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Old 01-24-2010, 01:44 PM   #58 (permalink)
mjboks
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Originally Posted by winkosmosis View Post
What is the relevance of the height of the vehicle? What if the truck had a 4" lift and bigger tires adding another 2"? Does the optimal slope and curvature change?
Yup, the template is adjusted from the ground. Do a "template" search on this site and you'll find a lot of info about aerodynamics. There have been a lot of research done on this.
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