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Old 09-01-2021, 08:05 PM   #250 (permalink)
Isaac Zachary
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Avalon - '13 Toyota Avalon HV
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Like dropping it about 6 inches in the front?
My understanding is that although lower ground clearance can improve the aerodynamics of a typical car the best aerodynamic shape would be hurt being close to the ground seeing how a streamlined body can have a coefficient of drag of around 0.04 but a half body is double that at 0.09.
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