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Old Aug 11, 2020 | 03:56 PM
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I personally don't care for the four post mount of the high wing....anybody else considered going non Z51 and purchasing the high wing and use only the two center post...thoughts?
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This ..again. It seems I read where the design team engineered the 4 post design for support and aero to match the Z-51's downforce but with less drag. Two post designs need to be built into the car with internal supports like the ZR1. Doing so drives up price. We'll probably see something on the Z06 or ZR1 when the time comes.

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I don't believe i have seen anything about doing away with the outer mounts on this forum
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Maybe you could but then the wing would probably need to be more rigid.
They supported it in the middle not for aesthetics but because it needed it.
Thin wing would probably be flimsy, unsupported, in the middle.
I hate the 4 post too.
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I personally don't care for the four post mount of the high wing....anybody else considered going non Z51 and purchasing the high wing and use only the two center post...thoughts?
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Yeah probably so..i have not seen a high wing car in person..just was thinking about it
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"Four-posters" are for beds. If it were done correctly, two would do fine.

But, as noted, it would cost more.





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