[jroach3210]

Looking for advice on anything that would help increase the structural integrity!

 

[crawler nub]

welding them together might help :flipoff2: haha nice 1st gen it looks badass

 

[drewp]

looks pretty freaking good! but the windsheild bar i wouldve done something like a /\ or \/ type shape rather than the single vertical bar you have currently, it just adds a tiny bit more triangulation/left to right support, otherwise its tits

 

[drewp]

...oh and maybe a bit steeper angles on the roof too

 

[bajaviking]

Looks good, once it 's painted it should blend in nice:smokin:

 

[jroach3210]

Thanks for the input! I haven't welded the center windshield bar yet so I may change that. Was trying to keep visibility high. Im gonna untack it tomorrow and pull it off and finish all the welds and paint it black. Was hoping to keep visibility high. DrewP you mentioned steeper bars. . . Are you referring to a pillars?

 

[drewp]

Thanks for the input! I haven't welded the center windshield bar yet so I may change that. Was trying to keep visibility high. Im gonna untack it tomorrow and pull it off and finish all the welds and paint it black. Was hoping to keep visibility high. DrewP you mentioned steeper bars. . . Are you referring to a pillars?

i was refering to this pic.... id make the two angled roof bars connect to the center bar, i noticed in another pic they look steeper so it might be fine. but id definitely change the center windsheild bar for a V or upside down V shape. your cage has a clean look and you did a killer job

 

[RcBro]

Looks sweet!

 

[jroach3210]

Really appreciate the positive input! I may just connect the roof bars with two small perpindicar bars. And a V on the windshield.

 

[Toyoland66]

Really appreciate the positive input! I may just connect the roof bars with two small perpindicar bars.

Won't help.

Connecting the two diagonal roof bars to the same point as the center bar will be strongest, then run a vertical bar to that same node from the center of the x in the b hoop.

 

[rjb661]

Looks great, I like how you went through your front fenders, makes for a very clean look. Also, what height springs are you running, tire size and hows the Rock assault working for you? Do you daily drive it? Sorry for the thread jack!

 

[jroach3210]

Springs are a hybrid ruf pack
Tires 36"
Love the rock assault so far
Would dd it if tires were cheap and were still available. But that's not the case
My dd is the blue supercharged runner in one of the above pics

 

[yotee]

when it's tacked together can you wiggle it?

 

[DEER TICK]

Connecting the two diagonal roof bars to the same point as the center bar will be strongest, then run a vertical bar to that same node from the center of the x in the b hoop.

^^This^^

Clean cage.Looks good!:smokin:

 

[BeaterToyota]

I would move the rear "x" so it meets the corners of the main hoop instead of hitting the hoop so low...

 

[jsymmns]

this^^^^ looks good though!

 

[deange]

I think it is one of if not the best looking exo cages that I've seen on here. It may be a little late but you might consider putting a bar on the outside of the cab, behind the door to protect the cab / beside a little. Would suck to have all that there and then still screw up the cab if / when you roll it.

 

[Lucky_Thirteen]

I would move the rear "x" so it meets the corners of the main hoop instead of hitting the hoop so low...

Wouldn't do him any good, look where the bottom of the x connects. You have a lot of dead nodes.

 

[jroach3210]

This is my first cage so I am learning as I go. I think I will fix the bars as advised by everyone since rolling it and racking the cage would make for a much harder job than just fixing it now.

 

[jroach3210]

when it's tacked together can you wiggle it?

Nope!