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buggy skids with uhmw
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85toyo
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There was a good thread about this a while back.
Found it
http://www.hardlinecrawlers.com/forums/index.php?topic=21588.0
Found it
http://www.hardlinecrawlers.com/forums/index.php?topic=21588.0
civicmindedex79
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Mine is 3/4". Make sure to chamfer the edges and mine has held up pretty good so far.
Bought mine from: http://www.interstateplastics.com/index.php?vid=201109211832-2p-C201306260821-65
Bought mine from: http://www.interstateplastics.com/index.php?vid=201109211832-2p-C201306260821-65
FullMetalFabworks
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3/4" UHMW backed by 1/8" 6061
- definitely chamfer the edges
-1/8" steel works if you're on a budget and not concerned with weight (at least its down low) but isn't necessary for strength, dimpling the aluminum definitely doesn't hurt. Its just there to provide rigidity to the UMHW
-1/2" UHMW works too but the 3/4 gives you a little more meat to countersink your hardware, and if you are super abusive on it and will hold up through a few more wheeling seasons. A lot of that would depend on where you wheel most, if your local park is filled with jagged dryer rock (choccolocco is the best example I can come up with in the SE) I'd go 3/4, if you wheel big slick rock (gray rock) you're probably fine with the 1/2".
- definitely chamfer the edges
-1/8" steel works if you're on a budget and not concerned with weight (at least its down low) but isn't necessary for strength, dimpling the aluminum definitely doesn't hurt. Its just there to provide rigidity to the UMHW
-1/2" UHMW works too but the 3/4 gives you a little more meat to countersink your hardware, and if you are super abusive on it and will hold up through a few more wheeling seasons. A lot of that would depend on where you wheel most, if your local park is filled with jagged dryer rock (choccolocco is the best example I can come up with in the SE) I'd go 3/4, if you wheel big slick rock (gray rock) you're probably fine with the 1/2".
crawlin85cj
Barco Motorsports
Mine is 1/2" backed by 3/16" AR plate. I wheel Clayton mostly in this buggy and it has held up well to a beating.
TBItoy
Well-Known Member
Re: Re: Re: buggy skids with uhmw
This is what I'm planning for my buggy, good to know it's holding up.
The bentfab skid on my chassis is 3/16" and I was planning to put a "sacrificial" plate of uhmw or aluminum under it.
crawlin85cj said:
This is what I'm planning for my buggy, good to know it's holding up.
The bentfab skid on my chassis is 3/16" and I was planning to put a "sacrificial" plate of uhmw or aluminum under it.
crawlin85cj
Barco Motorsports
The AR plate seems to be holding up really well in both my Jim's Garage rigs.
Mortalis5509
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Re: Re: buggy skids with uhmw
I'm going with 1/2" on my rig and it will be backed. Beveled the edges so it doesn't catch anything.
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I'm going with 1/2" on my rig and it will be backed. Beveled the edges so it doesn't catch anything.
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5onrocks
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5/8" uhmw backed by 1/8" carbon steel with lips and ribs welded on. Next time it is off, in going to dimple die the hell out of it! A good buddy of mine has 3/4" backed by a 1/2" square grid and it holds up great. I'm not sure on the weight difference.
