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Originally Posted by aerohead
In 1969,a GM Pontiac GTO "Judge" was road tested in the Nevada desert.
At 115-mph,the car,without the rear spoiler,generated 105-lbs front lift,and 250-lbs rear lift.
Those testing the car felt that due to the car's weight,none of this lift was an issue for stability.
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The prevailing thinking of those times in America also suggested that larger/heavier cars cornered better because the weight kept them planted on the road. This classic thinking is alive and well even today, but that don't make it right - not in the slightest.
Just about everything I've done to my pick-up truck has been to get more down-force without sacrificing mpg's, and that has been my choice.
Anyone thinking it's safe to go 115 mph in a 2-ton muscle car has brass balls and perhaps got a hold of some good recreational drugs in 1969.
I'd do 110 mph on a motorcycle, or 140 mph in an old Porsche 911 before I'd do 115 mph in a 1969 GTO.
A friend of mine had a 1969 GTO back in 1979, pretty thrilling doing 60 mph on a side street, that thrill would soon turn to terror at truly high speeds I'm afraid.
115 mph at driver's discretion to say the very least.