74 replies to this topic

[chris_uk]

On mine when i did 140Mph the weight it produced put a crack in my clam, now i have added support bars to the inside to make and downforce push the car down rather than flex the clam. If there is no support on the coupe and you go fast, if tht wing generates any form of downforce you might crack your coupe.. I will get a pic of the damage i caused.

[chris_uk]

[the outsider]

Bloody hell, thats interesting to see, mind you I dont think mines been over 105mph,

[Kieran McC]

With the large wings best to use the large pylons , Mount them threw the clam directly on to the subframe

[D-DAWG83]

Could you not have used a large piece of wood on the underside of the clam, (Bolted through) to spread the load across the back? Damage looks pretty bad, but shows they work

[lloydsrsl]

 

.... The wing I will be honest and say was not a lot of money (fleabag) but I like it and more importantly it is fastened to the panel so no holes in the clam....

 

Not sure how you've fastened the panel to the car but if its just the two clips at the front I'd be worried about the extra drag the spoiler provides (If fitted just to cover) ripping it all off... 

 

If there's a few more hidden fastenings then it would probably be ok

 

 

Hi Tom,  

 

if you look closely at the panel under the spoiler there is a colour coded bolt holding the panel down in the centre, I am at Oulton park on the 30th and i have got it in mind that the spoiler under stress/speed might be to much for the panel so that is why i have fitted quick release bolts to take it of without the aid of spanners if required rather than damage like Chris did,

[lloydsrsl]

 

I like that I would have one myself if it was a easy job of finding one and fitting one

The one I bought from France is OEM fit no cutting the Clam

 

 

Not sure if you have seen this car Kieran

 

 

[chris_uk]

very similar to his, but his looks better, imo 

 

[Zoobeef]

I use a 1 or 1.5mm thick sheet of ally on the underneath of my clam in the boot which spreads the load. Going backwards into the tyre wall sheered the mounts in half but left the bottoms still bolted to the clam with no damage to the clam.

[Scuffers]

Could you not have used a large piece of wood on the underside of the clam, (Bolted through) to spread the load across the back? Damage looks pretty bad, but shows they work

really? damage is due to drag from the wing, not downforce per say, it's resisting the force that's pulling the wing backwards.

[The Batman]

Yeah those brackets are crap buy some proper ones that go through the boot and bolts directly onto the subframe

[chris_uk]

it does go to the subframe, it bolts straight through it. only difference is there is a little piece of clam in between.. 

 

as scuffs says, it might be damage due to drag, who knows, it could of been cracked already and the sing just helped it along, the other side is fine.

Edited by chris_uk, 23 October 2015 - 02:16 PM.

[Alby]

Sorry but why do people ruin these cars by putting stupid rear wings on them.

[fiveoclock]

Sorry but why do people ruin these cars by putting stupid rear wings on them.

Because they are their cars and they do what they like to them

[smiley]

Most to get an advance in cornering on track days or time attack.

 

Others just want to shine.

[Andrew aka Stuwy]

I want to shine

[rob999]

It's a place to put pints on above anything else.

[MAXR]

Sorry but why do people ruin these cars by putting stupid rear wings on them.

I completely agree with you. Cars mainly used for the road with a large ironing board wing, just looks plain naff! A bit like a Vauxhall Corsa low rider limping over a speed bump in Guildford high street. Oh, manufacturers can also get it wrong, whenever I see a 1980's Merc 500 SL with it's stupid black boot spoiler, I just want to throw up. However, for a more track biased car, it can make a noticeable difference, but yes, it still looks naff! I also have an unused JJJ coupe back & roof scoop which I was intending to fit, but it's just way too heavy, so I may part with it. In my humble opinion, it also looks naff fitted on a road car. Sorry, just my 2p's worth. Same goes for plywood front splitter on a road biased car....naff, naff, naff! So, leave your road going VX alone, save your money & buy your mum some flowers instead...🙏🏽

[Nev]

It's a place to put pints on above anything else.

 

And tools when you are fixing the latest breakage in the engine bay !

[smiley]