s2k aok

so they are towards the front end of the car ahead of the front wheels. so, without 'em the car is going to get lift on the front. guess some of y'all need a set of front bumper canards...

Col. Mustard

i have heard they are there to deflect air around the tire to keep heat in the tire. just what i heard. I would keep them there Honda put them there for a reason, right?

skier219

They are diverters, intended to tweak airflow around the tires.

TKim103

Honda engineers put them there for a reason....so I'm gonna keep mine...thanks

MikeyCB

Bought my car and the previous owner had ripped off one of them so I purchased a replacement only to find that the mounting point for it had been ripped off as well. I removed the one that was still on there and I haven't had any problems on the streets, highways, track days, etc. No roll-overs and no high speed spin-outs yet

INTJ

The front tires are responsible for a large portion of the lift on all cars. The strakes are useful. But in the same way that it is difficult to assess how deep a spoiler should be based on "feel" we use science to tell us that it should be there. The height is a compromise because people like to hit things with the front of the car, and why european cars come with much more functional spoilers....

pfspeeddemon

Hi Folks !

Thank you for all your posts ! I tend to lean towards the camp of posters who are saying that the strakes are not all that important (particularly since I have a front OEM spoiler which practically covers them up). Still, I would refit them if I could find a way to modify / repair their mountings....but from your posts it doesn't seem that omitting them is much of a safety concern..particularly over here where you can only nail the car for a just a few seconds.

Cheers,

pfspeeddemon

captain_pants

I would leave them on or put them back on if they were missing. But the aero effect is likely 1/5th that of putting the top down on the car or adding aftermarket body kits/wings. Your car won't change dramatically without them.

AP_ONE

First thing after installing coilovers and dropping car, I had to take them off. Not a single issue at any speed thus far!

es-too-kay

Tore mine off the first day I got it because I think they look like freakin mudflaps and I have been 120 -130+ on track and I dont notice them being gone.