Re: Winter Wheel Hop and Tailgates

From: Rekker21@aol.com
Date: Wed Dec 02 1998 - 05:12:58 EST


In a message dated 12/1/98 9:37:38 AM Eastern Standard Time,
tsawyer@northc.com writes:

<< The article said
 that you don't get significant mpg increase. This needs to be
 verified tho. (Someone /*inside*/ perhaps). Anyone have a
 windtunnel handy? And, doesn't the bed tend to warp after a
 while of having the gate down/off? (Urban legend?)
>>
This is true to an extent. What happens is the air once over the cab creates
a vacuum in the bed regardless of whether the gate is open or not. The air
just swirls behind the cab in the front of the bed. And yes the bed rails can
warp with the gate down, after about 15 years!
Eric =0)



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