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Originally Posted by woodstock74
Once I hit upon the best depth I'm going to convert the carbon extension to something more curb friendly. What plastic would be best for that? ABS? Or some kind of stiff rubber?
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ABS is great material but will shred or bust in a nasty ground strike.Corvettes,Trans Ams,and New Beetles can't seem to hold onto their's.
I stumbled onto some urethane foam shop floor pad material at BIG-LOTs back in the tool and hardware section.You get about 16 Ft SQ for $15 (US).It's gray in color and has a star-plate kinda pattern on one side.I flipped it and used the smooth side.It bends onto curbs nearly every day for 2-years now and has held up well to the U.V.Since it's a neutral density gray 'color' it goes with any body color.
I've recycled chin spoiler material off Volvos out of boneyards.It had a perfect stiffness vs flexibility.But I really like this foam floor pad.
The plastic lawn edging will do also.I've used it all.
PS,Big Dave has used rubber conveyor belt material to good effect if you can find a local source for that.And it's black.