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Old 06-06-2013, 10:19 AM   #17 (permalink)
Diesel_Dave
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Originally Posted by Big Dave View Post
I tried this.

I think you are being too aggressive for practical use. Your skirts look to be 3-4 inches above grade.

Mine were six inches above grade (on a similar vehicle) and they caught every bump in the road and eventually tore up even my indestructible ripstop conveyor belt material.

But they did have a positive effect on MPG.
Mine are 5-6 inches right now (~1" farther in the rear than the front).

So far I haven't had any issues with them hitting the ground. That's part of the reason I made these prototypes, to try to decide how low I can go.

BTW, where did you get your conveyor belt material?
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