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Family Bars

Discussion in 'Builds and Fabricators Forum' started by garbageman, Sep 12, 2007.

  1. Sep 12, 2007
    garbageman

    garbageman Member

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    Looking for ideas in strong, but simple family bars for the rear. Adding front hoop and spreaders this weekend and want a safe setup for the rear seat passengers.

    #1 -rear hoop and spreaders back to main.
    #2 -side hoops and spreader across
    #3 -something else
     
    garbageman, Sep 12, 2007
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  2. Sep 12, 2007
    Boyink

    Boyink Super Moderator Staff Member

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    I've seen either 1 or 2 done well. What kind of bending capability do you have?
     
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  3. Sep 12, 2007
    garbageman

    garbageman Member

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    I'll have to shop it out. My shop can do up to 1" for steel hydraulic line, thats it. I want 1.75" DOM. We have a couple of race shops in town that make cages so with myself supplying the tube it should be cheap. I'll weld it in at my shop.

    I want the safest design since the boys could be in the back.
     
    garbageman, Sep 12, 2007
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  4. Sep 13, 2007
    willys59cj5

    willys59cj5 Sponsor

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    I am very interested in this topic as well. I have two little ones I want to protect. Thanks for starting this thread.
     
    willys59cj5, Sep 13, 2007
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  5. Sep 13, 2007
    jeep67

    jeep67 Member

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    That makes three of us. Pictures anyone?????
     
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  6. Sep 13, 2007
    garbageman

    garbageman Member

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    Pics i have found in my research so far.

    Bolt in
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    Full Cage
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    Member here - Danstew and kids (Maybe he'll post a few, less the top)
    [​IMG]
    I know it's a TJ or YJ or something, I think factory bars too
    [​IMG]
    Poison Spider design - Later Model Jeep
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    Green CJ
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  7. Sep 13, 2007
    Boyink

    Boyink Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Mine's less of a family bar as the cage was just designed to go back that far, but I liked the way they were able to put small bends in the upper rear cross bar to get more clearance under it.

    [​IMG]

    Looking at Dan's though it looks like he has about the maximum amount with the other approach.

    The limitation is really going to be the softop -- I remember being frustrated with the slope of the rear of the CJ5 softop, and how it forced the rear bar to be closer in towards the middle of the Jeep.

    The dunes here in MI require that the rollcage be "above and behind" the passengers heads, and it was just about impossible to do that and fit in the softtop.

    So I bought a CJ6...R)
     
    Boyink, Sep 13, 2007
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  8. Sep 13, 2007
    Warloch

    Warloch Did you say Flattie??? Staff Member

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    My cage is made to fit under the soft top as well... Seemed to work for the kids this summer as the seat sits a little forward of the back as well.

    [​IMG]
     
    Warloch, Sep 13, 2007
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  9. Sep 15, 2007
    1960willyscj5

    1960willyscj5 Well-Known Member

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    So, why not have a custom top made?
    That way you could build the cage the way you want, and have the top fit to the cage. Would be a two person install, probably. but, then I don't run a top, just the bikini thing. Weather here is good for riding the Vstar year round, so I run the JEEP the same way. Doesn't have a heater, never did.:coffee::hurrican::flag:
     
    1960willyscj5, Sep 15, 2007
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  10. Sep 16, 2007
    Dummy

    Dummy I kick hippies

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    Dummy, Sep 16, 2007
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  11. Sep 16, 2007
    bkd

    bkd Moderator Supreme Staff Member 2022 Sponsor

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    QUOTE=Dummy;532308]Here's what I did on Hatari.

    Couple more pics of it are in this thread: http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34328&page=3[/quote]

    :drool:
    I like that but I'd have to change quite a bit to mimic the design....think I'll just bend a bar higher than the one in the pic (headbanger)
    Jim S.
     
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    bkd, Sep 16, 2007
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