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Old 02-04-2010, 03:47 PM   #4 (permalink)
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The 7° from the underside of the car might be more of an issue
I believe it's supposed to be 2.5˚ max, no?

You can also chop the end 1/3 off to keep it shorter and still retain roughly 90% of the benefit.
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