Pre-made roll cages

[Inked Monkey]

Does anybody have any experience with pre-fabbed roll cages. I've been looking at the ones that summit and jegs offer for the foxbodys. They seem to be pretty cheap and I've heard a couple positive reviews, but still am unsure. I don't have access to a tubing bender or I'd build my own. I want a 10 point with swing out door bar.

Thanks

 

[FlatBroke]

Inked,
I have no idea if those are all "Certified" and whatnot. But reguardless of that, it would be well worth the money spent on the capri for the added rigidity it will give you from the get go. Plus the added safety on the street.

As far as the swingout part, I honestly have no clue.

 

[donsrods]

We have a tubing bender, and still bought a Summit 10 point cage. It really doesn't pay to buy the tubing, bend it up, and hope you get it right, when you can buy one made for the car cheaper already done.

We are going to use heavier foot plates than they supply, we just overengineer stuff. But the rest looks really good, and it is SFI certified. When Don gets back working on the Capri, that is the first thing we are going to do. It's laying inside the car right now.

Don

 

[Gastrick]

I'm with Don on this one. Unless I want something unusual, or I need to make a cage for a car that I can't get one in a pre-bent kit for, I buy the kit. With the price of tubing and the time it takes to bend it all up, it really doesn't pay to do it yourself on something like a Fox bodied car. Especially if you make a mistake on something like the main hoop and waste a length of tubing (not that I've done that ).

 

[Onequick26]

I've have helped on a few installs off cages. They are all built a little big and don't always fit but are worth the little bit of trimimg in the long run.
We have used Art Morrison stuff and have very good luck.

http://www.artmorrison.com/rearclips/tri4bar/index.cfm

 

[Onequick26]

And your cage is certified by your welds and how fast you want to go.
At are track a 10.99 and faster car has to have at least a 4 point (I would go with a 6 ) And there are some door bars that are not legal that summit and jegs sells.
so the faster you want to go the more cage you will need.

http://www.nhra.com/apcm/templates/general.asp?articleid=2211