[Land-speed] Front axle

John Burk joyseydevil at comcast.net
Fri Aug 31 11:56:29 MDT 2007


>    What are the plus and minus of running a narrow front axle on a
> roadster? Also looking for someone to build a new straight tube axle for 
> my
> car.Any help would be appreciated.
>

Steve
An aerodynamicist told me the gap between the tire and the body should be at 
least as wide as the tire and that aerodynamically a 7" tire with a 5" gap 
is the same as a 12" tire with no gap . 


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