alright. i am about 6 foot, i have a larger torso and short legs. now i havnt been in a s2k but im sure my head will clear the stock roll ..... whatever youc all them, humps i think someone said. now i dont plan on rolling. but in benefit of doubt. what happens if i do roll it... and on height. my head has to tilt to fit in a civic. i usualy open the sunroof cover and angle my head up there. only part that bothers me about the S. i read something about the winsheild acting as roll bar. is that the actual roll "item" in this car? thanks guys!

edit: i searched before posting

 

the windshield and the roll hoops work together in preventing the car to be crushed on a roll over....

just do the tuck rule and you should be fine..

 

duck! or if your more concerned hardtop...and more concerned get a 4 or 6 point cusco roll cage. they're less than 1000 bucks!

 

the cusco rollcage will buckle on ya... not wise.... besides not wise to have a full roll cage in this car anyways unless you plan to wear a helmet everywhere you go...and in that case, i suggest you get a motorcycle...

 

Shiny side up always.

You might have some trouble seeing traffic lights and signs too. There is a mod that I read about where you lower the bottom pan of the stock seat an inch or two. I am thinking of doing it myself (I'm 6'0" too). I'll try to find the thread. Anybody else do this mod?

 

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how much is a carbon fiber top going to protect us on a rollover?

when i first joined honda tech there was a post about a long timer here that died in a car crash in cali on the highway, left behind kids and all...

a girl ive been seeing refuses to ride in my car because she believes im gonna rear end a truck and kill her, being a small car.

bottom line is a convertible has extras to make rollovers less likely, so if ur not driving like a jackass on the highway it should be fine...or if ur tracking the car...if u want a roll bar get it welded in, the boltons are commonly for looks and not certified protection.

i myself have messed around in the car fishtailing and the likes and have slipped off the edge of the road where the tire slams flat against a ditch or rut...nothing huge, just from water erosion...but the only problem i had was gravel forced in the seam of the tire so i had to remount and clean the rim to get a good seal...if i was gonna roll it would have happened there...unless ur going closer to 100mph...

 

there is an aluminum hardtop too! its called OEM.

 

was just curious because.... winter here ive seen alot of rolled cars on the highway. i plan on winter driving. if im going to spend hte money im going to enjoy the car. and use for my daily responsible car. but in the small chance that something SOMETHING happens. it makes me unconfortable.

if you find out about htat lowering hte seat TELL ME i need to do it in the crx. put OEM seats in and now i have to angle my head to fit again

wouldnt mind just lowering the seats. then ide be comfortable. couple inches if anything. but hanging outside down ... your body will be thrown out. ducking isnt goin to be easy and not to mention disorented.... just nervous is all. thanks guys! i heard about winsheild was wondering if that is true, if so that makes me alot more comfortable. the humps i doubt will be near my head

 

I highly doubt the cages will buckle like so many people claim. Show me proof of this where someone has tested the cage buckling.

The 6pt Cusco cages meet D1 regulations in Japan. If they were so apt to 'buckle' then why would they use them? How could they meet their regulations?

I know, I know... drifting isn't really racing, but nonetheless, it has rules and regulations for the safety of the drivers.

The other option would be the Safety 21 cage from Cusco. It's FIA approved in Japan. The only difference between the two cages is that the Cusco cage is chromoly and the Safety 21 cage is cold drawn seamless steel.

Now... before anyone brings up the point that the 6pt cages bend around the dash and those are extra bend points... well... you can order dash through 6pt cages. Of course this would require cutting your dash, but it would offer less bends.

So... here are some truths about the Cusco and Safety 21 cages and what regulations they have met. Show me proof of where they have been tested and buckled.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by georgj &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I highly doubt the cages will buckle like so many people claim. Show me proof of this where someone has tested the cage buckling.

The 6pt Cusco cages meet D1 regulations in Japan. If they were so apt to 'buckle' then why would they use them? How could they meet their regulations?

I know, I know... drifting isn't really racing, but nonetheless, it has rules and regulations for the safety of the drivers.

The other option would be the Safety 21 cage from Cusco. It's FIA approved in Japan. The only difference between the two cages is that the Cusco cage is chromoly and the Safety 21 cage is cold drawn seamless steel.

Now... before anyone brings up the point that the 6pt cages bend around the dash and those are extra bend points... well... you can order dash through 6pt cages. Of course this would require cutting your dash, but it would offer less bends.

So... here are some truths about the Cusco and Safety 21 cages and what regulations they have met. Show me proof of where they have been tested and buckled.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I haven't seen proof of either cage buckling so I can't say whether Cusco/Safety 21 is good or not. However, that still doesn't change the fact that you'd have to be hearing a helmet whenever you drive your car. In the event of a roll over, hitting your helmet-less head on it will not be pretty...even if you surround it with padding.

 

I abosolutely agree with that. I would not recommend driving a caged-car without a helmet.

I apologize for not including that in my original post. I was only addressing the strength issue.

Thanks.

 

I know this might be kinda pointless but I think they have seat rails on bulletproof that make the seats lower than stock as well. I think you might save an inch or so haha. Youll be ok man.