Building A Roll Cage 101

The bars shown in blue are optional.

Building a roll cage 101.

A roll cage is a metal framework that can be built around the inside of a vehicle. They are typically used to reinforce the vehicle and ensure that the passenger is protected in the event of an accident particularly if the car rolls. This is the typical 6 or 5 without the passenger door bar nhra style roll bar. Adding diagonal main hoop support braces turns it into and 8 point roll bar.

A roll cage is a specially constructed tubular frame built in or around the cab of a vehicle to protect its occupants from injury in the case of an accident or rollover. Shown here is a visual difference between your basic 4 point roll cage and an 8 point roll cage from the chris alston s chassisworks catalog.