Baptistelake Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Hi everyone, I just purchased a 2004 SV with 16" HPC wheels. The wings on my car extend quite low to the ground (behind the tire). I have seen one other 7 with this style wing but most have shorter wings even with the 15"/16" tires. I have read that there are two sizes of wings 13"/14" and 15"/16" but there has to be a third size with the "longer" wings like mine. Can anyone explain this to me? See two photos - both cars have HPC wheels but they have different wings. The burgundy car is an S3 with a 1.8L K series engine and the red car (mine) is an SV with a 1.8l VVC K series engine. Does the chassis/engine make a difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Westfield Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 No info on what's proper, but I do know you will have a lot less rocks to shovel out of the seat than the burgundy car.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptistelake Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 Yeah, that occurred to me. The lower wings will probably prevent a lot of stones from flying around and a lot of chips. According to Chris Rees (Magnificent Seven), this car was marketed as a road/touring car (which is primarily what I am going to use it for) so maybe that is why Caterham decided to use longer wings. Not sure if it would make any difference aerodynamically being just behind the tire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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