best fitting cage??
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best fitting cage??
who makes the best fitting cage? i have a 72 nova that i am going to install a 10 point in.
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I used the S & W 8 point cage in mine, then attempted to use their 10 point conversion to add the front bars. I did not like the way the cage conversion bars were going to turn out at all, the bends near the front pillar looked to be all wrong. However the 8 point part of the cage (rear) worked out very well.
That S & W cage conversion is in the shed LOL.
I next bought a Chris Alston front cage conversion and was pretty happy with the way it fit (runner style, not a halo). There are some cost savings in most of the country for shipping. UPS doesn't want to ship cages out of California, but will from S & W, so make sure and check on that first. You want to avoid truck freight if you can.
If I had it to do over again I would take it to a professional chassis shop like David Lemmond's and have them put a full chrome moly cage in it. I think it's about a 40 lb weight savings with the moly if not more.
That S & W cage conversion is in the shed LOL.
I next bought a Chris Alston front cage conversion and was pretty happy with the way it fit (runner style, not a halo). There are some cost savings in most of the country for shipping. UPS doesn't want to ship cages out of California, but will from S & W, so make sure and check on that first. You want to avoid truck freight if you can.
If I had it to do over again I would take it to a professional chassis shop like David Lemmond's and have them put a full chrome moly cage in it. I think it's about a 40 lb weight savings with the moly if not more.
72 roll cage
I have a 10pt comp engineering one in my 72 which is pretty good except the door diagonals do not leave much entry /exit room it did not come with the seat restraint which is going to be compulsory next year i think my welder friend added it .
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As John said the S&W is the best fitting for a kit cage. I usually custom bend everything but if I had to install a kit it would be S&W. I got conned into installing one in a Nova and it fit pretty well.
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