Adding tube to my cage.

[lugie]

a bar from the A tt the new door bars horizontal but no too high to be a pain in the neck.

 

[gorp]

i wish i know how to post pics. why not run some tube doors. it look like you have fab skills. i made some that work well with my exo.

 

[GSequoia]

i wish i know how to post pics. why not run some tube doors. it look like you have fab skills. i made some that work well with my exo.

No, Jes just bolts stuff on that he buys from JC Whitney.

Oh yeah.

Well designed welded in door bars will always be much stronger than bolted on tube doors with weak latches.

 

[Jes]

No, Jes just bolts stuff on that he buys from JC Whitney.

You're wrong, I get all my bolt-on mods from Quadratech.

 

[Lincoln]

You're wrong, I get all my bolt-on mods from Quadratech.

Now that shit is major bling, bling. I just look at the pictures and dream.

 

[Jeff 98XJ WI]

So, I plan on running without doors in the near future so I added these door bars to my cage...

...the span however is rather far. I'm wondering if I should add some tubes going from about center span on the door bars back to the base of the B pillar for some extra support. Thoughts? Would it add any structure or just add weight?

How about adding the mid bar you mentioned and then adding another one from midway up that bar back behind the seat to the X you've already got. That would add strength to the door opening bars to help them from pushing into the center of the vehicle. You could even put a bend in the support bar going around the back of the seat to make it fit better and provide support further up the middle bar you suggested. Kind of hard to describe, but might be doable and provide quite a bit of added support without adding a lot of weight or complexity. Jeff

 

[vintagespeed]

It definitely needs something.
When that bent on mine, it twisted the cage at the insertion points of the door bar on the cage.
Plus, if that single bar somehow breaks loose, it then becomes a steel bowstaff to the head.:wierd:

I realize I'm way late on this thread & I didnt read to the end so someone may have already beaten me to the punch.

You run a diagonal from the center (approx) of your door bar down to the base of your B pillar, then run another diagonal from this new brace to your diagonal b-hoop brace behind the seat. The further up the new brace you go, the more good it's going to do in a lateral hit.

That's about the best you can do unless you parabola it over the roof to the other side like a hamster wheel.

edit: somofabitch, my second post on Naxja in 2 years and I get beat out by 2 days. Good job Jeff, glad someone else was thinking. :beer: