Lotus Esprit Series - Steering Angles; Steering; Rear Suspension

TECHNICAL DATA
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FRONT SUSPENSION (cont.)
Dom/Eur Fedeml
Front Spring
- Colour Code None Green
- Number of Effective Coils 9 10.5
- Length, Free 35.30 cm
34.6 cm
- Coil Diameter 10.00 cm 10.00 cm
- Rate 55.14 kd2.5 cm 63.63 kg/2. 5 cm
STEERING
Type
Manual rack and pinion, with energy absorbing saginaw steering column
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Steering angles - camber*
0 to -iO
c- - caster 3O to 3$O
- swivel pin (kpi) 9O
- toe in* 3 to 5 mm (1/8 - 3/16 in)
* At ride height (2 people in car)
Lock angles Front 32' Rear 33O
Turns (Lock to lock) 2 - 7/8
REAR SUSPENSION
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Independent, by diagonal trailing orrn ond
c+c. .
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later01 link with fixed length drive shafts.
Coil springs ond telescopic shock absorbers.
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Reor Spring - Colour Code None Green/Yellow
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- Number of Effective Coils l0 10.5
- Length, Free 34.80 cm 34.29 cm
- Coil Diameter 8.92 cm 9.04 cm
- Rote 67.14 kd2.5 cm 85.91 kg/2.5 cm
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Camber angle* 0 to -h0
+Omm +Oin
Toe - in* 4 mm (5/32 in) rmx
1 .5mm - 1/16 in
* At ride height (2 people in car) at each wheel
ESPRIT :
Issue 04/78