RE: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: tow dolly
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Man, I'd love to read that- ou got it by any chance? I'd really love to see the
testing done on it, too.
 
Remember the late-60s drag cars with their noses raised way up cuz they
thought THAT would put weight on the rears? Didn't take long for them to
start raising the rears instead!!
 
John
-----Original Message-----
From: eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 6:29 PM
To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: 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 -----
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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