If you've seen my trailering setup installed by the dealer, I think everyone would agree.
I can imagine what yours looks like compared to the one I made recently.
If you've seen my trailering setup installed by the dealer, I think everyone would agree.
Predicting the future.
Is there no room for Good, Better, Best when it comes to roll bars?
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Sure there is. All you have to choose is what you want the odds to be for being uninjured, moderately injured, seriously injured, or dead in the event of collision or rollover.
I think the issue just confuses folks. Most of that confusion starts with just how much they personify their rig and subconsciously want to protect it while at the same time trying to improve their own safety. That thought process becomes very convoluted and they don't see that they have become inseparable so they want to do something.
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It would be a whole bunch better if folks would start collecting all the stock cages that got folks killed and put them in a thread. Shouldn't be that hard, right?
How far do these various cage "improvements" shift the risk from the factory setup? What are they doing that the factory bars and windshield frame aren't doing?
On top of that, the restraint systems need to be seriously considered. Not knowing any better, it feels to me like keeping a body contained and restrained inside the vehicle reduces the risks more effectively than adding a few tubes to our existing "cages".
Is the goal to protect the occupants or the vehicle? In either case, the question of what is inadequate about the factory setup needs to be answered.
I have no issues with the factory bars. Myself, like a few others, enjoy our windshields folded down. What options are there for replacing those bars and A pillar?This is from the other discussion. Lots of interesting points.
Is the goal to protect the occupants or the vehicle? In either case, the question of what is inadequate about the factory setup needs to be answered. Is the money and effort you put into these safety improvements doing what you think they are doing?
I can imagine what yours looks like compared to the one I made recently.
Do the sport bar manufacturers imply anything other than cosmetic uses?
Every bolt was over torqued to the point of being stretched and brittle. The wiring ran from the frame across the exhaust, down the track bar, and back up to the trailer hitch.
Myself, like a few others, enjoy our windshields folded down. What options are there for replacing those bars and A pillar?
Sounds like mine might actually be better than a dealer install in some regards.
@toximus do you have any pics of the discontinued kit or the name of the builder?
And that is where you get in trouble. Tumbling down a hill only has a chance to be survived by a cage, helmet, and 5 point.How many hits can a stock bar take before it flattens out on the tub? I am not worried about tipping over on the roof one time. I'm more worried about tumbling down the hill.
And that is where you get in trouble. Tumbling down a hill only has a chance to be survived by a cage, helmet, and 5 point.