:D Check these out, just trying to make your day a little easier.....
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And how about these!:cool2:
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All designed for the strongest and safest Cage build possible, our tube Flanges are all .25" thick and so are our gussets, and remember, gussets aren't supposed to be all carved up in the middle, kind of defeats the purpose don't you think?

Think RuffStuff on this build and save enough to maybe buy that Atlas! Our prices don't go on sale, they don't have too!

A by product from all the things we make. We have them from 3/16's to 3/8's thick and 1.25" to 2" in diameter. Good for making, fixing, reinforcing, lots of things, perhaps the best thing made since, well.....I don't know, most people love them, some people don't know what to think, haven't yey heard a complaint about them......

I wish I woulda bought some of those flanges when I built my EXO cage, that'd been great to have it removeable. One of my friends used those and they worked great!

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Crossmembers, Slider Mounts, really a ton of good uses, the square ones are more popular though.....

Next Thursday or Friday, watch for them, some interesting kits with them too.....

Welding is of course stronger but these are great when you have finally bashed your sliders beyond recognition and want to replace them easily. Or bumpers, or cages.....you know, whatever.

How about some more pics of that cherokee Muchado------Kyle

how about a price on those oval flanges for 1.5 tube. 4 sets shipped to 28801. thanks. dave

We do not take orders here, all orders are taken from our website, look and see....

Nice!!

Thanks Gui......More coming.....

These 2.0" Square Hole Brackets are very handy for reinforcement of tube placement. If the tube is just welded to the frame it is strong but add one of these and it has some shear protection also. Made for weld on or bolt on use. Available now. Think Shock inboarding and Crossmembers....

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They are .25 thick like all of our brackets of this kind, 3/16" just dosen't provide enough surface to weld inside and out.

We are not telling you it is better than 2" round DOM, but it is an inexpensive alternative, just use the .25 wall, in most parts of the country it is less than half the price of 2" .25" wall DOM. Combined with our Shock Brackets and Square Mounting Plates it makes for a very reasonably priced Shock Inboarding Kit. Usually under $50 total price! If DOM is what you really want the total would still be under $100.....

And then compare price.....Always ask how thick is it? Always ask what type of steel is it made out of? Don't settle for less.

Use a through hole flange and weld it inside and out for real shear protection.....A butt joint makes the weld take the punishment, a through hole flange allows you to weld it inside too, giving you Real Shear strength.

Do you have flanges for 1.5" square tubing?

for square tubing that small. In many parts of the country suare tubing in that samll of a size isn't easy to come by with any wall thickness over .120, and even that can be hard to find. I do make the round flanges that small but square only in 2.0 because of the demand. If more people speak up about that size I might make it, but I do not now, Sorry.

All of these are Hot sellers, seems we met some unmet demand here.....

All of these are Hot sellers, seems we met some unmet demand here.....

Watch for them......watch for our Diff cover drawing in the giveaways too, lets just say very tiny bikini......:smokin:

Watch for them......watch for our Diff cover drawing in the giveaways too, lets just say very tiny bikini......:smokin:
:D


Ge that FJ track bar mount made!!!!

I am gonna need one soon :D
Plus the shock mounts...

Got some differing opinions about it here.....

Plates are ready, camera man is away playing.....look for them tommorrow afternoon.....

We are announcing these before the pics are ready because one of my competitors tried to make:shaking: an end run behind my back on 'em. They bought me out through one of the shops I supply before they were ready however I managed to keep a few for pics:smokin: and will post them tonite or tommorrow! Heres what you want to know.....

These are .25" thick, Laser cut for the factory mounting holes, with an Oval 1.75" hole cut in them so you can mount the Slider support tubes at a ~15 degree angle. They have rounded edges to eliminate catchpoints and are easy to use.

They come in a set of 8 for all of $38 thin American dollars......Pics tommorrow......You will know who when you see them, these are made in the US and when my competitor is out of the ones they bought behind my back we all know where the copied ones will come from..... I wonder if they can make the boatride without rusting?:laughing:

The answer is, It is always Cage or Slider time!

Hey Dan, have you started producing the offset 'dogleg' shackle plates we discussed in the International forum a while ago??? :grinpimp:

Hey Dan, have you started producing the offset 'dogleg' shackle plates we discussed in the International forum a while ago??? :grinpimp:
We have made inroads to them but not to that extent of bend, we are testing a set with a 3/4" bend on a 6000lb vehicle now to see fi they will take the repeated impact without collapse, so far so good but they have been on only 3 weeks. Jeff @ IHOnly and I have been talking about those and they are still on the list, just trying to make sure they can hold up befpre we sell them.

We have made inroads to them but not to that extent of bend, we are testing a set with a 3/4" bend on a 6000lb vehicle now to see fi they will take the repeated impact without collapse, so far so good but they have been on only 3 weeks. Jeff @ IHOnly and I have been talking about those and they are still on the list, just trying to make sure they can hold up befpre we sell them.

Cool. Thanks for the update. About the time you start producing them I'll be ready for a few sets!

The Toyota guys have been running similar plates for a while now. They're not carrying the weight we are though!:eek:

Thanks again for thinkin' of the Scout guys! :beer:

I think its gotta be Cage time!

Hey Dan, have you started producing the offset 'dogleg' shackle plates we discussed in the International forum a while ago??? :grinpimp:


I see a 1/8" and 1/4" offset listed on his site :cool2:

Didn't want to make them before we trusted the offset.....

I see a 1/8" and 1/4" offset listed on his site :cool2:

I saw that too. We were talking about larger offsets than that. It's a start however, and brings us to:


The Major Offset Shackles are On the Way...

Didn't want to make them before we trusted the offset.....


Yea Baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :beer: :beer: :beer:

I'm off to check out the web site again... :grinpimp:

I've got nearly an INCH of stacked washers on ea side of my leaf spring - I could do with 3/4" offset. In the meantime I'll stick with my washers behind my 1/2" plate shackles :p

BTW, is your lengths listed hole to hole or entire shackle length or ?

I've got nearly an INCH of stacked washers on ea side of my leaf spring - I could do with 3/4" offset. In the meantime I'll stick with my washers behind my 1/2" plate shackles :p

BTW, is your lengths listed hole to hole or entire shackle length or ?


Looking to expand the shackle lineup by next Friday, all of our shackles are completely smooth, no catch points for rocks to grab, all are 3/8" thick too! All lengths are hole center to hole center....

Gussets. All of our gussets are pretty plain to look at. That is by design. By keeping our gussets plain we can sell them for less, lets face it, you need alot of gussets and the cost adds up! Our Gussets are priced from $3.25 to $3.75, we offer 5 varieties, 2 of them cutout for a quick rope attachment point.

A by product from all the things we make. We have them from 3/16's to 3/8's thick and 1.25" to 2" in diameter. Good for making, fixing, reinforcing, lots of things, perhaps the best thing made since, well.....I don't know, most people love them, some people don't know what to think, haven't yey heard a complaint about them......

If you haven't noticed, we don't spend alot of money on the website, fancy websites don't come cheap, we like cheap, it allows us to keep prices low!:D

Gussets. All of our gussets are pretty plain to look at. That is by design. By keeping our gussets plain we can sell them for less, lets face it, you need alot of gussets and the cost adds up! Our Gussets are priced from $3.25 to $3.75, we offer 5 varieties, 2 of them cutout for a quick rope attachment point.

We get that question all the time, "When will this sale end?" These are not sale prices, these are what prices were meant to be! And everything is made in the USA!

We get that question all the time, "When will this sale end?" These are not sale prices, these are what prices were meant to be! And everything is made in the USA!


No reason to feel guilty about buying them! All of our products are made in the USA, EVERYTHING!

And we put alot of things together (just to take them apart the next week), we discovered, with the help of an engineer I hire now and then as a consultant, that Cage Mounting plates need the hole in them for the tube. It just adds way too much strength not too, especially shear strength, what you need the most in the case of a violent roll.

When you weld these to the tubes put the tubes 2/3's of the way through the plates and weld them from the inside first, that's what adds the shear strength, anything else is just a butt joint and if you are on top looking at multiple rolls you want all the shear prevention you can get.

Think about it.

its that simple, if it dosen't have a hole in it don't buy it if its for your roll cage. Period.....

Its a pretty simple thing.....

Check them out to make your life easier....

Today or Monday...

We just call this one the Big One, it is 4" on end but it is releived dramatically for the opening that needs strength AND easy access.....And it is expensive too! $5.75, not really expensive, just the most expensive we sell, just use these where you need the access....1/4" thick

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Time to get on it.....

Gussets, & Platforms to make this build the easy one.....Well, easier...

We are always looking for more items to make......

We are always looking for more items to make......


Major offset shackle plates!!! :flipoff2:


We have made inroads to them but not to that extent of bend, we are testing a set with a 3/4" bend on a 6000lb vehicle now to see fi they will take the repeated impact without collapse, so far so good but they have been on only 3 weeks. Jeff @ IHOnly and I have been talking about those and they are still on the list, just trying to make sure they can hold up befpre we sell them.


Got an update on the test mule? Inquiring minds... :grinpimp:

To see if we could come to an agreement about just what offset we should go with, I am happy with the results on the prototypes we made and what they can take, so now we just need to decide what offset to go with, anu input?

To see if we could come to an agreement about just what offset we should go with, I am happy with the results on the prototypes we made and what they can take, so now we just need to decide what offset to go with, anu input?

Well, you already have .125" and .250" offsets. .5" and .75" would be a good start. Would 1.0" be doable?

All of our Mounting plates are made to make your work faster, stronger, & easier....check them out.

Well, you already have .125" and .250" offsets. .5" and .75" would be a good start. Would 1.0" be doable?

If you are using the stock springs I think you are asking for about 1 5/8" or 1 3/4"......

Time to get cracking! The Con will likely open early and then close early due to an extreme fire danger because we had minimal snow this year so get'er done now! While you still have the time.....

And the snow is going fast, get that cage done!

I think they are cool too but keep them to a minimum and stay solid where you need them the most, always at the critical points use solid gussets for safety.......and don't use those punched 1/8" gussets unless they are chromoly......

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Looks are not everything or you would be at the mall, strength is where its at!

Triangulation is the answer and reinforcement at all major openings.......And a cage is just pretty until it is tied into the frame......

Dan!!


Thank you so much again for the great service, awesome product and extremely quick turnaround!!! I could not believe when I got home from work having a RuffStuff package waiting at the door the day right after I ordered! You are getting me spoiled :D

Thanks again!!

Gui

We try...

Watch for them!

I was asked why we put a hole in our Mounting plates? Wouldn't it be easier to just make 1 plate and butt weld any size tube to it?

Pretty simple answer, shear protection. If a butt weld were used and you get into a multiple roll the butt weld is weaker, in violent roll situation you want the addiitional shear strength of these plates. Weld them inside and out, do it right the first time, if your cage fails there may not be a second time.....

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Time to get something done while you are locked down......

I was asked why we put a hole in our Mounting plates? Wouldn't it be easier to just make 1 plate and butt weld any size tube to it?

Pretty simple answer, shear protection. If a butt weld were used and you get into a multiple roll the butt weld is weaker, in violent roll situation you want the addiitional shear strength of these plates. Weld them inside and out, do it right the first time, if your cage fails there may not be a second time.....

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Keep this in mind when building!

Dan, time to start working on a rear mini cage for the car seat :) Will definitely be using your hardware, so will touch bas as soon as I have a design in mind.

By the way, finished the 14 bolt disc convo with your brackets, came out extremely clean, thansk again for a killer product!

Dan, time to start working on a rear mini cage for the car seat :) Will definitely be using your hardware, so will touch bas as soon as I have a design in mind.

By the way, finished the 14 bolt disc convo with your brackets, came out extremely clean, thansk again for a killer product!

Gotta love the carseat cage idea!

Your butt depends on it......

Your butt depends on it......

Depend on a butt weld! I couldn't help myself on that one:D

Time to get that new cage or slider set mounted and mounted right!

Now is the time to start the next build!

Now is the time to start the next build!


Previous owner did wrong......:p

Stocking stuffers! Or give them to your mother as holiday coasters and when she isn't looking......

But today is the last day......do it now!

Any chance you could make the 2-bolt oval flanges for 1.75" tube in 3/16" or 1/8"?? Working on a race car and the entire car's chassis is made of 16GA 1x1 square tube. a 1/4" flange would be a bit overkill in this case ;)

Let me know, ready to order today.

I missed your question, we don't make them in thinner proportions but we may in the future, for now thick is strong!

BTW, I knew you weren't stupid Richard, just a little slow, even you can see the light and learn something!

i need a sport bar for a cj with the side bars that run to the stock roll bar. do you do these? if so how much$? thank you!

We do not do tube work simply due to the high cost of shipping tube, however if someone asks me who to go to I always say Zach at AtoZ Fabrication.....

Dan's stuff speeds up most of my jobs. The only parts of his that dont are...........the ones he hasnt thought up or had made yet. :laughing: I Need Jeep B pillar plates :laughing:

Bring that one by if you can......And call me

Build it, its your a**!

And most of these are on a big sale! 40-45% off!

I always end up doing tube work in the rain, time to think of these.....