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Old 07-03-2008, 08:24 AM   #20 (permalink)
lunarhighway
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technically they're not gurney flaps, but they work somewhat the same.

problem is these plastic dams don't really have a common name.

i prefer to call them wheel dams (or suspention dams) but i've seen them called wheel strakes, wheel fairings, airdeflectors... etc

these terms however also refer to other (automotive)devices makeing it difficuly to look up anything speciffic on the web. i can't find much reference to how these dams actually work.
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