Any ideas for a cage?

[deadpedal]

I'd like to install a cage, but have never had to fab one myself. I have a set of welders available (Army-post DIY auto shops are awesome), tube benders and notchers, etc. tools aren't a problem. I just need to see a good design for an internal cage that won't jack up the functioning of the interior or doors. I would actually like to mount the seats on parts of the cage like on my TJ. I have four Jaz off-roading seats mounted on respective mounts right now. I was kinda toying with the idea of mixing square tubing to mount the seats on and using regular 1-1/2 inch tubing for the overhead and sides. I am kinda worried about clearance for my head (I'm 6'3") but not about midsection supports (my seats don't recline anyway).

A lot of my fellow wheelers out here are pretty experienced but only one of them has welded up a roll-bar (note: not a cage). Need a little direction. Thought I'd turn to others that might have had similar problem and found a solution.

[jdogg4]

this might help his site is down right now but might come back up soon

Kenneth in San Felipe
Geronimo Sport Desert Racing
sanfelipeoffrad.com

he goes by geronimo on JU

this is a cool link

http://www.fototime.com/inv/740E4C478197BD9

or
http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/pictures?userid={38F1215C-AF30-45D2-9D86-54A3B9ED5DD0}&inv=740E4C478197BD9&albumid={1A4F725 2-14ED-44B7-9211-6EC6133ED577}

this guy goes by wcarpent on JU.

[deadpedal]

This link....

http://www.fototime.com/inv/740E4C478197BD9

is absolutely AWESOME.
That thing is beautiful! I even saw some features of a cage that I would want already designed in. Handles that double as corner braces.... It has ALL of it! Thanx for the link, if a picture is worth a thousand words, I'm about to hijack a friggin encyclopedia set from those pictures....
:razz:

[jdogg4]

ya that link rocks and that is a kick A$$ cage.

[deadpedal]

I was looking at the bolt-in kit from Rock Hard 4x4 Parts, but.... well, it's a bolt-in cage. I don't trust something that just bolts together. I was thinking about it and decided to hold off on the cage idea for a while. gonna get a set of beadlocks welded up instead. That's gonna siphon off a lot of my cash. Why can't someone make me a cage for free?

[jdogg4]

I was looking at the bolt-in kit from Rock Hard 4x4 Parts, but.... well, it's a bolt-in cage. I don't trust something that just bolts together. I was thinking about it and decided to hold off on the cage idea for a while. gonna get a set of beadlocks welded up instead. That's gonna siphon off a lot of my cash. Why can't someone make me a cage for free?

I think we would all like a cage for free. some of the bolton ones are pretty nice and strong. YOu could tacweld it were it bolts onto the rig.

[deadpedal]

I think that I'll end up getting to know the bender and notcher at the shop a lot better. I don't know that even if I got a bolt-in kit that I'll be totally satisfied with it. I DID see soome awesome ideas for joints and even that headrest that's built into the rear of the Rock Hard cage (pretty tricked out). I know that if I want to get exactly what I want, that I'll have to make it myself. Thanks for that first link though JDogg, VERY helpful. I gotta figure out how to connect all of the seats to a cage now...

You know, this'll take about a year to get everything the way that I want and about a week to fab and install, Doh! Always the hard way....

[jdogg4]

O heck ya If I has a bender and notcher I would do it myself aswell. Keep us updated on this if it comes togather anysooner for yo.

[Ueland]

If you head over to http://www.jeepn.org and check out the forums theres a person that goes by the name of peekaboo who has an exocage on their cherokee.

I've seen a few exocages on cherokees and they seem to great.

I did see a bolt in cage for a cherokee once but it was scary. It had this piece that tied into the dash/firewall that had a nice sharp corner on it. the thing looked hungry for blood like it was ready to rip open the first kneecap that got near it.

If you do go wiht a prefab cage make sure to check all pics closely as i can not recal who made the "knee kiiler" cage.

[jdogg4]

ya for sure I've seen some cool ones there http://www.jeepn.org

[89cherokee]

Has anyone in here built one for themselves. And if you have would you be willing to build another. I would pay $200 or maybe a little more if someone was willing to make me one

[jdogg4]

If I had the stuff to do It I for sure would.