Conveyor belt material for air dams, etc

[slowmover]

I appreciate the generosity of the offer. But I'm about 2000-miles away and assume I can find some in DFW when the time comes.

You've certainly convinced me that skirting is the practical approach.

[skyking]

That factory lip below your bumper is long gone on my ex logging truck. Seemed silly and costly to put back when I can improve on it.

[slowmover]

Originally Posted by skyking

That factory lip below your bumper is long gone on my ex logging truck. Seemed silly and costly to put back when I can improve on it.

The air dam question came up in about 2009. I walked around the parking lot with a steel tape measure and checked air dam lip height. New trucks and old. They were pretty much all with 10" ground clearance.

Still my understanding that "no lower than lowest component on undercarriage" is general rule of thumb.

Making a slightly deeper front dam, but adding side skirts down the body, is my interest in the material.

[skyking]

I will keep you all posted. As much as I dislike doing it, I will daily drive my truck some more this winter/spring to do testing.

[skyking]

I have some belting now! About 0.25 thick 3 ply with rubber in only one side. 5.875" width and some 10".
Shipping will be most of the cost. He had huge used rolls but this is new.
Let me know how long a piece and your zip code.

[skyking]

The ~6" wide stuff is plenty for most applications.

[gumby79]

The legal lowest any body /suspension component can be from the ground is:
7.23" for a 245/75Rxx , 7.82" for a 265/75Rxx aka the bottom of the wheel. Simple math ... the width x aspect ratio =hight limit. Eg 245x.75xx=7.23. Thewheel size is of no concern.

This is to prevent a ground strike and loss of control, caused by a flat tire.

This is a justification for stupidly large wheels (20"+) it keeps the cops off your back.

[skyking]

Looks like $12 ( at the most) for flat rate shipping, and $1 a foot for the 6" and 2$ a foot for the 10"
Typical car dams are 5' long, trucks 6' long.
I'll get a picture of the stuff later, but it is simply black shiny rubber on the one side and the fabric on the other. I have not cut it yet but I anticipate it being easier to cut than the stuff with rubber on both sides of the fabric layers. Work it from the fabric side then fold it open to free up the grab on your razor knife blade.

[skyking]

Originally Posted by gumby79

The legal lowest any body /suspension component can be from the ground is:
7.23" for a 245/75Rxx , 7.82" for a 265/75Rxx aka the bottom of the wheel. Simple math ... the width x aspect ratio =hight limit. Eg 245x.75xx=7.23. Thewheel size is of no concern.

This is to prevent a ground strike and loss of control, caused by a flat tire.

This is a justification for stupidly large wheels (20"+) it keeps the cops off your back.

they don't run around measuring, and a soft rubber edge won't have much of a ground strike anyway. More like a ground caress

[gumby79]

Agreed but why dance with the devil's wife.
Plastic bumper covers on rice rockets and low riders . Are more the target of these laws. In my experience it has been used for harassing the rocketeers. Your 9"should be well above this safe limit of advice. ?will the 9" air dam be low enough to shroud the pumpkin? Just curious.