Isolating a Foamie Trailer Body From Frame Vibration

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Original Member Title: Trailer Frame to body mounting wear/ vibration damping and isolation.
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A member building a hybrid foamie and plywood camper pod asked about isolating through-mounting holes with polyurethane bushings sealed in epoxy, plus using EPDM or neoprene tape between the body and trailer frame to reduce wear and vibration. The goal was to keep the removable pod protected from crushing, abrasion, and vibration without permanently bonding it to the frame.

Another member with a similar foam and fiberglass off-road pod described a possible approach using a flexible adhesive...
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I would not because it expands with great force, which makes keeping the surfaces flat difficult. That's why I recommended spray subfloor adhesive (oops, I see I wrote "underfloor" before)
Gorilla makes a non-expanding polyurethane. It's clear and holds the same without the foaming.
 
If you just wanna mount it, I built the floor, caulked, primed, and painted, then drilled 12 holes to match my HF 1720# trailer. Shot 100% silicon on the frame, layed on the floor, shot more silicon down each hole and bolted it tight. Looks almost new down there minus a little dirt. This was not meant to come off although it can. Stiff enough to jack up one corner with no flex.
 

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