Reply With QuoteSo when people roll miatas with a roll bar, how do they keep from grinding their heads off on the street when the A-pillar caves?
I can't see the pictures, but I've seen that happen before. When I started SCCA road racing, we were not allowed to weld in roll cages in Showroom Stock. Only bolt in's were allowed. After a friend, who is now deceased, had a rollover and the main hoop punched thru the floorboard, the rules were changed. The accident crushed his vertebrate and he was in a wheel chair until he died, five years later.
Miata roll bars that mount on the package tray in front of the seat belt towers are VERY strong and safe. Any time you can secure it in more than one plane, it is much safer. My newest cage is tied in the same way PLUS a third plate on the side(three plane).
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So when people roll miatas with a roll bar, how do they keep from grinding their heads off on the street when the A-pillar caves?
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You've basically confirmed my exact thought.Originally Posted by MadMerv
Since the HardDog roll bars use the seat belt tower mount with a "foot" that goes down the rear firewall, you would have to crush through 2 feet of thick metal to have that happen in miata.
There's a website out there somewhere with a lot of rolled miata photos... the short answer is that the a pillar usually doesn't cave...
Maybe 4 wheels aren't so bad after all... wickett.org
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And it was designed for roll over protection in the first place.
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Looks like driver and passenger were uninjured. http://jalopnik.com/5390934/mustang-...yline=true&s=x
must not have been wearing 5 point belts
Makes me want to buy a Hard Dog rollbar for my car.
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they're flat in every pic I've ever seen:
http://danotech.com/miata/rolled.html
http://www.miataclubofhawaii.com/for...ad.php?p=23560
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