Anyone remove black plastic from underneath front bumper?
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Anyone remove black plastic from underneath front bumper?
Any1 have pics of their truck without the black plastic piece under front bumper? mine is cracked and i think its useless to buy another 1. any1 have pics of what it looks like with it off?
...hit a stump....turning a 20 foot dump trailer on an ATV trail
. It looks fine...but it does cost a little mileage I bet. ks
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here is a quick pic, not exactly what you want
here is a quick pic, not exactly what you want
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The less air you have going under your truck the less drag you will have. Air dams and spoilers help keep air from going under the vehicle by channeling air around the vehicle. I don't know how much it would affect milage on Dodge trucks though.
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Someone here tracked their mileage with it off and I think the results were pretty surprising to most. Reducing the air going under your vehicle has a huge difference on drag, especially at higher speeds. If you do any large amount of highway driving it may offset the cost of a new plastic piece. Read this here down at the bottom. I have thought for a while to get some trailer siding we have off some wrecks and panel up the bottom to reduce drag. Get some Dzus fasteners so it is removable. http://www.dodgeforum.com/archive/th...1155901-1.html
I bet paneling up the bottom and running some highway rib style tires would make for some real good mileage. It would probably be good for the 1/4 time also.
I bet paneling up the bottom and running some highway rib style tires would make for some real good mileage. It would probably be good for the 1/4 time also.
