The ideal Template is half-circular in section, and diameter is 2x the radius. Maybe you can infer it from this:
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I don't think they are. I'm pretty familiar with that body...
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Trust me, I was there and took the picture. The rear edge was in line with the outside of the tire. It makes what aerohead calls a divergent nozzle (I compare to an exponential horn loudspeaker). The inside faces act to slow down the air under the body, raising it's pressure.
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Nice but impractical unless your vehicle is suited to that design.
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Originally Posted by aerocivic
Side skirts made of coroplast (there are 2 side skirts on each side, one even with the inner edge of the tires, the other even with the outer edge of the tires).
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http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/aerocivic-how-drop-your-cd-0-31-0-a-290.html#post2111
You're probably right about the high-centering, but that's a long wheelbase. I've seen an 18-wheeler that ran aground and was immobilized on a railroad crossing.
The retractable trailer tail may be too much trouble. Here's a stepped box:
This could be mounted on the rear doors and hinge with them.