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[Tony H]

The rear upper wishbones angle back quite a bit. Quite dramatic compared to my rover elise. Is that how they get the extra wheelbase? I'd always assumed the pickups were moved.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

The rear upper wishbones angle back quite a bit. Quite dramatic compared to my rover elise. Is that how they get the extra wheelbase? I'd always assumed the pickups were moved.

Sorry I can't answer that But I'm sure your right

[Arno]

Actually they angle forward.

 

The rear suspension pickup points on the subframe are quite a bit further back than on the Rover powered Elises.

 

 

 

 

Bye, Arno.

[Tony H]

Thanks

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

ive built 95% of the rear up just waiting on some new abs brackets no pics yet but will get some up when its finished but im having a night mare on the upper wishbones getting the castor shims back in along side the two wishbone mounts on each side 

 

the big shims are fine but what were lotus thinking putting them small ones in there almost impossible to line up all 4 with the wishbone and the bolt holes when its blind 

then you have to get a bolt through them 

 

and a little side note which im happy about is that ive managed to go from 16 stone 4 to 15 stone 7 since boxing day 

[Kieran McC]

By new shims all large from Eliese Parts.

[Kieran McC]

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[The Batman]

I did tell him that

[The Batman]

He needs to lose more weight.. His fat fingers are making this job hard

[leevx2.2]

If you use the small washers it's hard work super glue them together or get the bigger caster washers from Elise parts ;-)

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

cheers all will get it sorted im sure 

[Arno]

And use an old bolt that you grind to tapered point to help align/seat the washers and bushing and then slide the actual bolt in place.

 

Usually you use the tapered bolt from the reverse side and then push it out as you fit the actual bolt in it's place.

 

Still is a very annoying job, but it's a little better

 

Bye, Arno.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

I got them in this morning Thanks for advice The fact that the new bushes are wider than the originals makes it quite hard to get the shins in especially the small ones

[siztenboots]

what bushing is that?

 

 

Started to put the bushes in
Just need to get the new ball joints on the wishbones and then start getting them on the car




I've already removed the radio to save a little bit of weight from the car but I'm going to make a major weight saving which is me the driver who currently stands at 16.5 stone ( 104 kg ) and my first target is 15 stone ( 95 kg ) before Feb when the car goes back on the road
So wish me luck with that .

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

https://www.elisepar...ishbone-bushes/ Ertecetal bushes from Elise parts

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

👍
Essential tool for putting wishbones in



Getting now

What hole has MBR used to mount the lowering brackets

[siztenboots]

if you can get down to the ride height and still have some preload on the spring at full droop , then the lower ones, otherwise the higher holes

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

Cheers sizeten

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

I'm not rushing this job but it's getting there now



Just waiting for new abs brackets

[ufods]

Check the minimal lengh of your damper. My Öhlins will make the wishbones bang against the chassis when using lowering brackets.