Lotus Exige (Second MOD)

So… after a successful first effort I decided to jump right into switching out the original equipment dampers (shock absorbers) with a set of new Nitron Singles.

But first a little back story… The Last owner of the Lotus made a series of modifications to the car after he purchased it from it’s first owner in San Diego. In his advertisement for the car on Lotus Talk he described some of the work he put into the car.

I've done some upgrades over the last year and since I've owned the car (over 12k worth). I own a performance based car fabrication shop and have built and or added the following:

• Trueleo LETSLA aluminum short shift kit (not installed)
• brand new still in box all four corners Nitron single adjustable suspension (not installed and can be worked into the deal for a reasonable price)
• Tillett carbon/Kevlar front seats
• 6061 Luftkraft Fabrication diffuser and stainless steel trellis plate and diffuser support.
• Luftkraft Fabrication low profile side rallyspec mirrors.
• sec.111 tow hooks front and rear.
• factory Lotus "new style" tail fin.
• carbon sec.111 splitter.
• BOE exhaust.
• nardi "personal" QR steering wheel.
• diamond stitched leather sill covers with Luftkraft Fabrication rare earth magnetic cup holders installed.
• All finish work i.e. side covers, tail fin, wheels, shift knob, side mirrors, diffuser ect.ect. Where done by LK fabrication to levels that far exceed the factory finish quality. Roundels on the wing uprights, British flag detail on side covers as we'll as the gas door detail are all professionally painted on and clear coated. The quality of the paintwork that was done can't be described you just need to see it.

So the car arrived with this brand new set of dampers (shock absorbers) from the British company Nitron. The dampers are specifically designed for the Lotus Exige and come from Nitron set up ready to install.

http://www.nitron.co.uk/Automotive/Lotus/Exige-S/lotus-exige-s-06-ntr-track-day-1-way-46mm

The single (blue) adjuster knob affects both bump and rebound for simple setup with a road-biased spec. The 24 positions (clicks) of the knob allow for a wide range of suspension stiffness.

The first order of business is to remove the OE shock absorbers. The Lotus double wishbone suspension makes this process very simple.

Then it is on to installing the Nitrons in place of the Blistien’s… both front and rear. One of the endearing features of the Lotus is that it is relatively easy vehicle to work on and parts for the car are actually quite affordable.