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Old 05-21-2013 | 04:54 PM
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Default Cab getting heat soaked.

Yes I tried doing a search but I never found the right search words to find it. I love trail riding, but the cab of my Cherokee gets so hot b/c of the heat coming threw the floor from the drivetrain and exhaust. What do you guys do about it on the cheap? Like floor coating or something.
Old 05-21-2013 | 05:00 PM
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Hot everywhere or just over exhaust ?
Old 05-21-2013 | 05:12 PM
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Everywhere. You can feel it radiating threw the floor
Old 05-21-2013 | 05:30 PM
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You still got factory carpet sounds like maybe exhast getting extra hot
Old 05-21-2013 | 05:45 PM
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I would agree but this isn't warmer/worse along the exhaust routing. I am just looking for a cheap way to insulate the cab from the heat. I now there are coating for heat but they ain't cheap. I may just start some trial and error with different stuff.
Old 05-21-2013 | 05:52 PM
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They make that stick down floor stuff for sound cant remember the name pretty sure it helps with heat also.
Old 05-21-2013 | 05:53 PM
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Dynamat...http://www.dynamat.com/
Old 05-21-2013 | 07:07 PM
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I was planning to take the carpet out of mine until one day after a looonnggg day of slow trail riding, I reached down to get my cell phone that was in the console under the e-brake handle and it was almost to hot to touch... I'm almost scared to know how hot the floor would be if i didn't have carpet...

I'm thinking some hood vents (or maybe even a full blown cowl hood), some cooling system upgrades, tranny cooler upgrade, and a freer flowing exhaust(less time the heat is under there, less time it can heaksoak is my theory) will help a bit.

Is there a rubber "carpet" available for an XJ? I'm talking like what comes in a lot of base model stripped down work trucks.
Old 05-21-2013 | 07:12 PM
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I used this for the cab of my truck:

http://www.lowes.com/pd_154017-81326-PS625_0__

adhesive backed aluminum flashing. I have never worked with dynamat, but supposed this stuff is very similar and much cheaper. nice and easy to work with and supposedly does a good job with heat and noise. I do know my doors shut a lot more solid than they used to. I should have it back on the road in a couple weeks to find out how much of a difference this stuff really made
Old 05-21-2013 | 07:12 PM
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I pulled my carpet after flooding my interior now i have to were long pants so i don't burn my leg on the Trans tunnel. There is some stuff called fat mat i have been looking at but nothing i have found looks cheap.
Old 05-21-2013 | 07:53 PM
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http://www.summitracing.com/search?k...%2050100&dds=1
This stuff they used on the show muscle car. It is actually cheaper than I thought but still not cheap enough. Oh I just noticed you gotta spend another $80 for the gun and mixer to spray it.
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go get some of the aluminum bubble wrap looking hvac duct wrap for a house.. i use it on alot of cars and trucks i build.. hold it down with any kind of adhesive and foil tape your seams
Old 05-21-2013 | 11:11 PM
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my suggestion will only work if you run a carpet, otherwise you are looking at lizard skin or something to that effect, i run the SEM pro rock epoxy bedliner kit in the vw my driveline is much tighter to the tunnel than an xj and i don't seem to have major heat problems.. that kit is $100 ans comes with a throw away gun that makes install great.. far tougher than the roll in crap

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Old 05-21-2013 | 11:28 PM
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Anyone ever used this stuff?
http://www.hytechsales.com/
Old 05-21-2013 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by RollTider
Anyone ever used this stuff?
http://www.hytechsales.com/
looks shady, name dropping NASA with getto clip art all over the page..



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