S1-S2 Elise suspension upgrade

[elanelise]

Hello Gents,new to this forum,i`ve been an S1 owner for 9 years,and undertake most servicing and repairs myself,i`ve just subjected the car to the S2 suspension upgrade,and taken it for a short test drive around the block a few times, the car feels alot different,especialy the steering it feels very light tuning into corners,is this normal? it seems to have lost it`s feel? i`ve not driven an S2 so i don`t know what the difference is?
Any thoughts?
Regards
John

[Francelise]

Did you get them fitted by someone who knows Lotus's. Post a picture of the side view.

You never know they may have been fitted wrong. ie. upside down, fronts on back, wrong brackets on back!

I bought a car and someone had put two of the bolt which holds the brackets to the rear of the car on incorrectly, had to take off and re do the threads. Sometimes, I wonder!!

francelise

Edited by Francelise on Wednesday 30th July 21:26

[TIPPER]

Your ride height should have changed and that would have affected the geo. You either need to get this redone by a Lotus specialist or do it yourself (good guide in the seloc techwiki).

[111KAB]

Get GEO undertaken then let new mods bed in. If all fitted correctly you should get used to it (and notice improvements) after 500 miles.

[elanelise]

Hello and thank you for your replies,seems a geo will be the way to go,i`ll keep you informed as to my findings.
Regards
John