Building A Roll Cage For A Truck

Fitting the roll cage into the interior presents problems.

Building a roll cage for a truck. There are a number of roll cage designs that exist for use depending on your needs. These should help whether you are building your own cage or shopping for a fabricator to help you out. Different frame designs and modifications made to that frame all require different attributes to the cage s design. You will need to cut holes in the firewall the floor and the roof of the cab.

Part one of two on how to build a time attack roll cage featuring a 2000 mitsubishi evo vi rs tme. You will have to get very comfortable with cutting up your truck at this point. The best option is to mount the cage to the frame either by welding it directly or using plates. Because of the fact we tend to treat the stuburban like she s some kind of carnival ride we decided to build a roll cage for her.

An 8 point roll cage includes a main hoop a windshield brace across the roof a back brace sides subframe struts and gussets. We break down the rules bar by bar using a chris alston s chassisworks pre bent cage on a 65 stan. Mounting even the best cage isn t worth a lick if it parts ways with your vehicle in a rollover. An 8 point roll cage is the most basic and therefore probably the best option if this is your first build.

With that in mind we thought we d share some tips on building a better roll cage. In this video im showing you the simple way to take measurements and bend a roll cage main hoop.