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Old 12-28-2010, 08:12 PM   #2
383Ram
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Re: Any of you running a harness bar in your trucks?

If your talking using a 5 point harness in your truck on the street, my opinion is don't do it. Years ago i put a set in a car i had and found it a true PITA everytime i got in (street/strip car that shared equal time doing both). Yea, could have just gotten the away with the lap part alone on the street, but that wouldn't have been any safer than the stock lap belt. So your forced into a decision, wear the whole deal because it IS safer, or don't and take your chance IF something happens. Then not to mention they expire every two years, so if you go to the track, they may not let you run--even if its a slower street car--I know our track was that way. The second set I put in the car expired while I made some "updates" to the car which ended up taking almost 3 years to do--so that was a waste.

If i still had that car, i would have retro-fitted in a later model 3-point set and avoided the inconvienence of latching up all the time and the expiring tags. Funny how NHRA is ok with 30+ year old stock belts but makes you keep updating 5 point harnesses all the time.

I won't ever run them again unless i need them per the rules..... and i don't ever plan on going that fast again.
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