Thread: Taller front tires to reduce windshield angle
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Old 09-15-2010, 12:20 PM   #12 (permalink)
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The whole notion is false. Somewhere here is a link to an aero article Hot Rod mag did, complete with wind tunnel experiments. They said windshield angle is not critical.
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