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Old 01-06-2010, 08:52 PM   #406 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
I took a protractor to a side shot of the Dodge last night.
Measuring from the rear tip of the trunklid up over the backlight to where it contacts the rear of the roof yields an angle of 13.5-degrees vs 22-degrees for the backlight itself.
Phil, I haven't searched for the posts particularly, but I have suggested on several occasions that spoilers could be helpful on vehicles specifically when they're used to decrease the "virtual" angle of the roof/tail transition.
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