SW race cage- Who needs a cage soon?

cannonball

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Well i'm getting closer and closer to pulling the trigger on a cage. So I called today to figure out how many pennies it was going to take to get one. Well turns out they wanted 80 bucks to ship a 200 dollar cage. I haven't called back to try to haggle them down or anything yet, so I figured i'd come here first.

So the main reason i'm here is to see if any one wants to go in a group order for the cage. If we do that i'm sure we can get a few dollars off from the 199.95 price tag, and maybe get it for 200 shipped. I know i'm not the only one on here that needs a cage, so some of y'all need to think about pulling the trigger on one as well. :grinpimp:
 
cannonball

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Not sure but I was hangin out with Bert last night and I think I'm just gonna make one with him. Should be a good bit cheaper that way.
 
matth_85

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You will prob not come out cheaper by the time you figure your tube, grinder wheels, etc. but it will be what you want then. Not what you settled for.


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cannonball

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matth_85 said:
You will prob not come out cheaper by the time you figure your tube, grinder wheels, etc. but it will be what you want then. Not what you settled for.


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well **** right now the cage is 280... i know i wouldn't end up with that much in it. I would probably come close to 150-175 though.
 
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David D

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1.75x.120 wall is just over $3 a foot last I looked, and you would need to buy about $1000 worth to get that price. But that sw cage is a piece of **** if you ask me, and I wouldn't want to trust my life to it. Decisions, decisions...
 
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01tj

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David D said:
1.75x.120 wall is just over $3 a foot last I looked, and you would need to buy about $1000 worth to get that price. But that sw cage is a piece of **** if you ask me, and I wouldn't want to trust my life to it. Decisions, decisions...
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Why do you say that?
 
cannonball

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David D said:
1.75x.120 wall is just over $3 a foot last I looked, and you would need to buy about $1000 worth to get that price. But that sw cage is a piece of **** if you ask me, and I wouldn't want to trust my life to it. Decisions, decisions...
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yeah i definitely don't think i'd need more than 30 foot of tube for the cage.. I'm not trying to make something that will survive a roll at 100 mph in the desert. or a cage that can tumble down showtime hill and be alright. I just want something that is functional, you gotta think i'm still running stock seats and belts too so a cage can only be so safe with that in mind.
 
Steve97tj

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David D said:
But that sw cage is a piece of **** if you ask me, and I wouldn't want to trust my life to it. Decisions, decisions...
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Only way you can say that is because you have a bender and a notcher in your garage. For a front TJ cage kit I don't see anything else touching it on market. Most every other kit that is out there uses those braces instead of a pillar (I think that's the one) and s&w kit uses all Dom. It's not perfect but its a lot better and cheaper then most and a great kit that would be easily added onto later.
 
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David D

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I don't think any cage that ties into the stock roll bar is safe. That's just a matter of opinion. Is the price good, yes, but I'm a fan of doing it right the first time. There are plenty of people that sell full weld it yourself cages for a decent price if you don't have access to a bender and notcher.
 
VOLT

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The worst part of the kit is how it retains the flange that bolts it to the B pillar. I wish it was not like that but I guess thats what makes it "plug and play". My Jeep has rolled violently over and over and over and the factory B piller was still square so I dont think using the stock one is a terrible idea if its what ya gotta do.
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Im bout ready to sell this pos Jeep though.
 
97TJGUZZY

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VOLT said:
The worst part of the kit is how it retains the flange that bolts it to the B pillar. I wish it was not like that but I guess thats what makes it "plug and play". My Jeep has rolled violently over and over and over and the factory B piller was still square so I dont think using the stock one is a terrible idea if its what ya gotta do.
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I welded mine to the b pillar without those flanges.
 
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