[DML] Re: Lowering (and speeding in Toronto)

[Carson Clark <cnsandog@xxxx>]

I may be incorrect but I beleive the reason for the raising of the
car was American standards for the bumpers to be at a particular
height. The simple solution was just to raise the car, instead of
redesigning it.

I would have to refer back to my copy of SSI, but I do remember
reading about this.

C
VIN 16367

--- Marc A Levy <malevy@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Here is a quick rundown of how I always thought it happened:
> 
> Lotus designed the suspension, but due to a change in the US
> "safety
> requirements", the headlights were too low on the car. So, the
> quickest
> way to bring the headlights in to spec was to raise the whole car. 
> 
> Again, best to my knowledge, the entire car was raised, and only
> the
> springs were changed.
> 
> You may be able to get some more information by searching the back
> issues.
> 
> Marc
> 
> 
> Lynn Metz wrote:
> > 
> > Joe:
> > I have wondered about this for a while, but do not remember
> anyone
> > addressing it specifically. When the original Lotus specs were
> changed who
> > changed them? Lotus? And when changed, were there any other
> changes made to
> > compensate for this change? Essentially, I want to know if I
> lower the
> > front end 2 inches, will it be an original spec car? Has the
> rear been
> > changed? The spindle or strut height? It seems that if Lotus,
> one of the
> > best engineering companies in the world, created the original
> spec, they
> > would not just add 2 inches to the front height of the car
> without
> > re-designing the whole steering and suspension system.
> > Brian 16584
> 
>
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