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Old Sep 17, 2004 | 05:16 PM
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Bleh, I do know that when your going 140ish in this car that the back gets really loose and is scary as fuck.

But there has to be a reason why Mopar put it on their Extreme Lightweight SRT-4.
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Old Sep 18, 2004 | 12:33 AM
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Drop it
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Old Sep 18, 2004 | 11:13 PM
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Originally posted by bigB
explain the function of a wing on a FWD car please.
downforce, just like on any car. lol, the wing isn't supposed to provide downforce from a stop, where traction is needed. there has to be has to be a large amount of air moving past it. unless you have a giant wing like on top fuel dragsters, any wing isn't going to do anything for traction at low speeds, it doesn't matter whether the car is rwd or fwd.

on the srt-4, the rear only weighs a little more than 1000 lbs. the wing provides i think something like 150 lbs of downforce at high speeds. that's almost 15% of the entire weight of the rear, also since it is located behind the rear wheels, i would think that should help exert even more stabilizing force. so that is going to have a big impact on a car like that, where the rear gets light at high speeds.
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 06:18 AM
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Originally posted by dan
.....now only if it were rwd......
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 06:39 AM
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I'm gonna have to agree with everyone else. Looks much better, but put some suspension on that bitch!
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 06:47 AM
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yes.. please drop the 4x4
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 06:58 AM
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i personallly think the car looks pretty nice...compaired to most cars sold nowadays.....then again I think im the only one that thinks the sti is hidious!
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 10:34 AM
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Put the spoiler back on and lower the damn thing. Then it will look so clean. I like the gun metal a lot.
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 11:17 AM
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suspension is next Tein's own

the rims are just getting me by till i get some cash for some rims
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