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rattlewagon said:
Their ugly I get it. But head room is great and trying to semi - keep the body ok (who knows why, its just going to get trashed eventually) typically are a "one hard roll" kinda cage.. bue were gonna do one anyway.

Heres a bunch of photos I had saved:

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I like this one





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i really like the boat side here.
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What's the going rate for an exo cage? Something like this but just the cab?
 

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There is no going rate. That depends on how cheap you can get the tube and who is doing the fab work.

But.. wild guess off the internet for a good shop to build on out of HREW? Id say 2k.

also, that cage needs more triangulation :flipoff2:
 
Going rate around me is $14/ft for 1-3/4" DOM. I have about $600 in tubing in my cage. I'd stroke TF out if I got a cage quote for $5k-$7k. Makes me think buy a bender and get at it. You'd be time and money ahead plus make money using the bender. 🤷
 
maybe source out the couple bends you need and run as many strait pieces as possible to form triangles in the cage.
but bender price is sounding pretty cheap now.
 
I'd really like a bender so I could learn I just don't have the time or space. I commute 1.5 hours each way 5 days a week so my weekend time is limited. This is one of those times I'll pay someone to do it.
 
Bump, an exo on my Tacoma will probably be my winter project. I have 2x6 rocker sliders welded to the cab, any down side of just tieing the exo into that and not the frame? My line of thought is if the cab leaves the body some how, I'll be in the "cage" still. The cage will be used for east coast forest wheeling so no real high speed stuff. This will be my first project with tube, I figured may as well tool up and learn somehow!!:flipoff2:
 
I would tie into the frame also with the rock sliders. How about posting some pics of your sliders and where you plan on tieing the cage into them.
 
KrustyTJ said:
I would tie into the frame also with the rock sliders. How about posting some pics of your sliders and where you plan on tieing the cage into them.
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I would tie it into the front, right behind the door and right behind the cab. I'm still in the "shopping for a bender and looking at pics and build threads" stage of the cage project:laughing:
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Hard to tel from the pics but it looks like there’s not much room to land tube onto that slider.
 
Slander said:
Bump, an exo on my Tacoma will probably be my winter project. I have 2x6 rocker sliders welded to the cab, any down side of just tieing the exo into that and not the frame? My line of thought is if the cab leaves the body some how, I'll be in the "cage" still. The cage will be used for east coast forest wheeling so no real high speed stuff. This will be my first project with tube, I figured may as well tool up and learn somehow!!:flipoff2:
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Tube bending 101 at the old place.

Yours is an ext. Cab IIRC. Two B pillars, the back one just behind the cab, both tied into the slider. X brace the back B tied in with a node to the slider/B. I can't remember if you still have a bed or not, but make it work. Line the second B where you could potentially run a cross bar through the cab for future shoulder harness mounting. Run the rest like, whatever man.

Throw some gussets at frame to slider connection and you'll be fine. My cab "floats" within my cage that is based of slider/frame/B connection, with some cab penatrations for seat/harness mounting. I've dumped it pretty good a couple times. No issue.

Edit: I type slow and missed pics...Carry on.
 
I have seen some cages with the tube pushed into the cab or inbedded I think some posted one here. If you cab is already getting that raisin thing going I guess beat to fit paint to match 😁
 
KrustyTJ said:
I have seen some cages with the tube pushed into the cab or inbedded I think some posted one here. If you cab is already getting that raisin thing going I guess beat to fit paint to match 😁
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I think I've posted mine here, its an exo/intern (kinky) what's left of the body completely conforms to the internal section.
 
if you can add a kicker right before the rear tire it helps keep you from wedging a tire in-between slider. and gives you a nice stepping point for reaching into the bed. ideas is all.
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chaplinfj60 said:
if you can add a kicker right before the rear tire it helps keep you from wedging a tire in-between slider. and gives you a nice stepping point for reaching into the bed. ideas is all.
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Thanks! I was never a fan of those kickouts and with my bed side not really being attached to ahything, it just folds in an pops out anyway. I have had a few friends get trees wedged between those kick outs and the tires. I do have the parts to attach the rear part of that slider to the frame though.
 
Anyone got pics of 4 door Taco's or 4runners with exo cages? Have seen a few on google, but some look like total shit. Would like one for my 3rd gen some day, internal cage is out of the question.
 
YotaAtieToo said:
This is my buddies who's we did at the same time as my 2nd gen 4runner.
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That looks good. What size tube? Also doesn't look like there is tube inside the b-pillars? That cross bracing at the back of the cab would be hard to pull off also without chopping the top on the 4runner. Internal and external c-pillars maybe?
 
rockota said:
“I’d like to order wheels please,”
“Sure. What size? 17*24 with negative 4” backspacing “
“What?????”
“You heard me.”
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20x14 1" bs actually :flipoff2:

Bunch of guys around paradise, CA started getting the to run 47s, 49s and 54s for snow. Those giant tires don't really fit without dumb wheels. Believe it or not I've never heard of any of them having knuckle or KP issues. :laughing:

Personally, I'd go for a wider axle and way more back spacing, but whatever.

Edit: I've seen extra special guys run those same wheels on drw hubs :barf:
 
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