building a lower exo cage on the ranger.

[JeepRecoveryTeam]

so i wana build some rockers and exo cage for the lower half of my truck here is one of the ideas I had let me know what you think. feel free to take my pic and draw an exo cage up in paint to give me afew more ideas so i can get a good design before i start building.

 

[dogboy]

Looks good except for one thing. On the ext cab area, are you planning on running a bar INTO the cab up by the window to attach the cage to the truck?

If you aren't, I would HIGHLY suggest one. If you don't have any bars holding the cage out, the first time you lean the truck into a tree of something in that area, it will push all that cage work into you cab.

Judging by the fact that you are only doing this to lower half, I would assume it is for body protection, not occupant protection?

 

[JeepRecoveryTeam]

yea i could throw one across the back in between the cab and the bed.

 

[dogboy]

Yeah, you'll want as many cross bars (going from one side of the truck to the other) as you can, I would think. That is probably why most people just do a full-on exo cage, because there is a lot more places to tie things together at.

I'm not sure if you wanted to run a bar into the body, but you could probably tire the corner there by the door handle, into the B pillar pretty easily. Just cut a round hole the same size as the tube, slip the tube in, weld it where it needs to be, then take some silicon, and fill the gap around the sheetmetal/ tube, and then put some touch-up paint over the silicon. That is what one of my buddies did, and it looks really good! It isn't just a hole, it actually flows I guess you would call it.

 

[crawlin91]

heres one

 

[crawlin91]

couple more. these are sick

 

[CheapThrillB2]

couple more. these are sick

 

[Toreadorranger]

Your better off just doing a full exo, your so close with that design. Specially cause it will help stiffen the lower portion.