I am looking to get a full cage made. I been talking to cage builders, of course for the money, I can get an amazing cage done. However I saw this cage http://shop.brokedickracing.com/Lemo...Z_p_10305.html I was wondering if anyone here has seen one installed? Of course it will be nothing like a custom made cage, but I wanted to see if anyone had pics of it installed or input?

Thanks

 

I wouldn't buy anything from them...might as well be called "cornercutter's"...

 

These are the same cages as http://www.swracecars.com/index.aspx by the way. Again, they will never touch a custom cage, I know that of course, I just wanted to see if anyone here had one?

 

wow, for that price i see why you would be interested. But then idk, it is after all a safety item and if you ever need to use it (god forbid), you sure as hell hope that it does what it suppose to do.

Do you really need a cage? what about just a roll bar like the Kirk Racing one? It's not as cheap as the BD one, and it's only 4pt. But it's scca approved (not sure if its even approved for w2w racing). I bought one from a member here and am happy with it.

The other alternative is the Autopower 6pt roll cage. People on this forum seem to be happy with it. Again, it's more expensive than the BD, but it's still way cheaper than a customed cage.

If you're planning to do some autoX and HPDE, these 2 should be good enough.

 

Yes, this is going to be in a race car to be used in N.A.S.A so it needs to be SCCA approved. I just spoke with Kirk, they actually can make me a full 6pt cage for $695. $35 more they can make it an 8pt. And for an extra charge they said they can make me Nascar style door beams that extend into the door after we cut out the door panel. This sounds like a decent option from a good company. Problem is it is not notched already so it is a pain in the ***!!!

 

I wouldnt put one of those in my car. I have a custom cage built by a good builder and the fit is very tight to the car and still there is very little room to move around in there. I cannot imagine how bad one of these cages will be as far as fit goes.

Furthermore you are talking about a cage here. The thing that is going to save your life if you flip over. Probably the last place I would cheap out.

And finally, if you cannot afford to put a real cage in the car you probably should re-think if that style of racing which requires a cage will be sustainable for your budget. The cage is really one of the cheaper items on the list when it comes to costs of W2W racing.

 

Thanks, but I don't remember in my post asking if people can give me financial advice on what I should do or not do to my car. FYI I have been racing for over 15 years, this is far from my first cage. My post was asking to see if anyone here had that cage. I also find it quite ridiculous how some people think because something is cheaper it automatically is not good. We are talking about the price of just steel tubing here, unfinished. It is cut and bent. Like I said, it cannot be compared to a custom cage, but saying its unsafe because it is not listed for $5,000 or so means something is bad? Ask your cage builder how much the metal cost. He needs to cut, bend, weld, design, paint and usually remove parts. 90% labor. I have seen some CRAP custom cages. But I know nothing about this cage to stand behind it which is why I asked my question.