Originally Posted by
Sweeney921
I was just thinking, wouldn't a rear spoiler on a FWD car be a bad thing? It pushes down on the rear wheels, which doesn't help the car at all (remember, FWD). By pushing down on the rear wheels, wouldn't that lift the front of the car, further hurting aerodynamics and lifting weight off the driving wheels? It also creates drag. Am I mistaken?
When cornering at speed you want to make sure the rear wheels retain traction so rear wing helps keep some weight down and CAN even be beneficial in keeping them on the deck.
In rallying the BIG problem with FWD is stopping the damn thing nose-diving over the fast yumps.
Check out the final evolution 205T16s - the BIG rear wing was about trying to make the little slug stay level "in flight".
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