Roll cage mounting on a XL

[Akiran]

Hi Guys
Due to a good scrape on the engine after a roll over, I have decide to mount the roll cage that goes over motor that came with the truck.
Here's the question, how do you mount it??????
The front of obvious but the back has me stumped.

 

[fluxinator]

what truck do you have ??? if you have the XL then you will need to make your own mod to mount it

 

[texasavage]

For the Xl you have to use some creative methods since they are designed for the x.

I'm not really sure how strong any of these are but here are a few options

The first two I got from this thread post 9

1 Uses the suv body posts flipped upside down
You Tube link for flipped body post

2 Fabricate a metal plate similar to this

3 Use old a arms - Link to a arm thread

Hope this helps bud

 

[88gtanotchback]

i flip the body post upside down and zip tie it. its tough!

 

[modified]

This is the way i installed one on my xl, and it works great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se-r9mHo3mo

 

[MikeK1981]

I use the body post also, but my post was modified and didn't work the way i was going to use it, so I made a small bracket out of a CF heli blade that was already broken.

Note: This method slightly interferes with your roto-start shaft, but I use a pull-start now anyway.

 

[modified]

You did a great job on your setup Mike.

 

[modified]

For the Xl you have to use some creative methods since they are designed for the x.

I'm not really sure how strong any of these are but here are a few options

The first two I got from this thread post 9

1 Uses the suv body posts flipped upside down
You Tube link for flipped body post

2 Fabricate a metal plate similar to this

3 Use old a arms - Link to a arm thread

Hope this helps bud

I'm sorry texasavage, i never noticed you had already posted the vid from youtube.

 

[texasavage]

I'm sorry texasavage, i never noticed you had already posted the vid from youtube.

No worries bud, we all try to help eachother as much as we can :highfive:

 

[MikeK1981]

You did a great job on your setup Mike.

Thanks man, kind of laughed about it when I did it, but it works very well and it is more rigid now then the way I had it before.

 

[Akiran]

Great, thanks guys for the tips, I was beginning to think I was doing something wrong.