How Not To Fit New Tyres On A Lotus Elise

Westyfield2 · 7 Nov 2006 at 17:12

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Almeda · 7 Nov 2006 at 17:17

fool hardy!

500bhp through the rear wheels of an elise is always going to get a wheelie

Edit: and americans make me laugh

Oakesy2001uk · 7 Nov 2006 at 17:19

Oh my god! how do you do that! I think I would have got my heavyist keyboard out!

penski · 7 Nov 2006 at 17:21

Looks like a Kwik Fit-style job there...

*n

Scottland · 7 Nov 2006 at 17:25

Oakesy2001uk said:
Oh my god! how do you do that! I think I would have got my heaviest keyboard out!

I would have set Mavis Beacon on them tbh

eidolon · 7 Nov 2006 at 17:25

And that's exactly why my car isn't going to Kwik Fit (or similar) for tyres.

Nazbit · 7 Nov 2006 at 17:31

That takes some talent

BeatMaster · 7 Nov 2006 at 18:01

So beautifully balanced but oh no, when you take off one wheel it becomes rear heavy and well....you've seen the consequences

BeatMaster

Almeda · 7 Nov 2006 at 18:06

if 7kgs is all that keeps these cars down at the front then it would lift with even the slightest acceleration. Something else as gone awry here.

Why would they have the car up so high? When I have all four done its only jacked up a few inches.

Muppets

moss · 7 Nov 2006 at 18:07

Almeda said:
Why would they have the car up so high? When I have all four done its only jacked up a few inches.

To work on the car at eye level? Common practise most places ive seen?

Almeda · 7 Nov 2006 at 18:12

moss said:
To work on the car at eye level? Common practise most places ive seen?

So they break every health and safety rule in the book by lifting a large weight down from above shoulder height. Clever

In fairness, it is more waist level, even so, how rubbish is this place?

NathanE · 7 Nov 2006 at 18:19

Damn shame. Looks like a Sports Racer limited edition too, judging by the alloys.

Simon · 7 Nov 2006 at 18:27

Looks like they forgot to put the rear right arm under the car

fonzee · 7 Nov 2006 at 19:00

how clean is that car underneath!!!

Nozzer · 7 Nov 2006 at 19:15

fonzee said:
how clean is that car underneath!!!

Undertray + Californian (I'm guessing) roads.

Was probably jacked up that high to work on the brakes. Wheels will be put on at waist height most likely.

Siliconslave · 7 Nov 2006 at 20:24

Nozzer said:
Undertray + Californian (I'm guessing) roads.

Was probably jacked up that high to work on the brakes. Wheels will be put on at waist height most likely.

if you read the link they were just changing the tyres, and it was the owners father-in-law who supervised the workshop (although he was off sick) - but it sounds like he left the instructions with them but they only read half of them and ignored the four point lift instructions - basically jacking with all the points infront of the engine - smooth

Muncher · 7 Nov 2006 at 21:07

They are very tricky to get lifted correctly by a 4 point lift, if you get the places wrong, it will not balance, simple as

Trick · 7 Nov 2006 at 21:18

Judas Priest! If they did that to my Elise there'd be the World's biggest fight......

rs125 · 7 Nov 2006 at 22:01

When i worked for vauxhall i used to service the vx220's and they are a pain in the arse to balance.Id never ever take the car more then 3 inch'es of the floor and then only one end at a time.