Roll Cages... multiple threads merged

[tcm glx]

I have pictures of it.. neener neener neeeeenerrrrrr

[Rwies]

We tucked my cage as well...I'm glad we spent the extra time getting it tight well worth it!

[Agui-E7TE]

We tucked my cage as well...I'm glad we spent the extra time getting it tight well worth it!

Yeah, I can vouch for that, haha! I didn't even realize it was caged until I did a double take. I really like how it turned out.

[shockseals.com]

Be aware that high back suspension seats are so tall they will hit the roof before flipping forward enough to get in the back.

Unless you run a Mastercraft Baja series seat...

[tcm glx]

We tucked my cage as well...I'm glad we spent the extra time getting it tight well worth it!

Any pics?

[Rwies]

We tucked my cage as well...I'm glad we spent the extra time getting it tight well worth it!

Any pics?

Ill try and get some pics up this weekend. Im so overdue, ive had the cage finished for about 6 months now and havent posted any pics of the cage on my build thread.

[tcm glx]

We tucked my cage as well...I'm glad we spent the extra time getting it tight well worth it!

Any pics?

Ill try and get some pics up this weekend. Im so overdue, ive had the cage finished for about 6 months now and havent posted any pics of the cage on my build thread.

Well.......

[Rwies]

I was pretty busy this weekend and didn't get around to it.. Will post some this week

[Seabass]

Any one on here have any experience with JBG's cages?

[sydude]

Any one on here have any experience with JBG's cages?

I do - I bought the full family cage, but installed only the rear half. I used it for about a year, and just sold it as I'm building a new cage I designed. I think the JBG cage is good for someone who wants an inexpensive and easy to install family cage for added general use protection. The rear half looks good and fits nicely, but the front half was too loosely fitting for my taste, not wrapped tightly enough to the dash, etc.

Be aware that the tubing is HREW, not DOM. Again, I think it's ok for general use, but not sure I'd want to roll it at 70mph. Also, the seatbelt mounting tabs for the rear seats aren't included, those are pieces I added.

Finally, the kit is actually made by Protofab (protofab4x4.com I think)

Here is link to more info on my cage:

http://www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/sho ... light=Cage

Here are some pics of the rear half, plus pics of the uninstalled front front half (the rolled windshield bar is my work - the JBG kit uses a straight piece with a single bend in the middle):













































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[Seabass]

That looks slick, whats the damage$ on that? The link didn't work for me. Curious as to how the front will turn out.

[Copykat]

Going to be ordering tube to do a simple cage in my bronco. Just need to know how much would be needed. The 1.66 OD tube comes in 24 foot sticks. Would I be ok to say that 5 sticks would be enough to do it?

[ChaseTruck754]

Kind of too ambiguous of a question. What constitutes "simple" in your mind as this can be interpreted differently by different people.

Safe to assume you're going from the A-pillar all the way to the back by the rear hatch/door?

5 sticks will probably be enough but it depends on how much "lacing" you will do & how many diagonals, etc. Add a bunch of details like this & you will be cutting it close.

[philofab]

I agree with what Steve says, but I would think 5 sticks will be about right to start with. You'll have some rems that aren't the right length in the end and possibly a misbend here and there depending on your level of skill and the complexity of the cage. I try to do the big pieces of the structure first and then use the drop for gussets, door bars, and what not.

[ChaseTruck754]

Good points. Get all the big stuff done 1st & use smaller stuff to fill in.

I guess it also boils down to whether or not you want the possibility of having excess tube around if you overshoot, or if you're ok with making another order if you come up short. Many places will give a bit of a pricing discount at 200 or 300' so this may effect the answer to the above.

[Copykat]

Just looking for something basic and not a race ready cage. But a foundation to one should it escalate that direction.

Just want something that will afford a bit more protection incase of a mishap. So I know my boys will be safer.

Just thinking the b and c pillar hoops will use about 12 foot of tube each, then the halo and a pillar bars, dash bar and laterals to keep things from flopping around. Rear diaganals from b to c pillars.

On the fence regarding an X on the B pillar hoop. Being a 2 door getting in the back would be near impossible.

Maybe add a hoop just behind the rear seats so I could attach a set of shoulder belts rather than rely on the lap belts.

I can get the .12 wall for around $1.90/ft, and the .10 wall for around $1.83/ft.

I'll be getting the tube through a shop I deal with at work. But they have to order it. It's common and not special order, so I could get another stick should I need. Within a couple days.

Trying to keep it around the $250 range, and that would get me about 5 sticks of the .12 wall.

[ESHALLBETTER]

How are you bending tubing? Thats kind of an unusual OD?

[philofab]

How are you bending tubing? Thats kind of an unusual OD?

Pipe or Metric. Sounds like 42MM tube.

[Copykat]

Canadian......so it's metric. I told them to Spec HREW tube and not "Pipe". It's not a comp cage and I know the drawbacks and where to place the seam.

1.50" and 1.75" is special order, and so is anything DOM.

[ESHALLBETTER]

Awe! Metric! It's all so perfectly clear to me now!