Roll Bar Or No Roll Bar?

hello everyone i'm toying with the idea of removing the roll bar out of my jeep. I like the look of no roll bar but have to admit it does add a little bit of safety if nothin else it's an illusion of safety. What do you all think? Any good reasons on either side of the fence to keep or remove the roll bar?

It's a full roll bar, hard to tell from the photo.

 

keep it.

 

I like mine since I use it to grab onto when getting in and out of the jeep. Then there is the safety aspect. For looks, it's a personal call. Most roll bars I have seen in pic's look right at home on the jeeps.

 

Agree you should keep it unless you plan to put it in a museum or only use it for Sunday parades.

 

I agree with liking the look of no roll bar.........on a bone stock JEEP. But, safety takes precedence over looks. If the JEEP will see any trail time, keep it. I also agree with Warloch that you may need it exactly when you'd think you don't. Personally, if I was driving the thing back and forth to work once a week and that was all, I'd probably yank it and hope I never need it. DD and/or trail time, it would stay for sure.

 

I would no more drive my Willys anywhere but the local pet parade without a roll bar then I would roar it down the highway without seat belts or not wear an Orange Safety vest while paving roads at night.

 

Leave it. I like the look of the older accessories on your Jeep (spare tire mount, etc.) so the roll bar fits in well.

 

Roll bar is safer IF seatbelts are worn. But keep in mind that a bar will not protect from many other types of mishap.

But I have made a personal choice to keep the authentic "early" look without a bar.
I remember when roll bars in Jeeps were a new-fangled idea, and it doesn't look 'right' to me..

Also that allows me to slip under down trees, chain gates etc.

 

I purchased my 65 with no roll bar and searched for one before it took the road. It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

 

Thanks for all the replies guys. I was leaning toward keeping it and probably will. The wife certainly wants it to stay.

@Glenn if you rolled done any of these mountains you'd be better off jumping out quickly.

 

What about switching to just a roll bar instead of the full cage? Some protection is better than none, and it will open up your floors a little.

 

And is that a rear PTO drive unit I spy?

 

keep it

 

Id say to keep it. The one time you need it and don't have it may be the difference between a good video and death for you or your loved ones if they are in the jeep when you roll it.

 

Yes that's a pto the jeep is actually all original as far as I can tell. I removed those second set of brake lights the PO had on for flat towing.

 

keep it

 

My Jeep has never had a roll bar, I like the look when the windshield is down, all flat. I do worry about a roll over, but put it out of my head, kind of like crashing when riding a motorcycle. I have thought about making one that replaces my Best Top frame, out of heavy wall small tubes so it would fit the top. I reinforced my windshield frame when I got a new replacement, by adding stronger corners, and welding it all the way around. Probably didn't do much, but it made me feel better about it. I know it would be smarter to have one, but I still like the look without it.

 

I have no seat belts, and I used to drive without the roll-bar, easier to drive under the trees... and the look is nice with the windshield down.
This is really at slow speed. But now I keep the roll-bar because I drive sometimes on the roads. I understand that, without good seat-belts made to keep you put on the seat, there is a risk anyway. I don't know what my body would do if there was a roll-over?
The roll-bar would just protect the Jeep body?