Anyone running one of these on a 2wd

[Big Port Jimmy 6]

Anybody running one of these on a lowered truck?

http://www.1aauto.com/1A/FrontAirDef...SF00050/194058

[3r!c84]

theres a few guys on here that have them. if i rember some said it hurt mpgs

[78 Big10 454]

I had one on my truck until it got smashed going over a dip in the road a little too fast.

[firedrag79]

I'm running one on my truck but it is just lowered about an inch. When I do decide to lower it more I'm not sure that it will work without dragging on everything.

[thrtsxchambers]

This might be a dumb question but is this what you are talking about?

[Driveway Dreams]

I run one, as do quite a few others. They are a stock piece. I know that I have one of the lowest static drop trucks on here. It rubs and scrapes all the time but I don't worry. Heck my control arms scrape too but I don't let that get to me either.

[thrtsxchambers]

Originally Posted by Driveway Dreams

I run one, as do quite a few others. They are a stock piece. I know that I have one of the lowest static drop trucks on here. It rubs and scrapes all the time but I don't worry. Heck my control arms scrape too but I don't let that get to me either.

I can't get a picture to work but that is what I was thinking. I still have mine and it's bagged but it does rub on speed bumps at ride hieght which is pretty low for me.

[Stitch]

it's a wind deflector...I think it's supposed to draw air up and across the radiator or something like that...it's supposed to help with cooling I think...

[spinem]

hurts MPG? really... i thought i would help... any other people have some input?

[logan91k]

i do

[JohnC]

Nice looking truck Logan!

I had one on my old truck, but don't on this one. At stock height I think they look weird without them on there. Like something is missing.

[Mr.Scary]

there is quite a few people on here with lowered trucks running this, i think it looks pretty good lookin myself

[Hottrucks]

I know wrong year....but I love this pic of my truck....

[flamingbig10]

I have one on my truck but its pretty messed up

[54Caddy]

i want one like i use to have, it was a 3 piece one but they dont make them anymore i wonder if i can get one of these to fit, also i have a problem rubbing my sway bar mounts, does any one know where they sell lowered mounts.

[bluex]

Originally Posted by 54Caddy

i want one like i use to have, it was a 3 piece one but they dont make them anymore i wonder if i can get one of these to fit, also i have a problem rubbing my sway bar mounts, does any one know where they sell lowered mounts.

Early classic enterprises sells them. Just get a set for a 67-72, I just put a set on my truck a few weeks ago.

I have the 81+ one on my '78, I'll try and get a picture of it in a few days. It bolted right up to the bumper, but I had to notch it around the bumper guards. Looks good to me though. I noticed the front end dosent seem as light on the interstate after I put it on. I dont even try to figure out what kinda milage it gets. I know its bad....

[78 Chevyrado]

It helped mileage a bit on my '87. Though it was sitting up a tad higher than stock. Maybe if people are getting bad mileage it may be something in how the airflow is changed because the trucks so low. I dunno. Sometimes an Inch will make a stupid amount of difference in things.

[MotorHead Lon]

I have one on my bagged 84 GMC.

[Damien]

In Theory, it should help your mileage, because you are pushing the air around the truck instead of under it where the air will hit all of the stuff under the truck like the sway bar, cross members, engine, drive shaft, exhaust, axle. All of that stuff will cause turbulence and more drag due to larger amounts of surface area then the small deflector. I also think they add a finished look to the truck. I have a NOS gm one for my truck that will go on after it is repainted.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Damien

In Theory, it should help your mileage, because you are pushing the air around the truck instead of under it where the air will hit all of the stuff under the truck like the sway bar, cross members, engine, drive shaft, exhaust, axle. All of that stuff will cause turbulence and more drag due to larger amounts of surface area then the small deflector...

You are absolutely correct.

Incidently, I think there were four different part numbers available originally: 2wd (short one) and 4wd (long one), for both with and without front tow hooks.

K

[3r!c84]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

You are absolutely correct.

Incidently, I think there were four different part numbers available originally: 2wd (short one) and 4wd (long one), for both with and without front tow hooks.

K

thats still adding more box where air gets traped (like the hole truck is a box anyways) so by adding an extra 4ins to the hole truck,i see will have more drag then hitting the rest of the stuff underneath the truck

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

thats still adding more box where air gets traped (like the hole truck is a box anyways) so by adding an extra 4ins to the hole truck,i see will have more drag then hitting the rest of the stuff underneath the truck

Nope. Not true.

Frontal area is established by how high the truck is (like if it were to cast a shadow on a wall), not by what is hanging underneath.

Just lowering the ride height on a vehicle results in an improvement in coefficient of drag, due to a reduction in frontal area, without making any other changes. Just today we were talking about it on a GM vehicle, and it was 1 mm lower is worth .001 unit improvement in drag. (To give you an idea of the significance of that, we'd kill for .003 counts!).

Cleaning up the front of the vehicle, like with the airdam, forces the air out and around the vehicle, same as adding a smooth belly pan, thereby reducing drag.

It's fundamental knowledge for those who work in wind tunnels with vehicle aerodynamics (like NASCAR racers!).

K

[3r!c84]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Nope. Not true.

Frontal area is established by how high the truck is (like if it were to cast a shadow on a wall), not by what is hanging underneath.

Just lowering the ride height on a vehicle results in an improvement in coefficient of drag, due to a reduction in frontal area, without making any other changes. Just today we were talking about it on a GM vehicle, and it was 1 mm lower is worth .001 unit improvement in drag. (To give you an idea of the significance of that, we'd kill for .003 counts!).

Cleaning up the front of the vehicle, like with the airdam, forces the air out and around the vehicle, same as adding a smooth belly pan, thereby reducing drag.

It's fundamental knowledge for those who work in wind tunnels with vehicle aerodynamics (like NASCAR racers!).

K

thanks.u used all them bigwords so u must know somthing

[Hottrucks]

I'll throw my $.02 in I know for a fact that when I dump my air on the interstate (they just paved so it's like glass) my truck drops the 4/5" to about 1/2" off the ground and you can feel it by the seat of your pants that the truck isn't fighting to keep the speedo needle pointed due south ..gotta love 308 gears for that

[Slonaker]

I have one on mine. The truck is lowered 2.5" in the front. I didn't notice a change in gas mileage. It never scrapes on anything except when I park too close to an unusually tall curb.



Slonaker