Rollbars?

[ColoradoStang]

does anyone have pics of a roll bar installed? i'm thinking about getting a 4-point kit from Jegs or a custom made. I also wanna keep the rear seat in use. i'm looking at 94-98's specifically but anything works. any ideas? what are the pros and cons of rollbars? thanks for helping out a newb

i am asking for my parent's sake, they want me to put one in for safety, a GT and a 17.5 year old teen, dont mix well in their eyes

[4.6 Love]

is your car modded?

[tripleblack]

Originally Posted by ColoradoStang

does anyone have pics of a roll bar installed? i'm thinking about getting a 4-point kit from Jegs or a custom made. I also wanna keep the rear seat in use. i'm looking at 94-98's specifically but anything works. any ideas? what are the pros and cons of rollbars? thanks for helping out a newb

i am asking for my parent's sake, they want me to put one in for safety, a GT and a 17.5 year old teen, dont mix well in their eyes

Is your car a convertible? If so, I can understand their concerns and there are several 4 and 6 point bar kits available. Be advised that all such kits make access to the rear seat difficult with the top down or semi-impossible with the top up, and they really should be welded in to work properly (some CAN be bolted in, but they are far weaker than the welded items - and if safety's the point, why bother?). If your car's a coupe, you'd be spending a big chunk to get a little - I'd recommend that you address your car's brake and suspension short-comings first. They'll cost about the same as a roll cage, and add safety without destroying access to your back seat.

tripleblack

[USMCstang]

You're not gonna have much luck installing one that keeps the rear seat area very useful. It's a compromise you'll have to make. A 4 point cage would use the least amount of room back there, but if you don't want to lose the rear seat, you'd more than likely need it bent to fit through the speaker grill, or the side panels. You also probably want to remove the lower crossbar, which IMO, makes it pointless in the first place. If you a driving hard enough to flip a mustang on the street, you shouldn't be driving in the first place.

http://forums.modulardepot.com/showt...threadid=59728

[dom]

im doing a 6pt over the fall and winter. and ditching the rear seats. dont waste money on a cage unless you run 11.5 or faster

[dmark101]

Originally Posted by dom

im doing a 6pt over the fall and winter. and ditching the rear seats. dont waste money on a cage unless you run 11.5 or faster

or plan to seriously road race your car.

[dom]

forgot about that.

[madmatt]

Tell your parents that roll bars are a bad idea for just a stock car. Whether your are 17 or not, they shouldnt have bought you the car if they werent comfortable with your driving skills. Im not an old guy busting your balls either, as Im 17 as well. A roll bar in a stock car can be even worse for you in an accident if you hit your head on it. In a roll over situation, our seatbelts are designed for us to be able to slide over sideways into the pass seat or floorboard area so we dont get crushed. Tell them not to be so worried, as you wont be subjecting yourself to much roll over possibility driving normally. If you get competitive with your car in drag racing or road racing, maybe look into it, but dont drive around with a roll bar in your car just because it makes your car "safer." Spend the money on better brakes, subframe connectors, and good suspension. Also, learn to respect the power more than anything, and dont drive like a madman. That should keep you safer than a roll bar would. Have fun with your car, hope Im not sounding like a preacher, but dont get so worked up (your parents anyways) about the roll bar thing. They are just as likely to roll their car as you are(which is very unlikely in the first place) Drive safe, have fun, and keep the rubber side down.
Matt

[USMCstang]

:sign5: Well put

[fallstar]

What if you have a vert that runs faster than 11.5
How do you get a decent compromise between safety and cruising with friends and the top down? A full roll bar would probably look silly in my car and the (style) light bar probably isn't gonna do too much for safety.