Bronco Graveyard Family Full Cage

[hobbyturnedobsession]

That makes sense. I like the analogy about the baseball. Thanks Philo. I remember some math, so the least amount of bends is best, and to triangulate is to distribute weight, and if I remember correct, gussets are my friend. I need to learn to build bumpers first...

[Ant1tuned]

120 Wall 2" DOM for the tubing and the plates look to be 1/4" hot rolled plate yea

It's NOT DOM tubing, it's electrical cold welded tubing (I think that's what it's called), the kind that has the seam still visible/present. I know this because I just bought and installed the same cage, too, and I was surprised with the tubing. I think the rear section is a decent value IF you don't need SCORE legal setup or if you just need something quick and cheap to install for street use. But if you have the ability to spend a bit more money and time you'd be better off with a custom cage.

Lookswise, it's decent as well, except the rearmost hoop is really square looking from behind and doesn't fit the shape of the truck when the top is off - I think it should have tapered in a few inches on each side. I'm making that mod to mine when I can find someone with a mandrel bender locally.

Finally, do NOT buy the front cage kit - the legs are setup to mount and rise way too far away from the dash and it make it useless. Also the visor bar is not rolled in a radius to follow the curvature of the windshield - it just has a single bend at the center to try and get close to the glass.

DOM tube being constructed, starting as ERW (Electric Resistance Welded) and then being Drawn Over a Mandrel(DOM).
The manufacturing process for DOM tubing begins with coils of steel, which are slit to the proper width for the desired tube size. The strip is cold formed and passed through an electric resistance welder which joins the edges together, under pressure, to complete the tubular shape. After testing the weld's integrity, the tubing is cut to length for further processing
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=659544

It was just advertised to me by broncograveyard as DOM. And they failed to mention to me I had to notch the cage(which they added to the website after I complained, although I should have asked before purchasing) The end product was ok for my street and mild-aggressive offroad use. My truck is by no means, built for racing.

I agree with your comment on the windshield tube though. The A-pillar beams from a drivers perspective do not obstruct your view. Only the windshield tube.

Found some more info accidentally. It's listed as ERW.

http://www.protofab4x4.com/products.php?ID=00&ID2=94

It is the identical cage. It is just distributed by broncograveyard.(It comes with protofab stickers all over it)