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Old 01-24-2014, 12:25 AM   #16 (permalink)
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*The closer the wheelhouse volume is to the volume of the wheel the lower the drag.
*The drag coefficient of the wheel does not vary as it is submerged within the bodies wheel well,only a drag reduction due to lower frontal area is actively involved.
Since this second point refers to ride height and not how far out the sides wheels are, it seems to contradict the prior point, since a lower ride height causes the wheel to fill up the well more.
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