Somewhere in the forum is a full sized Dodge Ram pick-up truck with a huge front air dam.
He said it lowered his mpg, but that may have been because he went too low and increased his frontal area.
The reason I bring it up is the dam went above bumper height, and could be close to the look you can achieve sans bumper.
I just upgraded to a conveyor belt chin spoiler on my S10 pick-up truck, check out the links in my signature below.
Idea;
Flat metal arced where the top of the bumper should be, then drape down with material and have a few angled kickers to help keep form at speed?
Examples: for inspiration
http://fordsix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=65069
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ods-19265.html
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...p-11807-7.html
Here is what I did to brace a thicker but more expensive conveyor belt material.
Chin Spolier - fast/easy/cheap/effective - Page 2 - Pelican Parts Technical BBS
The photo above is of the backside, original lawn edging remains intact (
along with vinyl cove base lip/splitter). The photo below shows the exterior.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-t...fective-2.html
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-t...fective-2.html
Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Dave
7"/10" above grade clears most parking curbs OK.
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My truck as seen above is 7-inches clear, and I try not to pull up all the way to parking curbs.
It's high enough for a Michigan winter, even with record snowfall.
7-inches is good on my S-10 4x4, but perhaps because the previous owner raised it 1-1/2" (closer to 2-inches), a stock 4x4 S-10 could go to 5-6", and a 2WD about 4-inches.
Trick is to check under the truck for the lowest thing (rear differential and front A-arms) and make that the bottom lip of the chin spoiler height.