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#1 ·
Hey guys,

I'm getting ready to do a new roll cage on the CJ5 i just bought. I would like to see as many jeeps as possible to get some ideas.

Please post your pics and show off your jeeps:cheers2:

Thanks!
 
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gschretter said:
Another bolt on roll cage.

No thanks.
Whatever. You didn't ask and didn't have to reply. Don't I remember you getting flamed for having a cage that others thought was dangerous crap.:p

Try to have a good weekend.;)
 
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GasAxe said:
Whatever. You didn't ask and didn't have to reply. Don't I remember you getting flamed for having a cage that others thought was dangerous crap.:p

Try to have a good weekend.;)
Correct, but I also said I was in the middle of redoing it...
Had it checked by a guy that approves roll cages for SCCA and it passed.
Only if vehicle is going to stay under 200 mph. Which I do not thing that will ever happen...



Now go buy a membership !
 
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Here's a cage I built for a customer's 1979 CJ-5. I used 1 3/4" .120 wall DOM and tied it to the frame with bushings on the nerf bars and a support tube at the back of the frame. The factory soft top still fits and the seats and center counsel are attached to the cage.

This is what I want with the added ability to mount one of the Tuffy overhead consoles! Very nice.
 
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I would have gone into the floor and then welded into the frame. just my $00.02
 
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boarderofsnow said:
I would have gone into the floor and then welded into the frame. just my $00.02
I wouldn't bother with tying into the frame unless you are going to do some rock crawling or serious mountain trail riding. I see people getting very creative with ways to tie in, but honestly, you simply do not need to IF your floor is sound. The roll bar is NOT going to "push through the floor" if the floor is in good shape. Maybe if you did a Nascar roll, but what's the likelihood of that for most of us?

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#24 ·
My plan is to do a front hoop with spreaders, possibly a rear family style bar, and tie it all to the frame and nerf bars. My concern is not rolling it from hill climbing. My concern is actually a paved road incident and I may not even be behind the wheel. A malfunction or another vehicle / person causes a swerve, which on a short wheel based Jeep could induce a roll-over. Or a side impact / t-bone from another vehicle. Or wet / icy roads. I'm looking out for the "what-if's" in the future because my aim is to keep this Jeep around for another 30 years and to keep my family safe.
I'm not one to go for simply looks. If it's on my Jeep I want it to function as intended, whether I need it or not. I've seen the factory roll bars fold up before, but then they weren't intended to function as a roll cage. I've also seen them hold up in a not so bad incident, but you don't get to choose the degree of your incident when it comes.
 
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Sounds like your case is more for beefing up the roll bar than tying to the frame.
Again, you ca have a helluva roll incident and not have the bar get pushed through the floor.

Of course, everyone is free to build whatever they want, I'm just trying to shoot down the seemingly common thought that any roll automatically means the cage goes through the floor; It doesn't. I've actually never seen a cage installed on a solid floor that did go through.

I have seen probably 20 CJ's that were rolled (including my first vehicle) and never saw this happen once. And honestly, the way most people do it, it's no stronger than the bolts that connect it to the frame tie ins, anyway. IMO, you aren't truly tied into the frame unless there is a hole in the floor and the tube is solid all the way to the frame.
Then that way leaves the issue of how to seal the hole around the tube....point is, everything but this way is a compromise, and I don't think it's necessary for anything but a hard core wheeler. But by all means, I think everyone should build whatever they want.....let's just not represent tying into the frame as the only way it's safe.

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A1RMAN said:
Here's a cage I built for a customer's 1979 CJ-5. I used 1 3/4" .120 wall DOM and tied it to the frame with bushings on the nerf bars and a support tube at the back of the frame. The factory soft top still fits and the seats and center counsel are attached to the cage.
This is exactly what I have been looking for! What would it cost to get one made for a 79 cj7?

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#27 ·
A little experience here I have had the unfortunate opportunity to be in two jeep wrecks on the road. Both times the jeep rolled, one time it just rolled one and a half times the other rolled 3 times. Both were just a regular jeep roll bar not a family bar. Both times the roll bar bent and the windshield frame collapsed some but did not crush enough that it didn't offer protection. In neither case did the roll bar break or crack the floor nor did it shear any bolts. Your results may vary. That being said always build everything as strong as you can, for no other reason than just to do it. I see people get blasted for something not being strong as it could be yet that very same blaster has bends in his tube for looks where it could have been straight. Bends weaken tube. Every tube should be as straight as possible and the leg of a triangle if you really want to get picky.
 
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Great points Pacfanweb! I wheel and that is it. Mine isn't a daily driver nor a grocery getter. Its for getting out on the trails and in those situations saftey is key. Use grade 8 hardware with anything you customize. The cage above looks really well done. I would think if the person was going to that extent they would want to bolt into the floor....not the dashboard and then tie into the frame. If its done right its barely noticable. If you want to punch holes through the floor for the most protection then sealing shouldin't be a problem. Just use 3M body sealer. That is what they use at the factory to seal any vehicle body....or simply weld it shut. Here is what I run and I won't risk the cage pushing through the floor because its not tied into the frame....and I have seen this happen more than once. If you take the time to build a cage....just do it right the first time because its being built for safety.:)
 

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