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Posted by season'd 88 (Member # 169) on :
 
Greetings. Im having this guy install a chassis works 8pt roll bar in my 88 hatch, and were not sure which would be the prefered mounting location for the back bars. I was thinking next to the area were the shock towers are and weld a bar across tieng them together, he thought better all the way back and to the frame. Your thoughts, and or pics would be helpfull. Thanks
 

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Posted by TRIX02GT (Member # 2844) on :
 
i have a buddy that does custom cages and i bet he would advice to go all the way back to the frame for better safety and rigidity...Just my 2 cents
 

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Posted by 1990GT50 (Member # 2119) on :
 
i had mine welded in the back to the frame.
 

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Posted by mustanggt5091 (Member # 444) on :
 
call chassis works
 

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Posted by shade-tree (Member # 298) on :
 
at least your car needs it!

/me kicks my 6-pt in the garage
 

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Posted by season'd 88 (Member # 169) on :
 

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Originally posted by shade-tree:
at least your car needs it!

/me kicks my 6-pt in the garage

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ha..might not need it after its installed.
 

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Posted by Yellow94GT (Member # 431) on :
 
8 points is too many
 

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Posted by season'd 88 (Member # 169) on :
 

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Originally posted by Yellow94GT:
8 points is too many

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the two extra points are smaller diameter bars that angle inword. they will go to the upper torque box area and weld to base plates. cant be more than 10 or 15 lbs. tops. hey at least my 4 lug spare is history
 

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Posted by Black88GT (Member # 394) on :
 
Whats it cost to get one installed? Someday I might be in the 11s
 

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Posted by 98slowhoe (Member # 895) on :
 

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Originally posted by season'd 88:

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Originally posted by Yellow94GT:
8 points is too many

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hey at least my 4 lug spare is history

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Drew you have to Give him Credit for that, you know that was something really hard for him to do.
 

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Posted by icon (Member # 949) on :
 
rollbar, roll cages,full tub ,or mini tub look no further i can help you out.....drop me
a pm
 

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Posted by Black94 5.0 (Member # 655) on :
 
Season'd 88~~I agree with you, I think it would be better to go straight to the rear shock towers and weld a shock tower brace/bar across...What is he gonna weld to at the back?...The floor pan?...I think that the floor pan is pretty thin metal to mount a roll bar/cage to without heavy re-inforcements...

These guys like to weld to the floorpan,www.wolferacecraft.com, but I think they are more about the 1/4 mile and straight line performance...

http://www.wolferacecraft.com/images/Install%20Pics/foxhatcage/fxhatcage06.jpg

http://www.wolferacecraft.com/images/Install%20Pics/SN-95%20Bar/Sn-b14.jpg

I think that if road racing is your preference then I would definately weld to the shock towers like these kits do...

http://www.autopowerindustries.com/

I hope this helps..
 

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Posted by icon (Member # 949) on :
 
on your foxbody you have a sheet metal box frame youd want to put you plate right over the top of it..you could weld in the strut brace then add some 1 1/4" tube from the rear cage bars to the strut tower bar that way youd still be legal for nhra events.and youd sill get that extra structure you were lookin for
 

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