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Old 03-12-2011, 06:22 PM   #4 (permalink)
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This is NOT your exact configuration, but it does show benefit :



When they were making the GM EV-1 they chose partial wheel skirts :



They could have extended the skirt down more, but they were happy with the compromise.

If you look at rear view in this picture you can see that you *could* extend the EV-1 wheel skirt down even more :



When I say this I am assuming that the suspension doesn't make the rear wheels bow too much into negative camber when the car bottoms out :




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