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Old 01-05-2024, 11:39 AM   #36 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BlackGold6.4 View Post
. . . I think that an air dam in front of the tires for highway use is going to be more beneficial. Give me your thoughts.
This sounds like an excellent experiment using cardboard and duct tape. Benchmark 10 miles each way using A-B-A at say 65 mph between 10 PM and 5 AM.

Then take 5 mph steps up to find out the maximum speed before the tape+cardboard pieces blow away. This will give insight for what a permanent fixture might take.

Of course it you reach 80 without them stripping out, use the the worst off road trail and test how well the tape+cardboard parts remain.

Take lots of photos.

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