Damaged Trunk Due To Downforce
12-21-2010, 10:01 AM
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Damaged Trunk Due To Downforce
We recently installed a Voltex Type III Wing to a friend's car. It is his daily driver, not a track car.
It looks great and everything but after having it on the car for about 500 miles, the trunk got damaged due to the downforce the wing created.
This means the wing is very functional but in the end, we are left with a damaged trunk
Any suggestions/photos on how we can support the mounts to maybe spread the force onto the trunk instead of just using like 4 bolts and putting all the pressure on those points?
We thought about shaving inside the trunk and using some aluminum plates underneath with longer bolts.
Any better ideas??
Here are some pictures:
It looks great and everything but after having it on the car for about 500 miles, the trunk got damaged due to the downforce the wing created.
This means the wing is very functional but in the end, we are left with a damaged trunk
Any suggestions/photos on how we can support the mounts to maybe spread the force onto the trunk instead of just using like 4 bolts and putting all the pressure on those points?
We thought about shaving inside the trunk and using some aluminum plates underneath with longer bolts.
Any better ideas??
Here are some pictures:
12-21-2010, 11:34 AM
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The pics aren't that great. I cant really tell what's going on. I would change the angle of the wing so the downforce is minimal to none. This is strange I would post in the racing forum those guys run GT wings and would have more experience with this. I would understand if it was center mount but this edge mounted 
