An "AeroStang" perhaps?

[ciderbarrel]

Originally Posted by kach22i

I think these 2005 + Mustang's have plastic wheel liners, eliminating the scraping of rubber which the old style wheel lips were known for with larger aftermarket rubber.

M 05 doesn't have any plastic wheel liners, not in the rear anyway.

[Allch Chcar]

Yeah the rear deck is okay on the Mustang. It's the only spot that is as far as aero. So I wouldn't mess with it. The front could use a grill block but you'll have to watch the temps and play it by ear on how much to cover the grill. The underbelly pan will probably do the most for you on stock ride height. I seem to recall that the '05+ Mustang generates a lot of lift so you might have to watch that. I dunno.

Read everything that you can before you start. Preparation is most of the work.

[Swordsman]

Alright, so I made some progress today. The plastic semi mud flap came in on Friday. Yeah, plastic, not rubber. It looked like a good option because it was a uniform thickness as opposed to the zigzag pattern on all the generic rubber flaps. However, turns out it's not flexible at all, and wouldn't work with the aluminum L-brackets I installed under the front lip to make an air dam.

Bummer.

It was a shot in the dark though, since my local truck stop only had the rubber ones. I may buy one of those, or I may go ahead and opt for the garden edging. So my money wouldn't be totally wasted, I used the flap for a grille block instead. The grille curves sharply in the middle and angles outward at the top, which made all my measurements wonky, so I wound up with a seam in the middle. I slapped a piece of Gorilla tape over it. It's attached with a few zip ties across the top and a wad of 3M automotive trim tape across the bottom. Not bad, I think, though quite what I'd envisioned.

~SM

[UltArc]

How's it going?

[BamZipPow]

Have you considered gitting some rubber belt material?
Replacement Baler Belting, 4 in. Wide-2 Ply-210# Nylon/ft. - Tractor Supply Online Store

[YukonCornelius]

I would exhaust all other options before doing any mods that detract from the appearance of the car. An inconspicuous grill block and lowering would be the farthest I'd go.

[Swordsman]

Originally Posted by UltArc

How's it going?

Eh, I wound up removing the grille block. Didn't really notice enough difference to make it worth the weird look.

I tried to use the garden edging, and I don't know how the %$@# you guys work with the stuff. Ultimately I've scrapped all ideas for modding the car for aerodynamics. Simply changing my driving habits made the biggest improvement, so I'm just going to stick with that. When I eventually have to replace the struts, I may drop in some lowering springs, and if I bust my front splitter any more I may replace it with an aftermarket air dam, but that'll be about it.

~SM

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by Swordsman

I tried to use the garden edging, and I don't know how the %$@# you guys work with the stuff.

It can get curly with material memory but should be the easiest of chin spoiler materials to work with.

Maybe give it another try one day.

[UltArc]

Originally Posted by Swordsman

Eh, I wound up removing the grille block. Didn't really notice enough difference to make it worth the weird look.

I tried to use the garden edging, and I don't know how the %$@# you guys work with the stuff. Ultimately I've scrapped all ideas for modding the car for aerodynamics. Simply changing my driving habits made the biggest improvement, so I'm just going to stick with that. When I eventually have to replace the struts, I may drop in some lowering springs, and if I bust my front splitter any more I may replace it with an aftermarket air dam, but that'll be about it.

~SM

Thats fair. I respect the appreciation for cars in their original form. A reason I won't do pizza pans on the wheels, or clear rear wheel arch covers(my tires are too wide for them to not grind). There are other little things you can do, like antenna delete, underbody, and an internal grille block that may help, if you get to the point that you want to improve it more than driving habits alone. I think splitters and air dams look cool, too, so I took the chance to buy the Roush one, and use edging to make a air dam underneath- although I thought of deleting it (the air dam), since I have the full underbody on.

[LeanBurn]

Lowering with Eibach will give you 1-1.5" . If that provides more target for scraping you must have to be careful of it already.

http://performance-suspension.eibach...prings/pro-kit

I live in a land of ice turds and snow in the winter. My front is lowered 0.5" and my rear is 1.5", I have not had one single instance of scraping or hitting something on the road since install.