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06-28-2008, 04:57 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Murrieta
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|  AX 10 skid plate best size ?
what does everyone think about what is a good balance of skid plate width. WIDE being around 70mm at this size nothing is outside the side plates which means it wont hang up on motor or dig parts or skinny being 55mm which puts about 15mm of the motor on the outside of the plates where it might get hung up on somthing and also may limit the lenght of your upper links. Howerer u will gane 15mm at the skid plate where a wide skid will hang up. lets hear what everyone thinks
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06-28-2008, 08:59 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SSF
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I guess it depends on what you're running. 1.760" is minimum for the R2D. |
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06-28-2008, 09:04 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Murrieta
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WoW 44mm nice is that with motor ?
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06-28-2008, 09:11 PM
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Whoops, I keep on forgetting an inch (that's what she..........nevermind). 2.760" wide. |
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06-28-2008, 09:18 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Murrieta
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O I C LOL sounds more like it so around 70. I know alot of people are running there cars with a good amount of the parts hanging out the side who knows maybe it works that is why I started this thread to find out
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06-28-2008, 09:34 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rancho Cucamonga
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I run a 2 inch wide skid and i dont notice hang ups at all. The body covers the motor and trans so it gets hit first.
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06-28-2008, 10:27 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mansfield, PA
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The narrower the better (imo)  ...
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06-29-2008, 08:28 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: central PA
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I'd run as narrow as possible
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06-29-2008, 09:39 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle
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Narrow. I am running a 55mm plate, never have an issue with the motor hanging up. It doesn't even have a scratch on it. Click the link in my signature to see pics of it. It works much better narrow. |
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06-29-2008, 10:35 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sidney, OH
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My skid plate is a piece of delrin, 55mm wide. The motor and tranny do hang outside of the chassis a little bit, but I haven't had them get hung up on anything. In my opinion, a thin chassis is better for a few reasons: 1) Rig stability. With a thin chassis, you get better link triangulation. Weight is affected, as is your center of gravity. 2) Less to get hung up. With the chassis further tucked inside the body, you run less of a chance of getting bound up in a tight spot. Less skid plate means less to drag across the peaks of rocks where the teeter-totter effect can happen.  Last edited by Browncoat; 06-29-2008 at 10:42 AM. |
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06-29-2008, 01:52 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Murrieta
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So size does matter the smaller the better
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06-30-2008, 09:54 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle
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That's not what she said... bah ha ha... |
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06-30-2008, 08:30 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Murrieta
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Cool look out for project Skinny 54mm coming soon
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07-01-2008, 08:57 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Denverish
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I run double triangulated 55mm and love it. Only took me about an hour to fab the plat from 1/4 delrin.
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