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Old 05-01-2021, 08:39 AM   #733 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
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That's so outrageously dangerous.

I know this first hand based on the various height and angle experiments I did to develop the rear spoiler on my pickup truck.

The first spoiler was about 8" tall, and I had to cut it down to 4" to prevent it from feeling like I was towing a large boat on the highway (akin to a giant child crushing down on the truck like a play toy).

A 4-foot tall spoiler/deflector would bottom out the rear suspension not much over 35 mph in my opinion.

And please do not call this a wing, location and angle disqualify it from such a label.

Thanks for posting, it's odd as all heck.
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