Need a spreader to fit roll cage

[StuOwen86]

Fitted my roll cage in just too see where it all lines up and need one of those spreaders to well spread the front legs apart, as the passenger one is about 4-6" out of shape/position.

 

[M.C..]

Just get a piece of wood longer than the gap and fit it at a angle and tap it down until it spreads the legs into the correct position.
or a piece of wood against the one leg and a bottle jack against the other

 

[StuOwen86]

was going to try both of those methods BUT I was hoping to get it powder coated tomorrow, guess I will have to wait and borrow a bottle jack from work and do it that way. OR I have a mate with a tube/pipe bender would it be worth me trying to roll it through something like that to get that leg out a little, or try and get a spreader like in the picture from a hire shop or hydraulic one instead of one that opens with a spanner.

I'm also guessing it would be foolish to jump the gun and get it powder coated (was supposed to be dropping it off tomorrow) and then try and spread it as the powder coat will crack?

Stu

 

[StuOwen86]

@bloke you have any ideas seems as your local (ish) to me.

Cheers in advance.

 

[bloke]

bolt the drivers side in and push the passengers side over, will just need to hold it in place while you mark/drill the holes. big plank of wood or just get someone to push it with their foot.

 

[JON FOZ]

Is that a "show" cage ?

Are you bolting that straight through your floor or are you welding towers in and bolting to those ?

Cheers

 

[StuOwen86]

No mate not a show cage. I'm just going to be using spreader plates inside on the floor/rear arches and underneath the car and may weld them to the floor inside the car.

I originally wanted a harness bar for my harnesses to be on save using the isofix mount and seen this thought it was I better idea and was cheaper than the rip off ktec harness bar they have for sale.

 

[ilovewilly]

Wood and a bottle jack FTW

Although that is some way out so rather than push it out and have the force trying to pull it back in, I'd advise removing it from the car and trying to bend it slightly first.

 

[StuOwen86]

Yeah I'm hoping to try and put it through a bender and try and push it out slightly. I did try and push it with my legs lol couldn't move it.

 

[AdamR]

Had the same thing with my Safety Devices cage, bit of wood wedged in did the trick fine.

That looks a lot like ERW tube by the way, which isn't normally used for a roll cage, should be CDS ideally...

 

[StuOwen86]

Yeah its ERW main reason is I wanted a Harness bar (so I don't have to use the Isofix mount) but this was cheaper than the harness bar and offers some protection in a roll ever. I've been in a few cars that have rolled over (not on the road I might add) and with my mate who races banger and grass track has rolled a fair few and never had a problem (he makes his own cages too with ERW). Ideally CDS yes I would if it was a racer or competing but for just track days I don't see the point in paying 3x as much for an equivalent cage, I very nearly bought a safety devices one, But tbh I hope to never have to test them out on track lol (never say never though haha)