[DML] Re: TA Bolt questions

[DMCVegas@xxxx]

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, dherv10@xxxx wrote:
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>Apparently 
> Colin Chapman thought the 10.9 would work fine or he 
wouldn't have approved 
> it. Maybe he did over look it. But others long ago up graded to 
the 12.9...
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Who knows if Chapman, Kimberly, or anyone else @ Lotus even 
bothered to research this. Don't forget that the only time anyone 
really put any kind of real effort into engineering the DeLorean 
was when either JZD, or someone from DMC showed up. Other 
than that, they shoved the prototypes into the back, and were 
working on Esprits. Not even Chapman wanted to work on the 
DeLorean project. The Juhan's are the one's who made him 
take the contract.

I would have to go with the theory here that Lotus simply 
transplanted the specs for the pivot bolts on the trailing arms to 
the DMC-12 from the Esprit.

Granted the pivot bolts on the trailing arms are cause for 
concern if you have not inspected them. Maintenace is the key to 
detection of future problems. So worrying about a sudden failure 
out of the blue probably isn't a concern. But they are a critical 
component for the rear suspension. And for Chapman & Lotus 
to be experts in suspension design and engineering, they 
obviously failed to lived up to their reputation in this case. I'm not 
knocking Lotus' ability, just their dedication to contracted 
projects. I'm sure that if you own a Esprit, you probably have no 
worries. But if you own a car made by another mfg who 
contracted work to Lotus, be wary of what they designed.

-Robert
vin 6585 "X"