Thread: Short Skirts?
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Old 08-07-2008, 11:12 PM   #1 (permalink)
Xringer
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Short Skirts?



I've noticed that some wheel skirts don't extend way down.
This one is above the center of the wheel.

Looking at my rear wheel-wells,

I see the wheel well looks really large. With a lot of space on top.
Seems like the whole car has been lifted a few inches too high.

So, I've been thinking about adding a short skirt to the rear wheel wells..
Maybe just cover up 1/2 the wheel well??

The main reason I would want to go with a mini-skirt is mechanical simplicity.
I would not have to build a metal frame to hold the coroplas away from the wheel.
Most likely just one steel rod across the bottom would be used to
keep the coroplas from flopping around in the wind.

So, should I give the mini-skirt a try? How much more effective would it
be if the skirt went to the bottom of the door??

I have a lot of room around the wheel inside the well. Wouldn't be better
if there was less air space around the wheel in there??

Thanks for any comments or suggestions.

Cheers,
Rich

PS:
Today, I taped over the holes on the rims. (7 out of 8 anyways).
Hoping to alleviate some of the rim drag.. Semi-racing disc..

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Rich

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