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Old 09-30-2014, 09:05 AM   #1 (permalink)
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An "aero" idea

I just have this thought of adjusting the aero shape of the car by changing front and rear suspension height. If i could for example make the difference of 4cm (~1,6") or maybe even a bit more from the stock height of the car I could have much better angle of the roof. Of course it should be combined with an air dam to cut the air that would want to squize between the car and the ground.

Don't know if that would make a big difference but for example by changing the height of the front suspension by 4.2cm or lowering rear by that. Or changing that proportionally +2.1 front and -2.1 rear with a wheelbase of 240cm I could change roof angle by 1 degree. That's maybe not too much but as i said that's just an idea...

What do you think about that guys?

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