Internal RollCage!!

[oso_polar]

I've been away for a while! But I'm back, the same old 99sport, the same old oso_polar! Now with a new Internal RollCage and some pics...

This cage was on another explorer but my friend sold it and I got it for a good price! It's not bolt on yet but tomorrow I'll go to a shop to ask for that work, now I'm a dentist and I can't afford to hurt my hands!:fire: :fire:

Pics...

My friend also had a exo cage, but it was torn apart after he sold the X so I couldn't buy it, here is a pic of it:

If it were were my design, personally I would have added a third arch in the middle, I think it is more like an internal organizer, but I like it! more pics soon!

Glad to be back...

 

[younggun]

dang that int.cage is tight to the body!
how did they get full welds?

 

[cgriffin_5139]

nice man nice

 

[gsx220]

looks bolted together. i dont know if i would trust a bolted cage

 

[lifeguard379]

was that a kit mad for an ex? who makes it? looks good.

 

[FROADER]

Is there only one cross bar between the two sides at the B pillar? Might want to add a couple...

 

[rookieshooter]

dang that int.cage is tight to the body!
how did they get full welds?

The way that it looks like it slides together the welds can be done outside the truck. Note the horizontal supports.

 

[SkanlaxJMO]

looks good.....how about a full pic of your truck?

 

[oso_polar]

The cage was welded outside the truck then mounted inside, it has two arch and two horizontal bars. maybe I will add some more later... remember I didn't design it, it was already built when I bought it, that's why I said before Now it's more like an internal organizer... FOR NOW! some mods are coming...

No more 285/75 MTRs now I have some 265/75 GoodYear ATs...

Not Bolted yet

That will be bolt to a custom plate then I'll have to figure out how to connect it to the frame somehow.

 

[rookieshooter]

Something like this might help. Just bolt that top plate to bottom plate.
Looks really good. A roof rack would complement that nice looking Sport.

 

[Explorer23]

It looks like this support has pushed into the frame? Could a plate be welded between this cage support and the frame to keep it from pressing the frame in like that?

 

[lifeguard379]

yes! that would be the best way to do it. imho.

 

[Elessar65]

Needs a halo bar/whatever the one that goes across the top of the windshield is called. I would add some triangulation as well. Like a big X directly behind the front seats. Plus that will give you a spot to attach harnesses in the future.

 

[ragerunner98]

hey so im planning on building a cage myself can you put up som picks of what the setup is like by the front fuse box i have a 98 4dr so mine is a tad bigger

 

[Riceburner247]

I'm a little late to the party, but better late than never.

A triangle is the strongest geometric shape, and it appears your cage has none. An "X" behind the front seats will prevent the cage from being mushed to one side in that area. Even one diagonal bar would be sufficient. Adding in a harness bar would also give you a correct mounting location for harnesses, provided they are mounted correctly.

Where your under-body supports connect to the frame, you should have the frame plated with 1/8" at LEAST. The wall thickness of the stock frame is not thick enough to take such a force on a small area.

The cage looks good, just needs a few touch ups to make it serve it's purpose.

 

[Stic-o]

hey so im planning on building a cage myself can you put up som picks of what the setup is like by the front fuse box i have a 98 4dr so mine is a tad bigger

There is a thread somewhere from a 2006 or 2007 when we had a cage building party. We built 3 four door, 1 Ranger, and a zuk cage in one weekend. we then welded in ourselves later.

 

[ragerunner98]

stico if you could help me draw up some designs do u know some one that would help me weld one together or something of the sorts that would be great and BTW i love ur college humor vid

 

[Kwajr1211]

Roll cage

Is there a company that makes a roll cage for a explorer

 

[036speed]

Is there a company that makes a roll cage for a explorer

I am researching this now. I know i saw a company that sold a prebent kit a few years ago. Trying to find it again. It was a crude website, I remember that.