Styling Bar or Roll Cage

03poontanggt · Mar 13, 2004

I can't make up my mind. A buddy of mine says roll cage but I like the looks of a speedster cover and i don't think you can have one with the other. And i am also not sure of the rules if i decide to take it to a track will i be able to run with out one if im in the high 13's.. I kinda think the styling bars are a little cheesy but they do make the car look good especially with that tonnaeu cover

mogs01gt · Mar 13, 2004

Roll cage

Snarf · Mar 13, 2004

Roll cage

DBMSTNG · Mar 13, 2004

if you don't plan to go faster than high 13's, go with the style bar.

if you are going faster, then get the roll cage.

Bone Racing · Mar 13, 2004

styling bar is useless weight...its a styling peace and not safe if u roll the car

CottonBurnerz · Mar 13, 2004

Would they even care if you run 12's in your vert without roll bar or roll cage? When I went to the track with my vert stock for the first time... no one come to inspect my mods.. they just asked what mods I have. At this point, I can just tell them I just got new mufflers instead of telling them that I have a blower and then they just let me go..

After each run.. I just go around and come back and make another run.. nobody questioned me about anything else..

BLKVERT · Mar 13, 2004

03poontanggt said:
I can't make up my mind. A buddy of mine says roll cage but I like the looks of a speedster cover and i don't think you can have one with the other. And i am also not sure of the rules if i decide to take it to a track will i be able to run with out one if im in the high 13's.. I kinda think the styling bars are a little cheesy but they do make the car look good especially with that tonnaeu cover

Well...IMHO...Stylin Bars aint cheesy and and coupled with the Speedster...it honestly looks great. Get the light bar. But I really think it all depends on your usage of the car.

rezeeb · Mar 13, 2004

You can have a cage and a speedster. I have seen pics of it. Depending on the speedster, all you have to do is make a couple cuts.

Jackie Chan · Mar 13, 2004

6 point bar, but I am partial to drag racing.

Blev · Mar 13, 2004

Don't be a hater!! Go with the Style bar bro. If you have a vert, you bought it with one thing in mind, To LOOK GOOD. I only have a 98, and I think it looks even better on a 99+. If your worried about rolling, you shouldn't be racing!
Fear causes hesitation and hesitation = seeing the rear end of a ricer blowing past you.

CottonBurnerz · Mar 13, 2004

Lookin' good!

I'm getting a light bar sooner or later... you don't buy a slow vert in the first place to drag race now did ya?

brian98gt · Mar 13, 2004

i'm contemplating the same thing but i am leaning towards the roll cage because i like to race and the car already runs 13's and i'm sick of dialing in at 14 and sandbagging. does anyone have pics of roll cages in a vert. the kenny brown looks descent and does not compromise the driver and passenger entrance.

JoeySperz · Mar 13, 2004

I think that roll cages look nasty in convertibles. I'll be in the 12's next weekend, I'll tell you if they throw me off the track or not.

brian98gt · Mar 13, 2004

HardcoreSTANG13 said:
I think that roll cages look nasty in convertibles. I'll be in the 12's next weekend, I'll tell you if they throw me off the track or not.

if you bracket race, they will not let you dial in under 14. i think the rule changed that you can run time trials under 14, but you can race.

mransr · Mar 13, 2004

Bone Racing said:
styling bar is useless weight...its a styling peace and not safe if u roll the car

well not exactly...

while they won't really help much in a roll over, they do stiffen up the body a great deal and they really reduce the number of random squeeks/rattles/misc noises so common in unibody 'verts...and while it's not a 'real' rollbar, it is a big piece of steel bolted to the most rigid piece of the car (the door pillar) so it certanly can't hurt...(but product liablity issues keep any of the light bar makers from mentioning that)

DBMSTNG · Mar 13, 2004

i've run 13.4 with no cage and noone has said anything at the track. dialed in a 13.5 too. maybe it's just my track.

Jackie Chan · Mar 13, 2004

depends on how strict the track is....but 13.99 in nhra and 13.49 is ihra i believe.

brian98gt · Mar 13, 2004

it definately depends on the track and what rules they follow. englishtown raceway park in nj definately follows nhra and you cannot dial in under 14.00 with a covertible and no roll cage.

JoeySperz · Mar 13, 2004

brian98gt said:
it definately depends on the track and what rules they follow. englishtown raceway park in nj definately follows nhra and you cannot dial in under 14.00 with a covertible and no roll cage.

Wel that sucks because that is where I usually race. Have you ever been to Island dragway??? They are having a Mustang vs. Camaro Shootout on the 21st, and I plan to run there. Do you think they will throw me off for running a low 12?

BVille99GT · Mar 13, 2004

Roll cage are intimidating,

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