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re: Almost all automobiles sold today have a flat surface around the edge of the wheel wells
Posted on 2/21/19 at 11:53 am to Wtodd
Posted on 2/21/19 at 11:53 am to Wtodd
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IMO I don't think it matters; the sheet metal is so thin that crease ain't gonna do shite for ya
It's not necessarily to make it stronger in the event of crashes, it's to keep it from wobbling and flapping when you're driving down the highway and air is blowing across the edge of it.
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Posted on 2/21/19 at 12:17 pm to weagle99
Did you think it would come to a point? 
Posted on 2/21/19 at 12:21 pm to poochie
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1994 crown Vic
Beautiful Car
Posted on 2/21/19 at 12:23 pm to weagle99
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Do you put this car in "R" to go forward?
Posted on 2/21/19 at 12:24 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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I'm going with "it's a stiffener". Hard
Posted on 2/21/19 at 12:28 pm to weagle99
Probably has to do with airflow or turbulence.
Posted on 2/21/19 at 12:31 pm to weagle99
When I'm keying your car, that flat spot is a convenient area for me to sign my work, again using a key to etch my initials into the paint.
Posted on 2/21/19 at 1:08 pm to TigerstuckinMS
That KU volleyball team is a pretty good stiffener too.
Posted on 2/21/19 at 1:11 pm to weagle99
So your SO can more easily hide a magnetic car tracker on the inside?
Just a theory.... no prior experience mind you...
Just a theory.... no prior experience mind you...
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