Lotus Elise S1 Ride Height - (Alignment Part 1)

[@branchoffice1327]

Good video as usual. A little note is that the ride height will be a little high after setting the car down on the ground from a lift as the natural movement of a lifted suspension is to camber out. As is contacts the ground it still has much more positive camber (top of the tire leaning out) and once the rubber grips the floor the camber doesn’t truly settle until the car is rolled a little. Alignment racks have ceramic ball bearing mounted plates to prevent this false reading. Hope this helps. Keep up the great work. Always a fan.

[@HelpMeDIY]

+@branchoffice1327 yes great points. Thanks! 🍻

[@warrenlucier5796]

You should get a little sag in them over time. might want to ride a few miles of bumpy road and remeasure. Best with it and I'll see what happens in the next video on this.

[@drew699]

I think using the Bilsteins on the S1 (Bilsteins are standard OEM spec on an S2), the S1 ride height is quite a few mm lower than the OEM Koni spec S1 ride height. 8 to 10mm springs to mind & my 97 S1 on Bilsteins is defo lower imho.

[@HelpMeDIY]

+@drew699 I hope mine settles lower. I forgot to measure the before, but the after seems higher. Although I was replacing older Bilsteins not Konis