What happens on a Roll over
01-08-2004, 12:51 PM
#11
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Re: What happens on a Roll over
I like the one for the CJ5 at the bottom of the page better.
I have had my CJ7 over on it's side twice and only cracked the seam
where the firewall meets the floor on my 'glass body and knock the body
1/2" sideways on the mounts.
Then again I don't do radical rock climbs like those western USA fools,
we just slide off the trails on ice or snow up here... ;-)
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
> (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
>
> http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
>
> It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was over
> the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
>
> Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
>
> I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab on
> my CJ7.
>
> Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep. It
> seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better view
> of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces in
> the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given time
> (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the cage in
> the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
>
> Any feedback on this idea?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
I have had my CJ7 over on it's side twice and only cracked the seam
where the firewall meets the floor on my 'glass body and knock the body
1/2" sideways on the mounts.
Then again I don't do radical rock climbs like those western USA fools,
we just slide off the trails on ice or snow up here... ;-)
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
> (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
>
> http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
>
> It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was over
> the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
>
> Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
>
> I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab on
> my CJ7.
>
> Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep. It
> seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better view
> of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces in
> the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given time
> (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the cage in
> the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
>
> Any feedback on this idea?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
01-08-2004, 12:51 PM
#12
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Re: What happens on a Roll over
I like the one for the CJ5 at the bottom of the page better.
I have had my CJ7 over on it's side twice and only cracked the seam
where the firewall meets the floor on my 'glass body and knock the body
1/2" sideways on the mounts.
Then again I don't do radical rock climbs like those western USA fools,
we just slide off the trails on ice or snow up here... ;-)
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
> (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
>
> http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
>
> It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was over
> the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
>
> Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
>
> I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab on
> my CJ7.
>
> Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep. It
> seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better view
> of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces in
> the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given time
> (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the cage in
> the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
>
> Any feedback on this idea?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
I have had my CJ7 over on it's side twice and only cracked the seam
where the firewall meets the floor on my 'glass body and knock the body
1/2" sideways on the mounts.
Then again I don't do radical rock climbs like those western USA fools,
we just slide off the trails on ice or snow up here... ;-)
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
> (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
>
> http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
>
> It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was over
> the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
>
> Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
>
> I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab on
> my CJ7.
>
> Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep. It
> seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better view
> of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces in
> the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given time
> (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the cage in
> the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
>
> Any feedback on this idea?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
01-08-2004, 12:51 PM
#13
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Posts: n/a
Re: What happens on a Roll over
I like the one for the CJ5 at the bottom of the page better.
I have had my CJ7 over on it's side twice and only cracked the seam
where the firewall meets the floor on my 'glass body and knock the body
1/2" sideways on the mounts.
Then again I don't do radical rock climbs like those western USA fools,
we just slide off the trails on ice or snow up here... ;-)
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
> (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
>
> http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
>
> It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was over
> the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
>
> Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
>
> I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab on
> my CJ7.
>
> Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep. It
> seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better view
> of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces in
> the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given time
> (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the cage in
> the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
>
> Any feedback on this idea?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
I have had my CJ7 over on it's side twice and only cracked the seam
where the firewall meets the floor on my 'glass body and knock the body
1/2" sideways on the mounts.
Then again I don't do radical rock climbs like those western USA fools,
we just slide off the trails on ice or snow up here... ;-)
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
> (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
>
> http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
>
> It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was over
> the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
>
> Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
>
> I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab on
> my CJ7.
>
> Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep. It
> seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better view
> of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces in
> the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given time
> (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the cage in
> the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
>
> Any feedback on this idea?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
01-08-2004, 01:09 PM
#14
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Re: What happens on a Roll over
Gee, thanks Mike. ;-)
On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 12:51:02 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>I like the one for the CJ5 at the bottom of the page better.
>>
>>I have had my CJ7 over on it's side twice and only cracked the seam
>>where the firewall meets the floor on my 'glass body and knock the body
>>1/2" sideways on the mounts.
>>
>>Then again I don't do radical rock climbs like those western USA fools,
>>we just slide off the trails on ice or snow up here... ;-)
>>
>>Mike
>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>
>>William Oliveri wrote:
>>>
>>> While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
>>> (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
>>>
>>> http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
>>>
>>> It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was over
>>> the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
>>>
>>> Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
>>>
>>> I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab on
>>> my CJ7.
>>>
>>> Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep. It
>>> seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better view
>>> of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces in
>>> the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given time
>>> (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the cage in
>>> the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
>>>
>>> Any feedback on this idea?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Bill
On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 12:51:02 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>I like the one for the CJ5 at the bottom of the page better.
>>
>>I have had my CJ7 over on it's side twice and only cracked the seam
>>where the firewall meets the floor on my 'glass body and knock the body
>>1/2" sideways on the mounts.
>>
>>Then again I don't do radical rock climbs like those western USA fools,
>>we just slide off the trails on ice or snow up here... ;-)
>>
>>Mike
>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>
>>William Oliveri wrote:
>>>
>>> While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
>>> (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
>>>
>>> http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
>>>
>>> It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was over
>>> the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
>>>
>>> Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
>>>
>>> I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab on
>>> my CJ7.
>>>
>>> Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep. It
>>> seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better view
>>> of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces in
>>> the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given time
>>> (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the cage in
>>> the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
>>>
>>> Any feedback on this idea?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Bill
01-08-2004, 01:09 PM
#15
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Re: What happens on a Roll over
Gee, thanks Mike. ;-)
On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 12:51:02 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>I like the one for the CJ5 at the bottom of the page better.
>>
>>I have had my CJ7 over on it's side twice and only cracked the seam
>>where the firewall meets the floor on my 'glass body and knock the body
>>1/2" sideways on the mounts.
>>
>>Then again I don't do radical rock climbs like those western USA fools,
>>we just slide off the trails on ice or snow up here... ;-)
>>
>>Mike
>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>
>>William Oliveri wrote:
>>>
>>> While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
>>> (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
>>>
>>> http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
>>>
>>> It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was over
>>> the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
>>>
>>> Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
>>>
>>> I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab on
>>> my CJ7.
>>>
>>> Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep. It
>>> seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better view
>>> of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces in
>>> the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given time
>>> (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the cage in
>>> the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
>>>
>>> Any feedback on this idea?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Bill
On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 12:51:02 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>I like the one for the CJ5 at the bottom of the page better.
>>
>>I have had my CJ7 over on it's side twice and only cracked the seam
>>where the firewall meets the floor on my 'glass body and knock the body
>>1/2" sideways on the mounts.
>>
>>Then again I don't do radical rock climbs like those western USA fools,
>>we just slide off the trails on ice or snow up here... ;-)
>>
>>Mike
>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>
>>William Oliveri wrote:
>>>
>>> While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
>>> (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
>>>
>>> http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
>>>
>>> It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was over
>>> the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
>>>
>>> Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
>>>
>>> I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab on
>>> my CJ7.
>>>
>>> Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep. It
>>> seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better view
>>> of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces in
>>> the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given time
>>> (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the cage in
>>> the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
>>>
>>> Any feedback on this idea?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Bill
01-08-2004, 01:09 PM
#16
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Re: What happens on a Roll over
Gee, thanks Mike. ;-)
On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 12:51:02 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>I like the one for the CJ5 at the bottom of the page better.
>>
>>I have had my CJ7 over on it's side twice and only cracked the seam
>>where the firewall meets the floor on my 'glass body and knock the body
>>1/2" sideways on the mounts.
>>
>>Then again I don't do radical rock climbs like those western USA fools,
>>we just slide off the trails on ice or snow up here... ;-)
>>
>>Mike
>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>
>>William Oliveri wrote:
>>>
>>> While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
>>> (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
>>>
>>> http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
>>>
>>> It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was over
>>> the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
>>>
>>> Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
>>>
>>> I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab on
>>> my CJ7.
>>>
>>> Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep. It
>>> seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better view
>>> of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces in
>>> the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given time
>>> (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the cage in
>>> the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
>>>
>>> Any feedback on this idea?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Bill
On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 12:51:02 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>I like the one for the CJ5 at the bottom of the page better.
>>
>>I have had my CJ7 over on it's side twice and only cracked the seam
>>where the firewall meets the floor on my 'glass body and knock the body
>>1/2" sideways on the mounts.
>>
>>Then again I don't do radical rock climbs like those western USA fools,
>>we just slide off the trails on ice or snow up here... ;-)
>>
>>Mike
>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>
>>William Oliveri wrote:
>>>
>>> While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
>>> (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
>>>
>>> http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
>>>
>>> It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was over
>>> the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
>>>
>>> Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
>>>
>>> I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab on
>>> my CJ7.
>>>
>>> Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep. It
>>> seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better view
>>> of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces in
>>> the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given time
>>> (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the cage in
>>> the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
>>>
>>> Any feedback on this idea?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Bill
01-08-2004, 01:12 PM
#17
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Re: What happens on a Roll over
My roll over was a single roll, stopped the next time the tires were on the
bottom.
My windshield frame bent at the hinges, actually at the plates that the
hold-downs are mounted to. It would have folded into my lap except it hit
the forward bar of the roll cage. Had I gone around again, and again, I
don't know what would have happened, but I am fairly certain it would not
have been nearly as pretty as it turned out.
I rolled to the side, then while on the roof I turned about 90° so that I
completed the roll by going over ... You know? I don't remember what
happened, exactly. I did get some road rash on the front edge of the hood,
and a new kink in the forward section of the tub that I assume comes from
the roll cage mounts in the footwells. I have gussets under the footwells,
so I assume the kinks would have been much worse.
You know, you can drive around Saddleback mountain if you want to and
introduce yourself. I am in Murrieta, and have some pretty cool wheeling
near my house.
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:btirgt$737se$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
> (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
>
> http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
>
> It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was over
> the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
>
> Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
>
> I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab
on
> my CJ7.
>
> Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep. It
> seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better
view
> of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces
in
> the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given
time
> (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the cage
in
> the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
>
> Any feedback on this idea?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
bottom.
My windshield frame bent at the hinges, actually at the plates that the
hold-downs are mounted to. It would have folded into my lap except it hit
the forward bar of the roll cage. Had I gone around again, and again, I
don't know what would have happened, but I am fairly certain it would not
have been nearly as pretty as it turned out.
I rolled to the side, then while on the roof I turned about 90° so that I
completed the roll by going over ... You know? I don't remember what
happened, exactly. I did get some road rash on the front edge of the hood,
and a new kink in the forward section of the tub that I assume comes from
the roll cage mounts in the footwells. I have gussets under the footwells,
so I assume the kinks would have been much worse.
You know, you can drive around Saddleback mountain if you want to and
introduce yourself. I am in Murrieta, and have some pretty cool wheeling
near my house.
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:btirgt$737se$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
> (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
>
> http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
>
> It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was over
> the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
>
> Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
>
> I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab
on
> my CJ7.
>
> Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep. It
> seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better
view
> of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces
in
> the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given
time
> (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the cage
in
> the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
>
> Any feedback on this idea?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
01-08-2004, 01:12 PM
#18
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: What happens on a Roll over
My roll over was a single roll, stopped the next time the tires were on the
bottom.
My windshield frame bent at the hinges, actually at the plates that the
hold-downs are mounted to. It would have folded into my lap except it hit
the forward bar of the roll cage. Had I gone around again, and again, I
don't know what would have happened, but I am fairly certain it would not
have been nearly as pretty as it turned out.
I rolled to the side, then while on the roof I turned about 90° so that I
completed the roll by going over ... You know? I don't remember what
happened, exactly. I did get some road rash on the front edge of the hood,
and a new kink in the forward section of the tub that I assume comes from
the roll cage mounts in the footwells. I have gussets under the footwells,
so I assume the kinks would have been much worse.
You know, you can drive around Saddleback mountain if you want to and
introduce yourself. I am in Murrieta, and have some pretty cool wheeling
near my house.
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:btirgt$737se$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
> (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
>
> http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
>
> It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was over
> the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
>
> Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
>
> I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab
on
> my CJ7.
>
> Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep. It
> seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better
view
> of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces
in
> the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given
time
> (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the cage
in
> the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
>
> Any feedback on this idea?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
bottom.
My windshield frame bent at the hinges, actually at the plates that the
hold-downs are mounted to. It would have folded into my lap except it hit
the forward bar of the roll cage. Had I gone around again, and again, I
don't know what would have happened, but I am fairly certain it would not
have been nearly as pretty as it turned out.
I rolled to the side, then while on the roof I turned about 90° so that I
completed the roll by going over ... You know? I don't remember what
happened, exactly. I did get some road rash on the front edge of the hood,
and a new kink in the forward section of the tub that I assume comes from
the roll cage mounts in the footwells. I have gussets under the footwells,
so I assume the kinks would have been much worse.
You know, you can drive around Saddleback mountain if you want to and
introduce yourself. I am in Murrieta, and have some pretty cool wheeling
near my house.
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:btirgt$737se$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
> (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
>
> http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
>
> It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was over
> the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
>
> Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
>
> I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab
on
> my CJ7.
>
> Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep. It
> seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better
view
> of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces
in
> the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given
time
> (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the cage
in
> the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
>
> Any feedback on this idea?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
01-08-2004, 01:12 PM
#19
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: What happens on a Roll over
My roll over was a single roll, stopped the next time the tires were on the
bottom.
My windshield frame bent at the hinges, actually at the plates that the
hold-downs are mounted to. It would have folded into my lap except it hit
the forward bar of the roll cage. Had I gone around again, and again, I
don't know what would have happened, but I am fairly certain it would not
have been nearly as pretty as it turned out.
I rolled to the side, then while on the roof I turned about 90° so that I
completed the roll by going over ... You know? I don't remember what
happened, exactly. I did get some road rash on the front edge of the hood,
and a new kink in the forward section of the tub that I assume comes from
the roll cage mounts in the footwells. I have gussets under the footwells,
so I assume the kinks would have been much worse.
You know, you can drive around Saddleback mountain if you want to and
introduce yourself. I am in Murrieta, and have some pretty cool wheeling
near my house.
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:btirgt$737se$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
> (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
>
> http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
>
> It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was over
> the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
>
> Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
>
> I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab
on
> my CJ7.
>
> Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep. It
> seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better
view
> of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces
in
> the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given
time
> (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the cage
in
> the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
>
> Any feedback on this idea?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
bottom.
My windshield frame bent at the hinges, actually at the plates that the
hold-downs are mounted to. It would have folded into my lap except it hit
the forward bar of the roll cage. Had I gone around again, and again, I
don't know what would have happened, but I am fairly certain it would not
have been nearly as pretty as it turned out.
I rolled to the side, then while on the roof I turned about 90° so that I
completed the roll by going over ... You know? I don't remember what
happened, exactly. I did get some road rash on the front edge of the hood,
and a new kink in the forward section of the tub that I assume comes from
the roll cage mounts in the footwells. I have gussets under the footwells,
so I assume the kinks would have been much worse.
You know, you can drive around Saddleback mountain if you want to and
introduce yourself. I am in Murrieta, and have some pretty cool wheeling
near my house.
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:btirgt$737se$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
> (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
>
> http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
>
> It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was over
> the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
>
> Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
>
> I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab
on
> my CJ7.
>
> Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep. It
> seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better
view
> of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces
in
> the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given
time
> (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the cage
in
> the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
>
> Any feedback on this idea?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
01-08-2004, 01:18 PM
#20
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: What happens on a Roll over
My roll cage is essentialy the same as this one. I would like to draw you
attention to the hand holds in the upper corners. I think these hand holds
are potentially dangerous where they are because the hands are exposed to
passing rocks and otheer stuff that will be on the ground if the roof is
ever on the ground too. I would like to see those hand holds come from the
forward bar to the member that connects the forward and the rear bars. The
hand hold that is there is OK for comfort and ease of grabbing for any kind
of normal ride, but if the ride gets wild, the passenger should have another
alternative to hang on to.
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:btirnc$7p6v1$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Also, what do you think about the support weld (4th picture down)?
>
>
> "William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
> news:btirgt$737se$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
> > (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
> >
> > http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
> >
> > It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was
over
> > the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
> >
> > Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
> >
> > I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab
> on
> > my CJ7.
> >
> > Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep.
It
> > seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better
> view
> > of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces
> in
> > the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given
> time
> > (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the
cage
> in
> > the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
> >
> > Any feedback on this idea?
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
>
>
attention to the hand holds in the upper corners. I think these hand holds
are potentially dangerous where they are because the hands are exposed to
passing rocks and otheer stuff that will be on the ground if the roof is
ever on the ground too. I would like to see those hand holds come from the
forward bar to the member that connects the forward and the rear bars. The
hand hold that is there is OK for comfort and ease of grabbing for any kind
of normal ride, but if the ride gets wild, the passenger should have another
alternative to hang on to.
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:btirnc$7p6v1$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Also, what do you think about the support weld (4th picture down)?
>
>
> "William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
> news:btirgt$737se$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > While looking at cage options I was thinking about what a cage protects
> > (besides your life). As I was looking at this page:
> >
> > http://rokfrog.rockcrawler.com/photo2.html
> >
> > It looks to me the windshield would be busted up if the roll over was
over
> > the front. Yes? Has anyone had this happen to them?
> >
> > Also, in that first pic, would the back roll bar really be needed?
> >
> > I'm thinking about this kind of option as I want to put the CJ8 half cab
> on
> > my CJ7.
> >
> > Another thing. Back in the "days" we used to go hunting in the jeep.
It
> > seems we always liked to stand up in the passenger seat to get a better
> view
> > of what we were going over. Therefore I would think I would like spaces
> in
> > the roll cage to allow for driver or passenger to stand up at any given
> time
> > (not necessarily during rock crawling but at other times). With the
cage
> in
> > the pic it would be difficult to stand up.
> >
> > Any feedback on this idea?
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
>
>