Im installing a pre bent cage and wanted to know if its allowed to put a bend in the door bar for more elbow clearance. I only need an inch maybe 2 at the very most. Ive seen pics with it done but just wanted to make sure its the right thing to do be for i go ahead and do it.

Thanks guys

 

Are you going to have it go towrads the outside or inside of the vehicle? Remember your door panel also has to fit.

 

my bars are bent

 

I was going to bend twords out side where my elbow is. Why do my door panels have to fit i was planning on loosing those??

 

if it is a street class car you had to retain the door panels last year for most if not all sanctioning bodies

 

O ok yea theres no real classes around my area. If anything its just a shoot out kind of thing with no real rules or bracket racing with all the muscle cars lol.

 

That cage stuff is really scary,just bring to nrg-tech there the best with cage's hands
down!

 

What brand of cage are you using

 

..y.o. boosted eg's post might be pointless in referance to your question, but his door bars look real good. i saw them today.

...but, to answer your question, a lil bend in the door bar is fine.

 

Its an s&w 8pt cage.

 

a little bend is ok, for some reason i guess my car may be the exception to the rule, but i have door panels and no bent bars.

 

keep the bickering in pm's please.

 

^^ yea sorry about that

 

yeah my integra was the same way. kind of rested against the door panel but was a straight bar

 

..Usually pre-bent and cages that arent built very tight (meaning the main hoop) will allow a staight door bar with the door panels on. If my door bar was straight it would crush my door panel.

 

that's what i was thinking. i did not want the bar bending towards my arm so i just take a slice out of the door panel. whatever makes you feel more comfortable i thought would be best.

 

We had cut cut into our door panel. I will get a pic later on today. After we cut the door panel up we sent it out to have new fabric put on.

 

i have bends in mine and it dosent touch the door panels

 

If you could get a pic that would be great, thanks.

 

if you do have to make a cut, just take it to an upholstery shop and they will fix you up. i did the same thing with mine.

 

http://www.nhrahotrodheritage.com/rules-09.pdf
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Maybe that will help some. Found that when I was researching on the same topic.

 

kinda hard to tell but here are my door bars. they are bent

 

^^^ very cool i can see it and it exactly what im wanting to do

 

It is nice when sitting in the car and not having a bar cramming into your arm. It perfectly clears the arm.