Stevesc1
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I’m working on a stretched YJ project and have been studying possibilities for the roll cage design. For those of you who built full cages for a YJ how did you position the b hoop (or b pillar support if doing an A to C type design)?
The stock hoop has the funky bend and flattened tubing to be able to clear the vertical ledge where the main floor steps up to the cargo floor. How do you get the b hoop or pillar to be far enough back but also straight. It seems like there is not an easy way to do this.
I thought about notching out the front edge of the fender well or cutting a hole in it and running the b pillar down to tie into rocker guards but seems like there should be some other way? How far back does the b pillar need to be to ensure a safe distance between the drivers head and the bars?
If you retain the factory angle of the stock b hoop it seems like it would have to move forward at least a couple of inches to be able to land on the main floor near the body mount without having a bend in it. Then you also have to have a bent harness bar and possibly x brace bars to clear the seats.
Ideally I would like to have the b pillar far enough behind me for good head clearance as well as to be able to run straight harness and x brace bars.
For a 5-10 driver is the position of the upper factory b hoop far enough from the drivers head or should it shift back a little?
Anyone got any ideas on this?
Thanks!
The stock hoop has the funky bend and flattened tubing to be able to clear the vertical ledge where the main floor steps up to the cargo floor. How do you get the b hoop or pillar to be far enough back but also straight. It seems like there is not an easy way to do this.
I thought about notching out the front edge of the fender well or cutting a hole in it and running the b pillar down to tie into rocker guards but seems like there should be some other way? How far back does the b pillar need to be to ensure a safe distance between the drivers head and the bars?
If you retain the factory angle of the stock b hoop it seems like it would have to move forward at least a couple of inches to be able to land on the main floor near the body mount without having a bend in it. Then you also have to have a bent harness bar and possibly x brace bars to clear the seats.
Ideally I would like to have the b pillar far enough behind me for good head clearance as well as to be able to run straight harness and x brace bars.
For a 5-10 driver is the position of the upper factory b hoop far enough from the drivers head or should it shift back a little?
Anyone got any ideas on this?
Thanks!