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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 08:08 PM
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I was searching around online and came across this cage. Anyone know anything about it?

http://www.rockhard4x4parts.com/xj-84.html
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 08:10 PM
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i like it but i dont know anything about it haha
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 08:49 PM
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Don't like the idea of a bolt together cage and it needs the plates sandwiched and kickers to the frame rails.
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 08:52 PM
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for the money i would find a local race car shop and get a cage made for you. i'm not a fan of bolt in cages
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 08:56 PM
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S&W makes weld in cages starting at $300 for HREW and a little more for DOM and molly.
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by xjmarc
Don't like the idea of a bolt together cage and it needs the plates sandwiched and kickers to the frame rails.
That's what I was thinking. It doesn't look like it bolts to anything more substantial than the floor. If that's all there is to it, I'd be worried about it punching through the floor on a really good hit.

With sandwich plates underneath and kickers to the framerails, it would probably be a relatively decent cage.
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 08:53 AM
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well i've actually seen one and checked it out and i really liked it, it wasn't anybody on the forum but this guy i saw out in the woods a few weeks back had a really sick xj with it, he let me check it out on the inside and i was impressed with how tight the thing fit. as for strength, it seemed really beefy and i'm sure it is.
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 11:55 AM
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I know at our local WERock events they have a stock modified class that requires a cage and bolt together cages aren't allowed. Nuff said.
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 12:18 PM
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That bolt in cage may save your bacon, but I'm sure there are better and less expensive weld in cages out there.
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