Um, yeah, disregard my last statement...
http://www.savageoffroad.biz/2009/06/dom-vs-hrew.html
http://www.savageoffroad.biz/2009/06/dom-vs-hrew.html
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Roll Cage costs
- Thread starter GMC1977
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You must have DOM (aka 1018/1020) confused with Chrome moly (aka 4130). 4130 has a higher tensile strength than 1018/1020, hence the ability to use a thinner wall tube with 4130.
Sorry, I was under the impression that with HREW at x strength and DOM at the same strength, the DOM had a thinner wall. Which was why race cars used it cause it was lighter? I dunno, I don't build race cars and it's been years since I visited the local chassis shop/car builder.
Okay heres the deal any cage that is built properly is better than no cage at all. I can see a very simple cage costing around 500. I doubt it will be tied into the frame, but alot of cages are not.
Get an idea of the design of the cage. In my neck of the woods 500 bucks would get you a 4 pt. with very little triangulation.
The one thing I think it might be missing is downbars from the main hoop. In a jimmy you need those
Get an idea of the design of the cage. In my neck of the woods 500 bucks would get you a 4 pt. with very little triangulation.
The one thing I think it might be missing is downbars from the main hoop. In a jimmy you need those
How much should it cost for one like this?
I personally don't think the little benefit you get from going to DOM out weights the cost of it in a truck application. If anything I would just do the main hoops DOM and then do everything else with HREW or even a decent structural pipe.
That's what mine is, DOM for the A and B pillar and halo, HREW for everything else.
cegusman
3/4 ton status
All 1 3/4" Dom on mine. Seat bars are 1 1/4" DOM
I got a question.
What shop is doing this fpr you?
PM me if you want but I was just curious cause I'm from Red Oak and may know him.
What shop is doing this fpr you?
PM me if you want but I was just curious cause I'm from Red Oak and may know him.
cegusman
3/4 ton status
Gulf Coast Crawl Shop here in Houston.
lugnut
1/2 ton status
My 75 has the factory roll bar and had a local shop add to it. They did a front hoop + down bars and rear bars going all the way to the rear with a cross bar. It was .120 wall dom and cost me $550
bostonsean
Registered Member
everyone agrees 1 3/4 dom is a little stronger than same size hrew. why not step up to 2" hrew. wouldnt that be stronger and less expensive than 1 3/4 dom. you can even bend it in a jd2 model 3. barely.
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GMC1977
1/2 ton status
Stephen Hansen at Hansen Racing. I worked and went to school with his little sister. You ever come back down here?
Cool.
Yeah my parents live in Glenn Heights so I'm down there quite a bit. In fact just last week we finished putting the new motor in my truck down there. The truck was there for about 4 weeks.
I'm ROHS class of '03 BTW
Yeah my parents live in Glenn Heights so I'm down there quite a bit. In fact just last week we finished putting the new motor in my truck down there. The truck was there for about 4 weeks.
I'm ROHS class of '03 BTW
GMC1977
1/2 ton status
I was class of 09 lol. I work at the ace there so i might have seen you sometime or another.
I wish someone had answered this question - it seems valid. I would be curious to see what the weight per foot of 1 3/4" and 2" tubing are. Also, some information about how many feet people are putting into various cage designs. I am assuming that HREW, DOM and Chromoly all weigh about the same for the same dimensions?
A 20' stick of 1.75" .120 HREW is about 45 lbs IIRC. I cant imagine DOM is much different.
about 185' of 2" .120 DOM in my cage, and about 16' of 1.75 .120 wall, and about 10' of 1.5" .120.... I really like the look of 2" on the fullsize rigs.... so maybe $1100, 1200 or so... I would guess most cages average 160' to 220' depending on "family", etc, etc..
200' of 1.75" into my cage, plus about 10' of 1". Probably going to add another 40' this summer for my engine cage
Although I have built a full cage( I am not kidding) for a blazer truggy out of 4 sticks and some scraps. It has held up to a couple of rollovers one of them at nearly 40 mph without a single bar bent or moved.
He has since added quite a bit of tube for other stuff but he still only has around 140 ft into it
Although I have built a full cage( I am not kidding) for a blazer truggy out of 4 sticks and some scraps. It has held up to a couple of rollovers one of them at nearly 40 mph without a single bar bent or moved.
He has since added quite a bit of tube for other stuff but he still only has around 140 ft into it
