Rollbar ?

[Guest Zachb55]

i came upon this site from a link from here i think, and i like there roll bars, especially for that price, has anybody used these??? also, would the bars going toward the front make it harder to get in on a Z? would it be easy to maybe make your own bars that dont get in the way of the doorway as much? what do you guys think of these? are there any other good and cheap bars out there that are 6 or 8 point?

-Zach

heres that link:

SWRacecars

[katman]

If you are trying to meet NHRA rules and don't care about handling or safety, these are fine.

 

If you are trying to meet some other sanctioning body rules, or are actually trying be safe for road racing, they suck.

 

If you are just trying to look cool, well they're cheap.

[stony]

Katman

 

I think i posted once before but all i ever see you post is negative stuff about just about every prebent roll cage on the market. whats wrong with them and what do you recommend for drag racing and street racing?

[katman]

Uh, for street racing I recommend you stay out of my neighborhood. But seriously folks... If your drag racing requires an NHRA approved cage then the S&W and the Chassisworks cages are fine like I said. They meet the rules and make a good seat belt anchor. Fortunately you don't crash much in the kind of drag racing we do with our Z's so the safety aspect is moot. They are probably safer than nothing, but are extremely heavy (and raise your CG) for the protection they provide. Basically they weren't engineered by anybody that knew very much about structures.

 

Competitive road racing requires an SCCA ITS type cage, some of which are better than others, and none of which can be had for $299. For time trials and such whatever meets the rules of the club should suffice, depending on how much risk you're willing to take. Usually just a rollbar with a handy place to locate the shoulder belts, like a Kirk or Autopower.

 

I don't mean to sound negative, but in this case you get what you pay for. Like I stated in my first post, it depends on what you need as to whether or not the S&W cage is a "good" cage.

[stony]

oops i didnt mean street racing i meant road racing ;>

[Guest bluex_v1]

I was thinking one of these cages too...Are the tubes and/or metalurgy a problem? Is wall too thick for what it needs?

I was thinking it would be cheaper and easier to buy one of these and modify it rather than buy a tubing bender and stock.

I know nothing about cages yet, but can't you just add in a diagonal or two and make it safe and SCCA legal?

[Guest zfan]

I have a roll bar in my car and they are not great but better than nothing. I am looking at 6-8 point cage, just need to get the bucks together.

 

Mike