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Originally Posted by Brian
Cages SHOULD be mostly for looks anyways.
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A roll cage SHOULD NEVER be just for looks. A roll cage is primarily a safety item and it's secondary purpose is a chasis brace. It just so happens that they look rad as shit.
I would agree that the cusco/safety21 cages leave a lot to be desired from an engineering standpoint. In the real world though they do their job alright. NEVER buy an autopower cage, they fit like a giant steaming pile of donkey shit. The cusco/safety21 cages fit much better. If you are going to buy a cage you should always get a through dash cage at least. Those s-bends are VERY disconcerting from an engineering standpoint. They will work fine most of the time, but there is a quite good chance that they will fail. I will guarantee you that any cage that meets scca specs will also meet D1 specs as long as all the required bars are present. FYI any cage with an s-bend around the dash is NOT legal for redline time attack events either.