possible 97 build

[dave@threat]

damn good point. but its not him i worry about its me cause im like the young kid in nascar that races for the navy. i push things as close to the limit as possible. now do i have to build a bad ass to regulations cage or would a 3inchx.25 light bar that goes into the cab along the rails down the window chanel and back to the frame with peices going from one side to the other work?

Oh shit son I need to educate you haha! For a cab cage you are going to need to build a real cab cage. You need tubing at the A pillar, B pillar, And C pillar if the trucks an extra cab. It needs to be welded 360* and welded to the frame not the body. Triangulation is your best friend when it comes to cage work. More then likely the truck is going to weigh over 4,000ls so I would build all of the main tubes out of 2" 120 DOM and the rest out of 1 3/4" 120 wall DOM. If you don't think you will race the truck at any point in time just build the entire cab cage out of 1 3/4" 120 wall DOM. All of the racing promoters allow 1 3/4" tubing but some require 2" main tubes if the vehicle is over 4,000lbs. You can expect to have at least 150+ feet in tubing just in the cab cage alone. On average 300 ft when a desert truck is caged front to back.

 

[rngrdngr]

Oh shit son I need to educate you haha! For a cab cage you are going to need to build a real cab cage. You need tubing at the A pillar, B pillar, And C pillar if the trucks an extra cab. It needs to be welded 360* and welded to the frame not the body. Triangulation is your best friend when it comes to cage work. More then likely the truck is going to weigh over 4,000ls so I would build all of the main tubes out of 2" 120 DOM and the rest out of 1 3/4" 120 wall DOM. If you don't think you will race the truck at any point in time just build the entire cab cage out of 1 3/4" 120 wall DOM. All of the racing promoters allow 1 3/4" tubing but some require 2" main tubes if the vehicle is over 4,000lbs. You can expect to have at least 150+ feet in tubing just in the cab cage alone. On average 300 ft when a desert truck is caged front to back.

love the " shit son" its my favorite term to use. yea i do know it goes to the frame not the body, didnt mean to come across that way. i figured that wouldnt be strong enough i just dont have the time to go that extreame. but thanks for the info its nice to know and other people who dont know will find it and get the info. but besides the cage is the other stuff a good setup or should i do anything else?