UHMV skid protection.
11-08-2012, 08:54 PM
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UHMV skid protection.
anyone here running some on there jeep?
i was originally planning on just bolting up some 1/4 plate i have at the shop, but after weighing my jeep recently ive decided i am either going aluminum or UHMV. UHMV seems a little more appealing and affordable.
im considering using 1/2" UHMV bolted to 1/8 plate with H-frame reinforcements. but im unsure on if it will be "enough"
anyone with experience wheeling with this stuff?
i was originally planning on just bolting up some 1/4 plate i have at the shop, but after weighing my jeep recently ive decided i am either going aluminum or UHMV. UHMV seems a little more appealing and affordable.
im considering using 1/2" UHMV bolted to 1/8 plate with H-frame reinforcements. but im unsure on if it will be "enough"
anyone with experience wheeling with this stuff?
11-08-2012, 09:08 PM
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Not personally, but there was a guy I met in Moab with UHMW on his Tacoma. He had the front skid made out of it and a belly pan that was bolted to 1/8" steel. Looked nice and served its purpose.
We use UHMW at work. I supply it to local manufacturing plants, mainly food distributors, and we use it for cutting conveyor belt as it is abrasion resistant.
There was a guy I wheeled with here in Vegas that had "cutting board" material for a skid. It is a little softer material than UHMW but he slid off many rocks with it.
If you can get it, I say go for it. It is awesome stuff and nothing sticks to it. Most suppliers will sell them in a 4' x 8' section. Buy it locally if possible, just search for a plastic distributor in your area. If none are available, McMaster-Carr has it as well.
We use UHMW at work. I supply it to local manufacturing plants, mainly food distributors, and we use it for cutting conveyor belt as it is abrasion resistant.
There was a guy I wheeled with here in Vegas that had "cutting board" material for a skid. It is a little softer material than UHMW but he slid off many rocks with it.
If you can get it, I say go for it. It is awesome stuff and nothing sticks to it. Most suppliers will sell them in a 4' x 8' section. Buy it locally if possible, just search for a plastic distributor in your area. If none are available, McMaster-Carr has it as well.
11-08-2012, 11:28 PM
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11-09-2012, 07:54 AM
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It's more than enough for the Jeep. Check out some tech spec sheets on it if needed. I am pretty sure that you will be fine using 1/2" material.
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