[miket]

I've seen some wheel skirts that flip upwards ie aerocivic but i was thinking about making the wheel skirt the exact size of the wheel arch and attaching it to a pivot at the top so it could turn left or right with the wheel. I would either attach skate bearings to touch the sidewall or connect a linkage around the tire to the steering mechanism. Since the pivot would be attached to the body there wouldnt need to be a gap for any suspension travel like the neccesary gap between the tire and arch.

Actually I could make the arch smaller with a outer partial skirt and make a smaller pivoting inner skirt. It only has to cover the wheel and suspension travel. The truck has extra room for much larger tires/rims than I have.

If the wheel skirt goes low enough to cover most of the rim then i dont think im goign to bother with rim caps.

To remove the front skirt i'd turn the wheel then reach in and pull the pivot pin. The rear non articulating skirt could attach with magnets, velcro or clips inside the wheel well.