Re: Building my own rollbar....good idea or bad idea?
I dont want to sound like a jerk but I might. So bear with me. A roll cage is one of those things that you dont want to decide to try and cut costs on. Theres a really good chance you will never need it and it wont matter but theres always the possibility of something happening. Axles break,tires blow etc etc. You dont want to find out your cage isnt good enough when you end up on the roof at 100+ mph. I agree on not needing chromoly tubing but It would be a good idea to wait until the funds are there to do it properly. Some of the kits dont always fit the vehicle as good as a cage will that a shop bends and installs themselves. 10.xx in the 1/4 is definately territory for a good cage. If you go to a test and tune at any decent track and run a 10.xx without a cage you will get straight thrown out and told not to come back. The safety stuff is a pain in the @ss but its not a place to skimp. Its kinda like buying a helmet if you have a 50 dollar head buy a 50 dollar helmet if not buy the best you can get because you never know what might happen.
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