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Old 01-24-2013, 03:54 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dean_park View Post
I'd love to see a good set of wheel pants used on a standard type of vehicle with fenders. It's hard to make a good front wheel skirt that accommodates the wheels turning, but if you could fit wheel pants inside the fender well that'd keep the body profile when travelling in a straight line and turn with the wheel, I'd guess it'd be better than smooth wheel covers.


Think about those hubcaps that appear not to move ("floaters?"). Then extend the hubcap around the edge of the tire and curve it past the first few inches of tread. Weight it on the bottom to keep it from spinning. Voila!

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