Cage Questions

[KrazyKarl02]

No, I am not putting anymore bracing in that is the entire cage....

Oh, **** captain obvious just called and said I should put more bracing in. Guess I will.

My question was does it make a difference if you run the main hoops front to back vs. side to side.

[Doug Krebs]

My question was does it make a difference if you run the main hoops front to back vs. side to side.

There is also the Halo debate...

[BMFScout]

No, I am not putting anymore bracing in that is the entire cage....

Oh, **** captain obvious just called and said I should put more bracing in. Guess I will.

My question was does it make a difference if you run the main hoops front to back vs. side to side.

I gave you some useful information dicknose. I said it will be more difficult to bend up option A. I don't think there is much difference strength wise, but it looks cooler if you go with option A.

[robertf03]

option A. Its shorter so if you **** it up you are out less material. It will also be easier to place in the vehicle.

[KrazyKarl02]

I gave you some useful information dicknose. I said it will be more difficult to bend up option A. I don't think there is much difference strength wise, but it looks cooler if you go with option A.

Now that's just mean, you now how sensitive I am about penis shaped nose...

[jerryg79]

Karl is angry, i guess the house didnt shake on sunday night

[AggieTJ2007]

Flem I think the bends are off from what is stamped on the die because of the memory the steel has and the springback. i know why my bender and the DOM that I have the bend "springs" back almost 10 degrees

[robertf03]

I don't think springback would change the radius

from what little I've read on CNC equipment they account for this by either adding a preset additional degree of bend, or by punching in the modulus of elasticity to the cam software and its calculated from there. They still have radii consistant with the die specs. Some crazy expensive benders have a coil to induction heat the tube right before the die.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Maybe the difference in springback between DOM/HREW/Chromolly and such is what might give you a different radius?

[Sharpe]

I dont know of any strength differences between the two but I am planning on going with option A because a) it looks easier to fabricate b) trees get caught in the part of the bend that sticks out to the side past the horizontal brace on A and c) it looks more aesthetically pleasing.

[Seth]

I would do a C pillar hoop, a B pillar hoop, and then braces between B and C, and then arms go down from B to the floor and put a winshield and dash gross bar in. Seems easier than bending in two planes for an A hoop.