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[QUOTE]Originally posted by mtbaughs: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by shade-: [qb] wouldn't a good 6-pt rollbar offer like 100x the protection of subframes to the occupant? just thinking out loud... of course tying the rollbar to the subframe connectors is a plus too, as would tying the rear shock towers to the rollbar... but in a rollover crash probably the LAST thing on the car I'd be thinking about would be which brand of subframe connectors I bought. [/qb][/QUOTE]Sure a roll bar is a key choice in making the car stiff and also providing safety. On the car you see pictured in my avatar which is my old car I had an 8-point cage, inner and outer globals and a frame kit in it. It was as strong as you can really get a mustang. Here's an example of what subs do in a crash. Some of you may know Vince that worked for Charlie and now works for Apex. His GT was rear ended on the freeway and 45 plus miles an hour. He saw it coming so he let off the brake pedal so his car would push forward to lessen the impact. Normally this type of hit would have pushed in the rear and buckled to the rear torque boxes beyond being able to straighten the car back to being straight. Upon inspection at the body shop the owner of the shop could not believe the car wasn't a total loss when he was first descibed the speeds of which the rear was hit. He see's this every day mind you. His conclusion was the globals kept the car from being damaged frame wise. The car was repaired and back on the road with no signs of the incident. Vince's car at the time had no roll cage and only the inner global west subs. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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