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trikkonceptz · 02-21-2009, 02:59 PM

Wanted to let the group know that today on my way into work I saw a tractor trailer with the following;

-Smooth wheel covers on the truck's rear tandem
-Smooth wheel covers on the trailer tandem
-Front wheel skirts (basically eliminating all the gap between the tire and the fiberglass front cap.)
-Wheel skirts on the truck rear tandem
-Wheels skirts on the trailer tandem, which also included an enclosed fender, haven't seen those to often.
-Single wheel set up on the truck tandem
-Choroplast sheeting riveted to the trailer with small bracing along the whole side of the trailer. It just had a cut out for the handle to lift and lower the trailer stands.
-It had the stacks cut down below the level of the trailer high wind deflector
-The truck had a piece of stainless steel that acted as a front air dam with less then 3" of clearance from the floor.

-Oh and most importantly ... he was doing 60mph !!! I could swear it was one of you guys ... LOL

02-21-2009, 02:59 PM	#54 (permalink)
trikkonceptz Legend in my own mind Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Homestead, Fl. Posts: 927 Evil Pumpkin - '08 Scion xD RS 1.0 #1633 90 day: 35.45 mpg (US) Silent Silver Killer - '10 Honda Insight EX 90 day: 51.5 mpg (US) Thanks: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	Wanted to let the group know that today on my way into work I saw a tractor trailer with the following; -Smooth wheel covers on the truck's rear tandem -Smooth wheel covers on the trailer tandem -Front wheel skirts (basically eliminating all the gap between the tire and the fiberglass front cap.) -Wheel skirts on the truck rear tandem -Wheels skirts on the trailer tandem, which also included an enclosed fender, haven't seen those to often. -Single wheel set up on the truck tandem -Choroplast sheeting riveted to the trailer with small bracing along the whole side of the trailer. It just had a cut out for the handle to lift and lower the trailer stands. -It had the stacks cut down below the level of the trailer high wind deflector -The truck had a piece of stainless steel that acted as a front air dam with less then 3" of clearance from the floor. -Oh and most importantly ... he was doing 60mph !!! I could swear it was one of you guys ... LOL __________________ Thx NoCO2; "The biggest FE mod you can make is to adjust the nut behind the wheel" I am a precisional instrument of speed and aeromatics If your knees bent in the opposite direction......what would a chair look like???