can be relocated into the regular headlight housings.

 

Great ideas guys.
Definatly going to remove the fake vents slats on the rear.
Also I like the idea of reducing wheel size to go with a higher profile tire. Now if I could find a reasonably priced Sc wing for the rear.

Thanks again,
Brian