Arno said:
The 111R probably has the same settings as the older Elises.
So at the front it's currenty almost 0° for both the camber and the toe setting. (exactly straight up and straight ahead)
Going to -0.5° front camber and something like 0°10" total toe OUT should make it a lot more grippy at the front, but not cause too much tire wear.
On the S2 you can reach around -1° of front camber before you have to start modifying (shaving/cutting) the mounting plinth or the hub carrier face.
It's a good idea to have the car alignment checked after a few months anyway, as they do unfortunately *not* come from the factory with the proper settings most of the time, or the settings 'drift' after everything settles down during use.
Very common complaint on new Elises for instance is that the steering wheel is at an angle when going straight.. It tracks straight and there's no real alignment problem, but the steering wheel is not centered properly..
Very strange for a company who prides themselves on suspension and such, but it's a very common occurrance.
Bye, Arno.
What the manual says about 111R suspension parameters is the following:
Front suspension
[bi]Geometry specs - Standard Elise 111R[/bi]
Castor: Optimum: +3.8°
Tolerance range: +3.5° to +4.1°
max. side/side 0.35°
Camber: Optimum: -0.1°
Tolerance range: +0.1° to -0.3°
max. side/side 0.2°
Alignment: Optimum: Zero
Tolerance range: 0.5mm toe out to 0.7mm toe-in overall
[bi]Geometry specs - Roadsport Elise 111R, Exige:[/bi]
Castor: Optimum: +3.8°
Tolerance range: +3.5° to +4.1°
max. side/side 0.35°
Camber: Optimum:
-0.3° (That's the 1st difference!)
Tolerance range: +0.1° to -0.5°
max. side/side 0.2°
Alignment: Optimum: Zero
Tolerance range: 0.5mm toe out to
0.5mm toe-in overall
(2nd difference)
Rear suspension
[bi]Geometry specs - Standard Elise 111R[/bi]
Camber: Optimum: -1.8°
Tolerance range: -1.6° to -2.0°
max. side/side 0.2°
Alignment: Optimum: 1.2mm toe-in each side
Tolerance range: 1.2mm to 1.8mm toe-in each side
max. side/side 0.3mm
[bi]Geometry specs - Roadsport Elise 111R, Exige:[/bi]
Camber: Optimum: -1.8°
Tolerance range: -1.6° to -2.0°
max. side/side 0.2°
Alignment: Optimum: 1.5mm toe-in each side
Tolerance range: 1.2mm to 1.8mm toe-in each side
max. side/side 0.3mm
Having this data, what would you recommend me Arno to do?
Hope this data will be very helpful for all...
BR,
Theo