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Old 05-28-2019, 08:48 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aardvarcus View Post
My mental dyno tells me the drag coefficient of the vehicle hasn’t changed drastically, however I can tell the rear end feels much more planted in turns which I attribute to reduced rear lift.
I felt that way about the first huge air dam chin spoiler I built on my van back in 1983.

The added stability in cross winds made the effort well worth it, and it looked cool too.

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Chin Spoiler:
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Rear Spoiler Pick Up Truck
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-t...xperiment.html

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http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...1-a-19525.html
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