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Old 05-02-2011, 09:12 AM   #28 (permalink)
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I had lawn edging on 2 cars thru several winters and found that it helps plow new snow and that clumps of ice/snow don't seem to bother them too much.

Usually it seems that the typical lawn edging width puts the lower edge near the same height as most of the stuff under a car...which is probably about where you want it?

The only issue I can see with my car is that it looks like the current air dam height is designed to allow air flow to cool the engine and trans oil pans...where with the extra air dam you will lose most of this direct cooling? You will also lose a lot of air turbulence and resistance?

A brace or 2 made out of conduit and running back to a frame member might help along the front of the air dam?
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