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Originally Posted by California98Civic
Thanks aerohead. How was the Probe able to turn with these front skirts?
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The front skirt was a polyurethane sheet. The front wheel was mounted inside a fender that turned with the wheel so the fender pressed against and pushed the sheet outward when making a sharp turn.
This was one of the front skirt technologies I investigated when designing the front skirts on my car, but I turned it down because polyurethane is pricey in the sizes and thicknesses needed for a skirt. Also I didn't think the polyurethane would hold up very long against sunlight UV and other threats of daily driving. Works fine for a concept car, but less so for a car that is going to be used as a daily driver in all weather for 10 years.