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Old 02-01-2010, 01:32 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
A 1/2-tonneau like bow is doing on his truck,along with a cab-wing extension can get you close to the mpg of an aeroshell,and stil maintain the "open" bed.
I don't know about lowering the rear end.That could cause separation over the roof and would compromise any mods behind the cab.
The truck has a natural rake to it, so that the bed actually slopes downward to the cab. I assume by lowering the rear, he's attempting to level the truck out some, so that the bed doesn't act like a forward facing scoop.

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