Topic: custom cage, or buy it?

[Liljeepz]

This winter I was thinking about making a full cage, I was going to attemt to make my own.
Then i found this.
http://www.mountainoffroad.com/more.htm

Any one have this?
It looks cool, but Im not shure about the way it mounts to the tub... In a drain hole? ina  real roll over, that dosent sound strong enough.
What are your thoughts?

[trailerrails]

You have to buy the frame tie in kit to make the cage completly safe.

I shopped around for quite a while befor I decided to make my own. I am in the process of making it. Chck out http://www.swracecars.com/roll_bars.asp

They are very afforable, but they do not make exactly what I wanted.

[YJmechanic]

those cages see pretty good price wise and if they meet drag standards they should be safe for mild off road.  It is hard without an actual picture of what the jeep configuration would sit like though.

[trailerrails]

If you look at the application list you will se why they can't have specific pictures. There must be 200+ different cages listed in there. I needed a cage that would work with boat side rockers. If I still had a stock tub, I would have bought one. MORE makes a very nice cage also. I was in between picking one or the other and then bending it to fit my tub. I decided it would be easier to make my own.

[SMC4WD]

Custom is the way I'm going to go.  And every summer, when the hardtop comes off, I say I'll get one in.  I've got friends with welders and friends with tube benders.  One guy even has the steel.  

I've seen so many different designs, angles and styles.  I need practicality and not overly done.  Steel is heavy, and too much weight (on top) or just on Jeep, isn't a good thing.  But protection???  What's that worth?

Buying a cage is a great idea.  Whether it's a custom or pre-built, look into angles and stress points.  Find someone with lotsa lotsa knowledge and a little engineering. At least that's what I'm going to do.  I'm going to have it built the way I want it, but someone elses brains.

[Jeffy]

Here's my two cents.  You'd be better off with someone with a tube bender and a welder.  If you don't have access to one then a bolt-in cage will do alright.

As for frame mounted vs. body mounted.   It really depends on what you want to do.  There are Pro's and Con's to each.

That said, I've got a Bolt-in J&L cage in my Jeep.  it's basically a MORE.  The cage is decent but should only be considered a started kit since it's the bare minimum of a 6pt cage.  More tubes are required to get good protection from all angles.  You can see picts of my Jeep in Poseur Central.

[TJZep]

I plan on getting the cage thats on the quadratec stage 3 jeep.  It looks cool, and with the frame tie in seems like it will offer alot more protection then stock.  My jeep is more a driver then a wheeler, so i want protection from rollovers tghat wont interfere with the daily life in my jeep, like tubes blocking vents and speakers, or interfering with the top/seats.