Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: tow dolly

There is a IS memo detailing what I seid earlier John, you can argue with AMC engineers if you want, but the memo, which if I can find it, (from 73 I think) detailed why this new accessory was being offered. It had to do with keeping the butt end of the Gremlin forced down at higher speeds. I'm not going to argue about which way the air deflector faces (as seen in this VAM photo) but again, as I recall, they were brought out by AMC to help stabilize the Gremlin's butt end at higher speeds. Regardless of which way it faces. Sort of like that argument on the forum, of whihc front spoiler is better on AMX, those long cheesy ones, or metal, or fiberglass. Different racing, different speeds, different comparisons. :~P))

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----- Original Message -----

From: John W Rosa

To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 3:37 PM

Subject: RE: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: tow dolly

Eddie,

Umm....no.

The air deflector on a Gremlin has ZERO to do with handling, and if

it DOES affect handling at all, it makes it WORSE. A spoiler is

angled the opposite way (top edge is further back) to cause air to

deflect UP, pushing the rear DOWN. The Gremlin air deflector is

angled FORWARD at the top, forcing air down, causing the rear to

LIFT...which would make it MORE squirrely. The intent of the deflector

is to send air sweeping down the back window, reducing the road filth

build-up on the glass which is always terrible on wagons, van and

kammbacks...due to lack of trailing bodywork for the air to stay up

above and flow over.

Anyone that thinks their Gremmie handles better cuz of the air deflector

probably tows it backwards on a tow dolly (BTW- thanks for correcting

the subject line spelling!). :)

John

-----Original Message-----
From: eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

When customers of new Gremlins would take them back to dealerships in the 70s because 'they would get squirrley at over 70mph' many dealerships (can name over a dozen here) would put a bag of cement in the back of the Gremlin, usually covering it up with a new piece of carpet and spacesaver with tire cover. Simply because the Gremlin had no butt end weight. AMC would later solve some of this with a roof mounted air deflector.

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