A Mustang chin spoiler – also known as a bumper lip – is more than just a fancy cosmetic mod. This part can significantly affect how your vehicle drives. The impact is especially pronounced on more recent Mustang generations where aerodynamics play a huge role. Whether you’ve never heard of a chin spoiler before or you’re seriously adding one, this guide to Mustang chin spoilers should be where you start.
What Does a Chin Spoiler Do?
Adding a chin spoiler to your Mustang changes how air travels around your vehicle. Well-designed chin spoilers lower total drag and redirect more airflow over the top and sides of a car rather than underneath it. This increases the total downforce, making your Mustang more stable and helping it grip the road, especially when cornering. You’ll also have less total drag with a chin spoiler. The underside of a Mustang is far less aerodynamic than the topside, and since there will be less air traveling through this area, you can reach higher speeds.
Front Spoiler vs. Splitter
The two main types of Mustang bumper lips are the front spoiler and the front splitter. Although some people use the terms interchangeably, there are some differences. A spoiler tends to extend downward and be more rounded, while a splitter extends outward and is more like a flat blade. Furthermore, spoilers act more like a windbreaker while spillers take a more active role in redirecting air. Since no universal standard exists, though, you’ll find Mustang spoilers and splitters in many designs.
Pros and Cons of a Mustang Chin Spoiler
Like almost every part there are benefits and drawbacks to adding a chin spoiler to your Mustang. Let’s start with the positives:
- Depending on how and where you drive, a Mustang chin spoiler can greatly increase top speed and improve handling.
- The reduced drag can also boost fuel efficiency so you spend less and are more eco-friendly.
- Chin spoilers maximize the effects of other performance mods like a new exhaust system or cold air intake.
- They block rocks and debris from hitting the lower bumper and chipping the finish.
- Bumper lips add customized style, giving vehicles a lower, more aggressive look.
Depending on what you’re looking to get out of them, you should also consider these potential disadvantages of chin spoilers:
- At slower speeds, the aerodynamic effects are minimal. So if you’re mainly driving around down, you won’t experience any real performance benefits.
- In part because of this, the cost-benefit ratio with bumper lips isn’t quite as good as some other modifications.
- A chin spoiler takes a couple of hours to install and sometimes requires drilling.
If you’ve decided a Mustang front spoiler or splitter is worth the investment, whether for setting fast times on the racetrack or turning heads on the street, you can get one at MRT. We have chin spoilers for multiple generations of the Mustang GT, V6 Mustang, Boss 302, California Special and other vehicles to help you Get Noticed.
