Roll Cage?

JKZ Motorsports · **Posted:** Fri Jan 07, 2011 10:10 am

Has anyone installed a cage inside their Liberty? If so would you mind sharing some pics. Or even an exo-cage. Thinking of doing some sort of cage (either an exo or an inside cage).

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:26 pm

If you end up doing an exo, please post pictures. I'd love to see how it turns out.

KJWildman · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:00 pm

I have thought about an inside cage too. After being on this forum a few years now and seeing several of our members roll theirs over though, unless you stand a chance of an extremely violent rollover, the Liberty is an extremely strong platform to begin with. However ..... if you really want to check into it, try Motion Off Road , I talked to them just a couple weeks before Christmas and these are available. They have all the info stored in a computer and if you order one, they just download the info to a computer controlled bender and spit one out!! :lol:

$650 for the 1-3/4", $400 for the 1-5/8". Available in EWS, Molly or DOM

I may get one of these myself once I finish the current project.

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:11 pm

I haven't seen this done before, but this Spring I plan on having a set of tube doors made for my KJ to use in the Summer. There's a guy would will build me a set for the front, as I'm not specialized in that field. :mrgreen:

Already have it planned out, just waiting on the money.

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:19 pm

KJWildman wrote:

Available in EWS, Molly or DOM

I may get one of these myself once I finish the current project.

I bet you get a Dom. Always knew you were submissive. :ROTFL:

teckman02 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:24 pm

if i was going to do any kind of tube doors i would rather have half door here are some made for a WJ grand

the half doors would be a lot stronger than tube

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:31 pm

whats the point of being able to open those back doors or is that just the mechanism to remove them? lol

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:59 pm

Techman: To be honest, that doesn't look right at all. The tube doors will be fine with what I want to do, drive. It will look better and make one, unique KJ.

STINGN · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:14 pm

no, that gran looks amazing with those doors. you should see a full picture of it.

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:24 pm

Well I don't like it. Anyways, this is sort of what I'm going towards on how to build the doors.

Sorry JKZ for posting my ideas on your thread. Should have started my own thread about it :roll:

offroadohio · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:33 pm

im planning tube doors and flat fenders for my kj in the near future.

JKZ Motorsports · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:52 pm

No worries, its all good

JKZ Motorsports · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:58 pm

I like the idea of an interior cage. The idea of an exo cage is to protect body panels...........not so worried about body panels. Besides most exo cages look like jungle jims :dizzy:

However, keeping the family safe is important.

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:02 pm

JKZ, I like the idea of a roll cage as well. More than an exo actually. Maybe when my KJ gets paid off, I'll turn it into a trail rig. It would look sweet with a SFA, roll cage, 33's, tube doors, flat fenders, heavy duty bumpers...can't do any of that now :roll:

JKZ Motorsports · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:02 pm

teckman02 wrote:

if i was going to do any kind of tube doors i would rather have half door here are some made for a WJ grand

the half doors would be a lot stronger than tube

Pretty cool idea, will have to look into it more when the $$$$ comes around. Although I think I will/would leave some more door material and not remove so much.

I have tried tube doors and on veh driven on the street it lets too much debris in. Especially coming home from the trail.

JKZ Motorsports · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:06 pm

Yea, sheet metal can be replaced.

I barrel rolled my race suzuki sidekick @ 45 mph. Definetly learn the reason the cage is tied to the frame. :mrgreen:

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:09 pm

Ouch!

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:14 pm

Really don't see the need for 99.9% of us out here unless you just want the bragging rights. Seen several so far that have been rolled several times either on the highway or on a trail ( Towstrap 3 rolls) and none would of benefitted much of anything from an interior cage. IMO
Now a CJ/YJ/TJ/JK/XJ yes they need them!

offroadohio · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:17 pm

And i agree with tom about the cages. you CAN NOT build an interior cage that keeps the factory interior functional, that will do much protecting.

If you do a roll thats going to collapse it enough to kill you, you are dead with or without the cage.

Ive seen vehicles roll a few etimes down hilsl without cages and the damages is pretty nearly the same as with one internally.

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:20 pm

Yeah I can see that. It is kind of worthless but would look pretty cool. Wish I did have a CJ, TJ or YJ

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