im interested in finding the cusco 6 pt but sourcing one out is kinda of a pain in the ***. anyone kno the best place to find one?

 

Gotuning.com

Call and ask for Tommy. He should have them in.

 

Why do you want one? Not safe at all, better off with no cage at all. They aren't even legal for any form of competition.

 

bLING ftw!

 

horsepowerfreaks.com

 

cusco bling/death cage ftl

 

Why death cage? Ive seen proof of it working...

 

lies

 

Im uplaoding pics now but ill post some latter of a S2000 that had the roll bars...

 

my cage in my hatch saved my life i was t boned on the drivers side and the impact bar that went from the b pillar to the a pillar stopped the car from crushing me.. so im a firm berliver of roll cages.. im looking for a 6 pt cage my self for my new s2k..

 

What he means is rollbars in street use with no HELMET are dangerous. Now on the track cuscos are not that good either. Reason being is that they are bolt in and some people swear by weld in rollbars/cages. With that being said, cuscos in street use can be very dangerous. So unless you track your S any other reason would be for looks "bling".For track use they are not competitively legal, maybe because they are bolt in i dont know.

So in my opinion if they arent comp. legal and are obviously dangerous without a helmet on the street, then whats the benefit besides looks?

 

I dont hit my head on the cusco roll bars on the S2000.... im 6 foot...

 

your head might not hit the bar or any where close to it while sitting still but your body can move a much as a foot during impact with a 3 point harness. so you need to use a 5/6 point harness with a cage. but if you use a harness, then you need to use a Head Neck restraint system. when your body stop and your head doesn't, that's not a good thing either. but if you have a harness, then you need racing seats because stock seats wont work with a harness. safety works as a system.

the weakness of the Cusco cage is in it's design, and not the fact that it's bolt in the chassis. the way the tubes bends and it's bolted together instead of welded.

 

You put it together so nicely. That isnt the first time, Ive been told about the tube bends. What about roll bars? Something like this with stock seat belts? Nothing to really hit your head on because its all behind you. I know stock seats bend back a lot in crashes so it has after market bucket seats.

 

strictly speaking of s2k application of the cusco bar, it was design to fit around all factory panels. because of the tight space in the s2k, the bends are not optimal for structure loads. bends create weak points, so you want the least amount of bends as possible. the cusco cage/roll bar has too many bends and in the wrong place (to fit factory panels). a roll bar with proper padding is safer than a full cage on the street. the cuso bar works in some application, i just don't think it works well with the s2k and so does most racers.

stock seats are design to break backward in a rear impact. so it's best to go with racing seats.

 

so aftermarket seats with just a rollbar(4 point) should be relatively safe for street use?

 

ever see that comedian that smashes watermellons with a hammer??? thats your mellon hitting the roll cage without a lid on. NEVER daily drive with a cage

 

That my mellon when it hits the road....looks like Im screwed either way.

 

yea its kinda damned if you do, sorta damned if you dont being in a roadster, BUT, I think youll agree your chances of getting rear ended is MUCH MUCH greater than flipping your car

 

 

i would say that would be the prefer method. and use good padding on the roll bar.

stock s2k have pretty good rollover protection or a convertible. the A-pillar and roll hoops do protect in a rollover but the stock roll hoops is not high enough to protect tall people.