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Old 06-16-2014, 04:18 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tvbd56 View Post
From what I read about the tire spats, they left the spat off of that 1/3rd of the tire is because the air hits the spat and deflects around the tire, but if you extend the spat across the whole tire then air will deflect farther than necessary and you'll just add more drag to the car.
Ah, good point. Thanks! I'll look into this. It will make things a bit easier if that's the case.
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