----- Original Message -----
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
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.