Roll Cage

[MerkL]

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I've been looking around for a roll cage that I like for a while now. I wanted something that doesn't take away a lot of foot room, like some of them do. I found the O-R Fab roll cage kit yesterday, and it seems like a decent kit. It removes the part of the roll bar attached to the windshield and replaces it with a bar that goes to the windshield and turns down, and mounts on the dash where the three torx bolts are for the speaker. I know it will cover up most of my speaker, but I can live with that. Does anyone have experience with this kit, or know a friend that I could talk to? If you have questions about the kit, because I can't explain it very well, you can check it out at www.orfab.com
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[Bounty__Hunter]

This type of cowl mounted kit was in the TJ involved in this rollover: http://www.stu-offroad.com/images/vid/tracyroll.mpg
Here's the pics of the aftermath and a short writeup: http://www.stu-offroad.com/rollcage/roll-4.htm

I would recommend tying the cowl brackets into the front floor, there are kits that have the pieces to do this without limiting floor space.

 

[jps4jeep]

Yes Bounty, That would be the Poison Spyder Kit. There are a couple jeepers in my club that have this set up. Very nice design, but it is not a bolt on, it needs to be welded!

 

[mud4feet]

This type of cowl mounted kit was in the TJ involved in this rollover: http://www.stu-offroad.com/images/vid/tracyroll.mpg
Here's the pics of the aftermath and a short writeup: http://www.stu-offroad.com/rollcage/roll-4.htm

WOW! Guess that's why they call the funky stock windshield-mounted thing a "sport" bar, rather than a roll bar.

 

[Junkpile]

If you add a couple of gussets and tie-ins here and there, those kits seem like they are allright. But with out the floor bars.....that thing is six sheared bolts away from giving you kind of headache that Tylenol can't help. Anything(almost) is better than the factory though, and 99% of offroad rollovers are pretty gentle little flops on the side or roof.