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Old 06-03-2015, 10:34 PM   #81 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BabyDiesel View Post

The wheel skirts failed beyond miserably As soon as I turned onto the road, the back fell off the rear tab and it was in contact with the sidewall for 1/2 a mile, aluminum rod and all. If I had done my 4 mile test, the tire would have blown out!

It turned out that the hinge is flexing and not keeping the skirts within its tolerances. So this idea is done, and I will be driving to the beach with my same 0.269 Cd lol.

Instead of front wheel skirts, try using a wheel arch gap filler. You already have the mounting brackets installed. Just cut some coroplast or foam to fit. Then screw and or tape it in place.

That's what I did.







No complicated front skirts.

If it's good enough for VW and their flagship XL1, then it's probably good enough.









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