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Old 04-27-2009, 08:27 PM   #11 (permalink)
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One thing about 2 or especially 3 is that, the closer the dam is to the front tire contact patches, the less it will hit obstructions on the ground especially ramps.
Yeah, this is part of where I was going. The farther I can move the airdam back, the more practical it would be for day-to-day use. I was thinking of re-using my spring-mounted grill block as a freeway-only air dam :



The sides would be fixed and still vulnerable, but at least I would be reducing my *overall* vulnerability (right?!?!?!?!?). Here's what I think it would look like from the bottom (the side parts are in white) :




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Old 04-27-2009, 08:28 PM   #12 (permalink)
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That's what I was hoping to hear. Looks like I've got another project on the horizon.

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