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Originally Posted by Xist
So, I should raise my Civic to six inches?
I think that is my Forester height!
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My thought right now,is that you'd have to take the car to a wind tunnel,with different suspension links to simulate springs,for a range of heights,and see where the lowest drag comes in at.
You'd also want to experiment with inclination (rake).
Raising,pushes the center of gravity higher (not good) and increases roll moment (not good).
It also exposes more tire to the air,increasing frontal area (typically not good).
It is true that raising the car up out of ground effect will cut the body drag in half,but you'd lose all practicality.(A wing-inspired solar racer on a closed race course yes,any other scenario,no).