What Geo Do You Run?

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S1 Exige, 190VHPD, AO39’s & full standard LSS:

[image]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d121/stevegreen101/scan.jpg[/image]

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That is a “before” the geo setting, right? (I mean the right front camber is off)


But for what is worth:
Front camber: -1 deg, slight toe out (can’t remember numbers now)
Caster, std

Rear camber: std (I think lke yours), toe IN as std


Ride heights of 110/120 on 425#/500# springs (with helpers on the back)

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Have you tried a search Steve?

Ian

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Uldis

did you spot it was in in degrees and minutes so only 10 mins difference - oddly the rear is 10 mins difference as well… but more -ve on other side…

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the first front wheel drive exige

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looking at the printout, it appears to me that the rear wheel position shows a outward toe angle. this surely is wrong? it must be light toe in, as i understand things. ( or not…)

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So I was right and this is the “before” status? (and yes, it’s more like 14’ and I think they should be pretty close)

Rear is off as well, but really without going and digging my papers couln’t tell you exactly what I have.
But I can tell you this: Lotus specifies zero toe at the front but I like a little bit more toe out, it just feels great on turn-ins.
I also like to be close but under -1 deg camber at the front, because I like to brake hard and too much camber reduces braking grip. Just suits my style better.


This is what Russell Gibbons from Lotus recommended:

With regard to front and rear toe and camber setting i would agree
with what you have already but you could run a bit more negative say
-1.7 front and -2.3 at the rear,run half a mill toe out at the front
and -2.0 at the rear for the road

To check your ride height sit the car on a flat surface with half a
tank of fuel and 75 kilo’s of ballast (or a friend) in the car,then
using a ruler measure the distance down from the corners of the
chassis (just behind the front wheel and just infront of the rear
wheels) and ideally you want to see
(for road use) about 100 mm at the front and 110 mm at the rear,if this
does
not measure up then you will need to adjust the spring platforms to get
desired height,but note that this will need to be altered again if you
corner weight your car

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the first front wheel drive exige

Drum brakes at the back too - very retro :stuck_out_tongue:

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So I was right and this is the “before” status?

No - this was the before settings:
[image]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d121/stevegreen101/Geobefore.jpg[/image]

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I don’t have my setup sheets to hand as I am away on business for a few weeks but I think that my car runs around -1.75’ camber front and near -3’ rear. I definately have toe out front and toe in rear.

If you want to know the exact numbers PM and I will see what I can do (can’t promise prompt response right now though)

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S1 Elise (not Exige) with 16"/17", 115/125 ride height and from memory around 450/575 springs

Front -1.75 degrees, 2mm toe out overall
Rear -2.25 degrees, 2.5mm toe in per side

It works for most circuits, but could reduce rear cambers slightly - absence of wing means I don’t get the temp into the tyres that an Exige does, so less grip and less compression.

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If you want to know the exact numbers PM and I will see what I can do (can’t promise prompt response right now though)

Thanks - don’t actually need anything at present, was just looking to start a thread to gather the collective thoughts…

Found a good explanation (well one that I could understand!) HERE

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I’m running :

Camber: -1.7 (Front) -2.7 (Rear)

Toe: 0.5 out (Front) 2 in (Rear)

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Found a couple more setups including what is know as the “Waspy settings”. The 1st is only for an Elise & the 2nd is a 340R:

[image]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d121/stevegreen101/GeoLiamscheck.jpg[/image]

[image]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d121/stevegreen101/GeoWaspy.jpg[/image]