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Old 03-04-2009, 06:33 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cfg83 View Post
Good point. Here's a similar (same?) idea to yours. I've seen these things live on Taxi cabs. They stick out just a little bit. Maybe you could mount a larger diameter cover onto the existing CapAd cover. The idea wold be that you cover more of the wheel. You couldn't bring it down all the way because you would need clearance for wheel deformation, but you could make it closer to the ideal.
Actually since these are meant to remain static, get them as large as you can, then trim the bottom flat to account for tire flexing ...
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