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Post by cousinmike on Nov 5, 2009 22:01:41 GMT -5
I'm getting ready to build my role cage from scratch. What is the best way to attach the role cage to the frame when the frame is narrower than the body??? I want the cage to be as wide as the interior of the body. Of course the tub here will be comp cut and the frame shortened  Attachments:
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Post by WILLYNILLY on Nov 5, 2009 22:07:54 GMT -5
you should make some L brackets where you bend a 90 of tubing and weld it to the frame and then sandwich the body.. if that makes sense.. its not a bad idea to use a poly bushing in there somewhere to isolate the body..
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Post by cousinmike on Nov 5, 2009 23:02:21 GMT -5
Makes sense, I've seen a cage where 1-3/4" exhaust flanges were used on both sides of the floor so the cage could be unbolted and removed. I guess a bushing could be sandwiched in there.
I was thinking about welding factory cab mounts to the side of the frame and coming up off those, but the 90 degree bend seems easier and probably stronger.
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Post by bleakhorizon on Nov 6, 2009 2:03:35 GMT -5
make sure were you sandwhich the frame that the inside and outside peices are of differant size (outside is 3x3 where inside is 4x4) so there isnt a common bending point above and below.... dont know if i explained that well enough.....
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Post by bleakhorizon on Nov 6, 2009 2:09:34 GMT -5
sorta a good image of a bushed cage to frame tie in  |
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Post by cousinmike on Nov 6, 2009 10:23:58 GMT -5
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Post by chevtech on Nov 6, 2009 19:07:52 GMT -5
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Post by cousinmike on Nov 6, 2009 19:31:25 GMT -5
Thanks I might take you up on that. I'm probably a few weeks from starting the cage. Taking 42 inches out of the truck frame and remounting the jeep tub this week. Then I got to round up the tubing. Got to get my ducks in a row  . |
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Post by cousinmike on Nov 6, 2009 19:37:28 GMT -5
Very nice, I missed that tread.
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Post by poorboy1 on Nov 6, 2009 19:42:22 GMT -5
if you do a full cage front to rear i dont see a need for bushings personally. usually the bushings are for a in tub cage mounted to the frame so it doesnt crack the tub. A full bumper to bumper cage should make the whole frame rigid if done right so there wouldnt be any flex.
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Post by CRAZY BASTARD on Nov 6, 2009 20:41:04 GMT -5
i dont see any need for them at all unless you want it removable like the one in the pic above. but i am no expert by any means.
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Post by 77oneton on Nov 10, 2009 16:47:21 GMT -5
sliders gusseted and tied to the frame.
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Post by Rock Dawg on Nov 10, 2009 17:08:42 GMT -5
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Post by duesbogger on Nov 16, 2009 20:15:19 GMT -5
you could always come out with nerf bars and go through the floor with the cage and connect to the n bars
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Post by 77oneton on Nov 18, 2009 3:45:28 GMT -5
you could always come out with nerf bars and go through the floor with the cage and connect to the n bars uh......yeah thats what everybody said, SLIDERS. nerf bars is the gay term for a big 2 1/2" tube |
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