Next Chassis Brace

[AKADriver]

Autopower's "street" roll bar will look like the "tension gauge set"... except the diagonal bars will point straight down from the roof to the strut towers instead of following the curve of the roof and rear window. This is a much stronger design, but it obviously kills rear seat head space. A "race" roll bar will have a diagonal brace across the main hoop.

The "tension gauge set" doesn't include the floor bar, by the way, it's just there in the picture.

Do-Luck Tension Gauge Set:


Autopower Street:


Autopower Race:

[Var]

Do luck Rear tension gauge steel=$550 aluminum=$680
Do luck rxb=$350

Autopower race roll bar =$300 for DOM tubing $270 for ERW tubing

it would be tight to have the rear tension gauge and the rxb if you can afford it and think it's worth all the extra money. I went with the autopower bolt in cage for 700. If i were to decide again, i think i would just go with the 4 point. The car spends most of it's life on the street and in the mountains where a roll cage can be dangerous without a hemlet..

[s13conv]

Originally Posted by AKADriver

Could be worth it.

The problem with APC is that they generally cut TOO many corners. No guarantees about what materials they're using or the quality of the welds.

But I can't judge until I've seen it.

Ah, here it is... it's Arospeed that makes it, and it's universal-fit. I don't know how it's possible to make something like that universal-fit. Ghetto.

From Arospeed website:
The Arospeed floor bar is designed to create a brace between each side of the chassis. This bar is placed between the front and rear seat floor, and bolts directly into the seatbelt mount. By being placed in a central area of the vehicle it helps to create a more rigid chassis, which can also help stiffen the suspension.

It looks similar and it's $79

[wanganwonder]

Somebody was selling safety21 4 point cages for around $300 but i can't remember who it was. Might have been tougefactory.

anybody else seen that?

[sciamop]

I tried to install the aerospeed RXB on my 90 Coupe -- Due to those GDMF'ing automatic seatbelts, the tensioners are located on the floor (not the B-pillar). This interferes with mounting the RXB properly.

I could have got it to work, but I do not like to mess with the only safety equipment this tin can has. I'd suggest converting to the Canadian seat belts before trying to put this on.

However, I had this in my MKIII Supra and it made a marginal difference with the targa/sport roof off.

Todd
90 Coupe
93 Coupe