Having a roll cage on the street?

[Integraguy04]

Ok so ive heard some mixed opinions with this and the questions is...

If I got a roll cage put in my car...can I drive it on the street?

Ive heard that it can be bad for the car? I tried using the search function and nothing really came up.

Let me know your opinions (i planned on getting one from autopower).

 

[dc2GS-R]

It is fine. A roll bar or roll cage makes the car safer. I have a modified Autopower bolt-in. I just fabricated some extra pickup points on it to stiffen certain places and used recievers that I leave bolted in so I can just slide the bars in and lock them. For example, I made removable bars for the doors so I can take them out and don't have to climb over them when I drive it on the street. But I can slide them right back in and use them at the track for added stiffen and protection. I also welded in a few other bars to triangulate some of the points for added stiffness. That pretty much eliminates my backseat but nobody is riding back there anyway

I mainly did it because a lot of events and open track days require atleast a roll bar to participate depending on how fast and how much power your car has.

 

[genesis]

id use mild steel and not chromoly steel if i were you, unless you want shattered chromoly going through your body.......

 

[Integraguy04]

ok thanks guys...one more question...is their going to be a big difference between a bolt in cage and a weld in cage?

 

[dc2GS-R]

Ummmm, one bolts in so it's easier to install. And if you ever want to remove it you don't have to spend hours with a plasma cutter and angle grinder

 

[Integraguy04]

Ummmm, one bolts in so it's easier to install. And if you ever want to remove it you don't have to spend hours with a plasma cutter and angle grinder

u think getting one that u have welded in will make ur car stiffer just cuz it actually welded to the frame?

 

[dc2b18]

I would say so

 

[sonicvybe]

no harm in having a combination of both...weld the parts that are not going to move and are more important for having rigidity...