front spoiler?

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  1. Gent

    Gent Member

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    Hi everyone, I have been tossing around purchasing or having a front spoiler made.
    Has anyone installed one and noticed improvements? at 100mph plus.
     
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    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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    facelessnumber Drew Pittman

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    100mph and up is scary as hell in a Maverick. At least it is with power steering. I've had mine up to around 130 and it got very twitchy. I won't be doing that again without some changes. (Shouldn't be doing it at all on a public road, but it was a very flat, straight and empty highway with good visibility, and I'm stupid.)

    I'll let you know though - I will have a front spoiler in the next week or so. Can't say when or if I'll be doing 100+ again, but I suppose I might notice a difference at sane speeds too...
     
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    At 60mph+ my whole car vibrates from my spoiler.
     
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    rear spoiler helped mine at those speeds. Still don't have a front spoiler...or splitter/airdam whatever you call it. 131 at the finish line and drives good. I can just feel the rear of the car kind of want to squat a little if I have the wing kicked up a little. I run 1/8 most of the time (115 mph) and I leave the wing at zero or less angle.
     
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