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Old 12-18-2012, 05:36 PM   #101 (permalink)
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I'm sorry, but that rear wheel well gap is absolutely horrifying. You need to start working on a car length skirt set-up like the ones Basjoos and Aerohead have on their car/truck

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Old 12-18-2012, 11:37 PM   #102 (permalink)
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I like Freebeard's idea for fasteners:

Would one side come loose faster than the other?

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Old 12-18-2012, 11:45 PM   #103 (permalink)
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Well, considering how much of the ground you can see through the wheel well, I would recommend a belly pan, too.

Says the guy that only managed to remove the crossmembers from his luggage rack. What have I built?
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Old 12-19-2012, 07:39 AM   #104 (permalink)
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Do you have a list of your mods , also did you ever think of lowering your truck if you didnt do it a bit already , mine has the same I beam front end and wondering how much you can go with out major work was thinking about lowering the rear of mine about 2 inches then going with a one inch larger tire and netting about one inch drop and better drop in the revs without messing with the front end, interested to see if you get any gain with the covers, I drive most at around 53 mph so wondering if any use with these or strictly a 65 mph gain .

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