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Old 08-24-2024, 11:13 AM   #11 (permalink)
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' inch '

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Originally Posted by Phase View Post
If directing air around the tires makes a big diff, I’m wondering how much of an impact actually lowing a car by an inch could make
From the WS12 Aerodynamic Performance Research Findings, Coventry University, 2012:
'There is an almost universal 'rule of thumb' which states that drag coefficient increases by delta Cd = 0.004 for every 10mm of ride height.'
I'll let you do your own math.

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