Caged trucks only
Aug 8, 2018 | 08:59 PM
#12
Ive built many >8.50 cages, and am pretty avid into rock crawling. I have an '85 Toyota pickup single cab thats caged, and my suggestion to you and anyone reading this: DO NOT go around the dash on anything. If the dash is that rare, pull it out and sell it. Around the dash fits like ****, commonly breaks knee caps, and make ingress/egress impossible. I built an around the dash kit for an Evo8 because he wanted to keep AC and not cut the dash. He regrets it. I think it looks like trash. All my stuff now goes through the dash or I reject the job.
NHRA will not allow you to plate the cage to the body pan and pass tech. For body on frame vehicles, it has to go to the frame. Do not let your fab guy tell you otherwise, unless he is going to eat the cost of fixing it when you fail tech.
1.75x.120 DOM is cheaper than the 1.625x.118 that the NHRA requires, and they say "minimum" so you're over qualified when you use the 1.75.
Chromo on a street vehicle is a waste, but if you wanna do it, go ahead. The cage will not cert for as long as mild, and the cost far out weighs the weight savings. Build a "heavier" mild steel cage, up the boost 2lbs and keep that extra $2k in your pocket.
Thats all I can think of.
NHRA will not allow you to plate the cage to the body pan and pass tech. For body on frame vehicles, it has to go to the frame. Do not let your fab guy tell you otherwise, unless he is going to eat the cost of fixing it when you fail tech.
1.75x.120 DOM is cheaper than the 1.625x.118 that the NHRA requires, and they say "minimum" so you're over qualified when you use the 1.75.
Chromo on a street vehicle is a waste, but if you wanna do it, go ahead. The cage will not cert for as long as mild, and the cost far out weighs the weight savings. Build a "heavier" mild steel cage, up the boost 2lbs and keep that extra $2k in your pocket.
Thats all I can think of.
Aug 8, 2018 | 10:13 PM
#13
I've bent 180 degrees and we were at .118 in the center with that stupid meter NHRA uses. Cold bent, 1.75x.120 DOM.
But, you're welcome to go thicker. Nothing wrong with thicker. I question the accuracy of those meters hard anyway.
But, you're welcome to go thicker. Nothing wrong with thicker. I question the accuracy of those meters hard anyway.
Aug 15, 2018 | 07:44 AM
#14
I got a few prices for some cage kits from S&W Race Cars
All kits are 1.750” tube
.134 EWS $250/$2400 installed
.120 DOM $405/$3500 installed
.083 Chro-Mo $608/$4500 installed
Out of those options is Chromoly really worth the extra $2k and 20lbs in weight savings? Or will the others be just as suitable, I only need a cage to keep the track happy for when I go over 11.50/125mph....... don’t really have any plans on putting the truck in the single digits.......... at least not yet anyways
All kits are 1.750” tube
.134 EWS $250/$2400 installed
.120 DOM $405/$3500 installed
.083 Chro-Mo $608/$4500 installed
Out of those options is Chromoly really worth the extra $2k and 20lbs in weight savings? Or will the others be just as suitable, I only need a cage to keep the track happy for when I go over 11.50/125mph....... don’t really have any plans on putting the truck in the single digits.......... at least not yet anyways
Aug 15, 2018 | 07:48 AM
#15
I got a few prices for some cage kits from S&W Race Cars
All kits are 1.750” tube
.134 EWS $250/$2400 installed
.120 DOM $405/$3500 installed
.083 Chro-Mo $608/$4500 installed
Out of those options is Chromoly really worth the extra $2k and 20lbs in weight savings? Or will the others be just as suitable, I only need a cage to keep the track happy for when I go over 11.50/125mph....... don’t really have any plans on putting the truck in the single digits.......... at least not yet anyways
All kits are 1.750” tube
.134 EWS $250/$2400 installed
.120 DOM $405/$3500 installed
.083 Chro-Mo $608/$4500 installed
Out of those options is Chromoly really worth the extra $2k and 20lbs in weight savings? Or will the others be just as suitable, I only need a cage to keep the track happy for when I go over 11.50/125mph....... don’t really have any plans on putting the truck in the single digits.......... at least not yet anyways
Aug 15, 2018 | 08:41 AM
#17
Aug 15, 2018 | 11:01 AM
#19
No kidding
Aug 15, 2018 | 11:12 AM
#20
Youve talked to the track and they have requested you build a cage to go 11.50? If you were closer to NM, I'd be happy to build you a .120 DOM cage 4, 6, 8, 10pt w/e you wanted for ~2k.
I'll need to check the rule book before I spout BS, but I wasnt aware that 11.50s needed a cage.
I'll need to check the rule book before I spout BS, but I wasnt aware that 11.50s needed a cage.