Underbody Soft Armor

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Re: Underbody Soft Armor

Postby Jeff » Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:43 pm

when i was going back thru some old threads on ttora about this one thing that stood out to me was the discussion about how the plastics can get gouged and if you dont wash it religiously it can grow mold etc in the gouges...and it seemed like a concern but i was thinking that itd be pretty cool to have a little forest actually growing on the belly of the truck :lol:
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Re: Underbody Soft Armor

Postby Jeff_H3 » Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:45 pm

Jeff wrote:when i was going back thru some old threads on ttora about this one thing that stood out to me was the discussion about how the plastics can get gouged and if you dont wash it religiously it can grow mold etc in the gouges...and it seemed like a concern but i was thinking that itd be pretty cool to have a little forest actually growing on the belly of the truck :lol:


It can be a way for us hummer owners to go green. We just have to grow enough plant material to counteract the CO2 emmisions.
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Re: Underbody Soft Armor

Postby Seth » Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:55 pm

Pewterbird wrote:
Jeff wrote:when i was going back thru some old threads on ttora about this one thing that stood out to me was the discussion about how the plastics can get gouged and if you dont wash it religiously it can grow mold etc in the gouges...and it seemed like a concern but i was thinking that itd be pretty cool to have a little forest actually growing on the belly of the truck :lol:


It can be a way for us hummer owners to go green. We just have to grow enough plant material to counteract the CO2 emmisions.

Once again, you nail another funny comment. :lol:
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Re: Underbody Soft Armor

Postby Jeff » Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:06 pm

Pewterbird wrote:
Jeff wrote:when i was going back thru some old threads on ttora about this one thing that stood out to me was the discussion about how the plastics can get gouged and if you dont wash it religiously it can grow mold etc in the gouges...and it seemed like a concern but i was thinking that itd be pretty cool to have a little forest actually growing on the belly of the truck :lol:


It can be a way for us hummer owners to go green. We just have to grow enough plant material to counteract the CO2 emmisions.


good point!

the hippies couldnt say jack if you were producing oxygen too :)
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Re: Underbody Soft Armor

Postby The Other Rob » Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:16 pm

Jeff wrote:
Pewterbird wrote:
Jeff wrote:when i was going back thru some old threads on ttora about this one thing that stood out to me was the discussion about how the plastics can get gouged and if you dont wash it religiously it can grow mold etc in the gouges...and it seemed like a concern but i was thinking that itd be pretty cool to have a little forest actually growing on the belly of the truck :lol:


It can be a way for us hummer owners to go green. We just have to grow enough plant material to counteract the CO2 emmisions.


good point!

the hippies couldnt say jack if you were producing oxygen too :)


And if you can move the plants you've got growing in little pots under your bed to underneath your truck, some of those hippies might become some really good friends..
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Re: Underbody Soft Armor

Postby Seth » Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:38 am

The Other Rob wrote:And if you can move the plants you've got growing in little pots under your bed to underneath your truck, some of those hippies might become some really good friends..

Good point. :lol:
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Re: Underbody Soft Armor

Postby tower » Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:41 am

Just think of it! You could fry your transmission and it wouldn't even stick! :lol:
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Re: Underbody Soft Armor

Postby PhilD » Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:42 am

The Other Rob wrote:Teflon itself seems to be a bit on the high dollar side, but things like a .025 sheet of nylon are dang near affordable..
Teflon would be worthless, as it is a coating and would last all of five minutes. I think most of these type of skids are made of UHMW polyethylene and they are bolted over existing steel plates. These have been around a while, even companies like Fabtech offer it on some of their lift kits.
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Re: Underbody Soft Armor

Postby flyin6 » Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:43 pm

PhilD wrote:I've never seen anyone just use teflon for underbody protection, but I've seen plenty of people use plastic over their skid plates.


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I looked at that stuff years ago, it's a no-go for heavy vehicles (H2's, H3's...) I would agree that laminating it over areas where you get lots of contact would help you slide over more easily, probably giving you more pulling power (traction) from the tires. However, I doubt it would last very long...
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Re: Underbody Soft Armor

Postby Relly_123 » Thu Jun 09, 2016 12:53 am

PhilD wrote:
The Other Rob wrote:Teflon itself seems to be a bit on the high dollar side, but things like a .025 sheet of nylon are dang near affordable..
Teflon would be worthless, as it is a coating and would last all of five minutes. I think most of these type of skids are made of UHMW polyethylene and they are bolted over existing steel plates. These have been around a while, even companies like Fabtech offer it on some of their lift kits.
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PhilD wrote:I've never seen anyone just use teflon for underbody protection, but I've seen plenty of people use plastic over their skid plates.

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I looked at that stuff years ago, it's a no-go for heavy vehicles (H2's, H3's...) I would agree that laminating it over areas where you get lots of contact would help you slide over more easily, probably giving you more pulling power (traction) from the tires. However, I doubt it would last very long...

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