Cant find body protection panels

So are those just pop-rivet'ed in or what? I wasnt gonna use D-plate, just flat plate when i make mine, but that was a good pic of what im gonna model/copy. that plastic seems promising, but just kinda weird to think that it can hold up to all that. so how are you guys mounting these?
-Bennett
 
Kaczman said:
All the cool kids will be running plastic skids next year. Plastic rules.


-Jon

Really? Do you know something you want to share w/ the rest? Hoping maybe it has been tried and proven to work on skids even if it is just to stop the dragging common on steel skids.
 
Double Down said:
Actually, I'm wondering if there is a plastic that is hard enough to use that way you would slide versus scraping. Also, would be cheaper to replace.

Chris (Double Down)


Chris, Check out : www.simplyoffroad.com

Thats my White XJ with the panels....they work awesome...slide nice on rocks too....:)
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From this angle, you can see they blend in pretty nice....

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Joe
 
BennettXJ said:
So are those just pop-rivet'ed in or what? I wasnt gonna use D-plate, just flat plate when i make mine, but that was a good pic of what im gonna model/copy. that plastic seems promising, but just kinda weird to think that it can hold up to all that. so how are you guys mounting these?
-Bennett

Just for people wondering, the plastic we are talking about using is the same or very similar to the plastic they make cutting boards out of. Its very slippery and very wear resistant. It also has good impact resistant, your not going to break or shatter it, it would just end up flexing or bending.
 
Actually just got off the phone with people regarding this plastic, since I am in the sign industry and the best bet for what we would be doing is called High Density Polyethylene formulated for the marine industry. It has a very high degree of stability, inertness to marine environments, good flexibility and toughness, good dielectric properties, excellent as a barrier against water vapor penetration, ultraviolet (UV) stabilized to resist direct sunlight degradation throughout. The last point is important because if you just get normal HDPE, it does not have UV stabilizers which means it will degrade on your Jeep when hit by sunlight.

You can get it in any thickness, starting at 1/4" and buy it in full sheets for about $98. Better yet, you use this as lower rocker protection, even put in on the bottom and sides of your rock rails and frame...because you will be able to slide over rocks, not scrape over them. You essentially would be cutting the friction coefficient out of the equation when coming in contact with boulder, rock, etc. Best part, it's cheap, easy to replace, is drillable and already comes in like 5 colors, sand, black, light grey, dark grey, white, sea foam :laugh: .

I guess from my point of view, anything that you put body protection on, or skids, I would put this on the skids, ie control arm skid, transfer case, gas tank, rear bumper, etc.

I'm ordering a full sheet today and am going to mess around with it. I have a great contact at this company http://www.thecuttingboardfactory.com/two.html named Joe. If you go to that site, click on the "product showroom" to see the marine grade stuff. If you call him, tell him that Chris sent you regarding Jeep stuff.

Chris (Double Down)
 
cagedxj said:
Hey Brian, where was that last picture taken?

It was taken on independence....on the way back up from the bottom.

I'm not sure how I feel about this plastic trend. I think Jon has a decent idea of applying it to his boatsides with strong metal underneath....but just adding plastic to the body doesn't really do much for you. It'll still dent.

I used large sheet metal screws for the door guards and I'll be doing the same for my 1/4 guards when I get them.
 
You might want to check out shrockworks body armour. They make some kick ass protection for YJ's and Tj's. Look on ebay too, there's ton's of guys trying to make a name for themselve's and do some awesome custom fabrication. Check out nates4x4.com, he'll build you what ever u want. Maybe look up rocker protection, or try cherokee rock as key words for your ebay search. There's lots of that kinda stuff on ebay, esp since the XJ's are becoming more popular for wheeling. OR Fab, and a couple others make all sorts of protection and are available through quadratec. Or get creative and build it yourself. esp the rocker guards, get some 2x6 rectangular tubing and go nutts, that's what we did..... amazing the crap that can get built with a few beers, and a decent welder on hand, remember, measure twice, cut once... good luck. -Andy
 
And for 65.00 a set what have you got to loose??

The door sections are in the works now as well as the lower sections above the rocker panel.
 
Double Down said:
Have you ever tried to wack the crap out of a good cutting board? It doesn't dent, this stuff does not dent. High density translates to hard as sh*t.

It might not dent, but the material behind it will. :shhh:

Maybe not....I'd have to see the stuff....but the UHMW plastic that people use for their boatsides......that stuff isn't strong enough to use as protection without something solid behind it.
 
It would be great back at camp though! You could chop up all your dinner fixins without messing up your paint :moon: . I will admit it does have its place but if I wanted a rig covered in pastic Id run a Chevy Avalanche.
 
Here's a bad pic of the UHMW polyethylene skins on my boatsided rockers. I was a bit sceptical, but I'm sold on the plastic-- it'll let you slide on the rockers without grabbing like steel does. They are backed by 3/16" plate.

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-Jon
 
Like I said it has its place....Backed by 3/16 should work nicely. I know a couple UROC rigs that run a variation of what you have and it works great. Another option would be to use CRS(cold rolled steel), it will not grab and gaul like hot roll plate steel.
 
Jes said:
Already smashed the front fender huh?
And you know that you can't post pictures from webshots right?

Damn....Front fender???? Its been on its side already, hit the roof playin on predator.....blah blah blah....Its just an XJ...wheel it for 2 years then throw it away and start over....:) Next one will be a 97+ again...the old ones just fall apart too quickly.....:)


Joe
 
Spanky414 said:
Just for people wondering, the plastic we are talking about using is the same or very similar to the plastic they make cutting boards out of. Its very slippery and very wear resistant. It also has good impact resistant, your not going to break or shatter it, it would just end up flexing or bending.

I've been thinking of using the same material. Has anyone tried this yet? How easy is it to work with as far as bending to conform to the shape of the XJ body?
We might have something here...
 
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