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Old 04-01-2013, 08:05 AM   #2 (permalink)
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..........I ran a string along the top of my wing and the string passes 7" over the top of the tailgate.
It's looking good, you might be the first in the forum going this route, as my effort has a leading edge slot and no angle at all.

The 7" should be fine, although I'm not sure what Texas Tech and others have used. If you had a rear spoiler at the end of your tailgate for down-force (like mine), then I could see increasing the angle to engage it in the flow.

Test it.

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I'll make new support poles and run them to the cab near the bottom corners of the window.
Good idea, although isn't that wing spoiler hinged connected with duct tape/foil tape?
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