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Old 01-27-2012, 01:17 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ProDarwin View Post
What if you made flares to take out the side angle of the body. Flares like these: Charge Speed Universal Charge Speed Universal Bubble Over Fender Set - CSAOF02 Might require some custom fab, or you may be able to find large enough ones that you could trim the top down to almost nothing, but leave them full-depth at the bottom of the arch.

Here is the Saturn I sold a few months back, with 9" wheels under it:

Sketched in flare front profile:


This would give you smooth flow across the sides (vs the massive dip inward stock). Feasible?
It's an interesting idea, but with the extremely short distance from the rear door to the rear wheel opening, I struggle to imagine a way of doing it that would be aesthetically pleasing. At least not while being worthwhile aerodynamically. Maybe on the front, but I'm not sure.

Unfortunately, with appearance a concern and highway miles it's expected to travel relatively minimal, the "worth it" threshold is unusually tight.
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