Aerodynamics of Toyota offered Spoilers

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by fnkngrv

I do tape off several areas and yes I do fold in my side mirrors.

I have not thought of removing the window visors...that may not be a bad idea...thank you.

I have moved over to 15s again and the body as well as chasis are thanking me . The new combo is lightweight along with the tires each corner is now 31lbs instead of 56lbs. Even though once you have them rolling my 18s weight did not necessarily hinder me, the tire width alone theoretically causes unneeded and unwanted drag. my acceleration is much improved to at least 100mph however I haven't taken the car yet to see if it has netted me much above that yet...keeping that for race days and as a personal surprise. As for other wheel offerings those that you have shown would not be allowed as they are considered a covered wheel since more than 120 degrees of the tread circumference is shielded from the air stream by the covering and outside of what a production vehicle may have come with.


great questions and attempts at assisting!

Dang, so much for my ideas. hahahaha. hmmm, even the SSR Kreis rims won't work then since they're past 120* covered. So yeah, hopefully taking off the window visors will net you a few mph more.

Another thing, this may sound crazy, but what about doing a full detail (clay bar, polish, and wax) on the entire car (including windows, head/taillights, wiper arms, etc). Anything to decrease drag, right?