notbob Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 (edited) Mounting rear wing. The height of the wing stays the same, but changing the mounts is affecting the angle. The bottom wing is fixed. The top and sides are adjustable. The wing is not at the top of the roof line and is approx 1/3 of the way down. The car has a rear window. 1) If I mount the wing with the mounts facing forward as designed, the bottom wing is at approx 13 degrees at the leading edge. The top and sides are adjustable from 15-25 degrees. (Pic 1 below) 2) If I turn the mounts around, (pic 2), the bottom wing is at approx 0 degrees at the leading edge. The top and sides are adjustable from 5-15 degrees. Have read a ton of different articles... My thought is reversing the mounts and having a leading edge of 0 on the bottom wing. I am concerned that if I go the designed route, 13 degrees is too much and will be more drag compared to the downforce gain. But then, because the wing is not at the roof line, I wonder if the 13deg would actually be better? Thoughts? Edited April 17, 2017 by notbob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginerd Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Have to agree with you there... the first picture looks like stall city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Infiniti Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Be careful, had one similar crack the uprights and fly off during a event (even keeping a eye & welder on it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skierman64 Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 What's that green factory wing made of? Is the force on the aftermarket wing going to flex that factory wing and change all the angles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notbob Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 (edited) 18 minutes ago, skierman64 said: What's that green factory wing made of? Is the force on the aftermarket wing going to flex that factory wing and change all the angles? Fiberglass and metal. The mounts for the new wing line up exactly with the mounts of the existing where it is all one piece and reinforced. I don't think it will flex. Here is a shot of how the back looks where the factory wing mounts and you can see the supports. I drilled the holes for the mounts all the way through the fiberglass and reinforced metal in the deck lid and going to run 4" bolts into the trunk to mount it. Edited April 17, 2017 by notbob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notbob Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 2 hours ago, Team Infiniti said: Be careful, had one similar crack the uprights and fly off during a event (even keeping a eye & welder on it) Interesting... Where did it crack them at? Where the top of the mount screws into the bottom of the wing? I was thinking about running a weld along the mounts and wing bottom to reinforce it. Maybe will tie in a piece of safety wire too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Infiniti Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 (edited) It broke up high where it attaches upright to wing, it was on the car for 4? events, 2 with no attack angle, 2 with some downforce, it cracked only after making downforce, repaired 2 times, then gone. Edited April 17, 2017 by Team Infiniti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron_e Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 46 minutes ago, notbob said: Maybe will tie in a piece of safety wire too... Now that right there is going to look... awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notbob Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 19 minutes ago, Ron_e said: Now that right there is going to look... awesome. That was a joke... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar 4 Life Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 Looks like you bought the same wing as me with the DRS option... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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