A while ago I bought custom made to me design cage mounting plates and 4 tube clamps from MAD4X4.com. I had them make 20 mounting plates cut to 5 " dia. with a 4" X 5 hole bolt circle, and an undersized 2" hole in the center Like RuffStuff does their cage mounting plates. Its so you can sink the tube about 2/3 the thickness of the mounting plate and weld not just around the tube on the top side but a weld inside the tube to the plate on the bottom also, helps attain better shear strength. That way your not just relying on the weld for shear but the steel in its strongest plane. These were suposed to be for a 10 point cage.
After I recieved them from MAD4x4 I realized I did not want to have the bottom plate to have a center hole and I wanted them a different size so the floor sheet metal does not have a pinch and stress point to crack at. I should have had them make 10 different. So I contacted Kert at DIY4X4 to make the custom bottom plates.
Today I recieved my DIY shackle flip and custom made to my design bottom cage mounting plates. Kert made them for a AWESOME price, 40% cheaper then what I paid thru MAD4X4. There 6" dia with a 5 hole X 4" bolt circle. As requested Kert made the holes just under 1/2 in dia. so I can match drill the plates using the MAD plates as a drill guide. there 1 in diameter bigger then the MAD plates. here are some pics.
I chucked the MAD plates up in my lathe and machined each one of them so it fits the 2" tube with a good fit about 2/3 the thickness of the 1/4 plate thickness. Im drilling the bolt circle to .531 for bolt clearence, and will be using 1/2 grade 8 or 9 bolts. Im mounting my cage to the body mainly but it will also be tied to the frame as strategic locations.
So since I had mad do 20 plates, and I needed bottom plates of different size with no center hole, I had Kert and DIY make 20 bottom plates. So now I have enough for two 10 point cages. One for my K5 and one for my burb.
The shackle buckets from DIY are great quality, very nice pieces. Cant wait to get them debured up and powder coated and get them on. My ORD buckets are going to be used on my burb now. some pics.
Oh, and THANKS! Kert for the KICK ASS parts!
After I recieved them from MAD4x4 I realized I did not want to have the bottom plate to have a center hole and I wanted them a different size so the floor sheet metal does not have a pinch and stress point to crack at. I should have had them make 10 different. So I contacted Kert at DIY4X4 to make the custom bottom plates.
Today I recieved my DIY shackle flip and custom made to my design bottom cage mounting plates. Kert made them for a AWESOME price, 40% cheaper then what I paid thru MAD4X4. There 6" dia with a 5 hole X 4" bolt circle. As requested Kert made the holes just under 1/2 in dia. so I can match drill the plates using the MAD plates as a drill guide. there 1 in diameter bigger then the MAD plates. here are some pics.
I chucked the MAD plates up in my lathe and machined each one of them so it fits the 2" tube with a good fit about 2/3 the thickness of the 1/4 plate thickness. Im drilling the bolt circle to .531 for bolt clearence, and will be using 1/2 grade 8 or 9 bolts. Im mounting my cage to the body mainly but it will also be tied to the frame as strategic locations.
So since I had mad do 20 plates, and I needed bottom plates of different size with no center hole, I had Kert and DIY make 20 bottom plates. So now I have enough for two 10 point cages. One for my K5 and one for my burb.
The shackle buckets from DIY are great quality, very nice pieces. Cant wait to get them debured up and powder coated and get them on. My ORD buckets are going to be used on my burb now. some pics.
Oh, and THANKS! Kert for the KICK ASS parts!
, I got the clamps at MAD4x4.com. As far as "pulling out of the clamps" if you mean in the case of an impact on a tube that is clamped in place, to keep it from sliding on the tube its clamped around. I plan on having atleast 2, or more if necessary, clamps in 2 different planes. Meaning if there is a clamp, clamped around a tube running front to back of the truck then there will also be a clamp, clamped side to side, like a gusset, only removable and at a 45 deg angle. This is all theory ofcourse.
you cant take it with you, thats my motto.
