hey guys, i was wondering if anyone had the 6pt roll bar from kens kustom chassis. well im runnin into a problem. im "mocking" up the roll cage and i find out my sidebar will not fit past my sparco sprint seat. the seat is even "junior" sized. i got basically 3 options.
1. put a slight "kick" in the sidebar (but i think that would make it illegal)
2. get a wider main hoop
3. send it all back
anyone have any suggestions??
i did email kens just a few minutes ago but i thought i would also weigh my options from the HT members that know about cages. fabman, tony1???

 

how close is the main hoop to the b pilar ? is it tight or is there alot of space between the cage and main hoop ?

if it were up to me...id send it all back, take the car to a race car shop, have a custom 10 point chromoly cage put in that is tight up against the body.

i hate cages that arent tight. looks like a hack to me.

 

hmm, well since we dont have a custom chassis shop anywhere within 5 hrs i think thats out of the question. thanx for the input.

 

I agree, a pre fabbed cage is only so good. A custom one to your car would definitely be better. If you want to stick with it, then i'm pretty sure you can put a bend in it to clear.

 

well this is one of those things thats just goin to get me past tech this yr for 11s. next yr i want to tube at least from the B pillar back.... in fact i just plan on boltin it into the car so i dont have to cut it out later. thanx again guys.

 

well that was quick service. kerry from kens kustom PMed me through HT and also had read my email.
we can put a "kick" in the bar and still be legal. thank u kerry. he said this had happened to a previous customer and they also had sparco seats. so anyone with sparco seats ask kerry to put a "kick" in the sidebars for ya.

 

Kerry always takes care of people.