hi, i was wondering... and yes i did search.
does a roll cage help your suspension at all? or is it just for safety? thanks,
john

 

How would a roll cage help your suspension?

 

I suppose it would strengthen your chassis, depending on where you welded it in....I'm getting one purely for the show scene, but it will be removable, and somewhat functional. Might look into getting the Warpspeed kits if you want to strengthen your chassis.

 

It will help your handling by keeping your chassis from deflecting. It makes it stiffer so there's much less flex. Like SFCs and Strut tower bars but much more elaborate and intrusive.

 

Yes it will help with your suspension. The perfect suspension is a chasis that doesn't flex at all.

 

depending on setup and how many point, etc... it can/will help a LOT.. i've was told by a friend with one, that it was the best suspension mod he had done (and he had done a good bit)

 

They stiffen the chassis, however, in a mid-size four-door application, the amount of cage needed would be so much that you would not have a family car anymore heh. The back seats would be impossible to get in, I'd imagine. If you look at the current '02 WRC WRX you can sort of get an idea about what a functional roll cage in a small four-door car will be like.

 

A simple 6 points roll bars (notice I said bars and not a cage) with the main hoop behind the front seats should be a nice compromise between all out cage and accessibility of the rear seats.

 

right, they asked about a cage

also consider that a naturally aspirated maxima isn't THAT fast; this will add a great deal of weight and makes the gains questionable unless you care not at all about speed. A rollbar would be okay,but again, I think you're better off with SFC's if you're going for a stiffer chassis.

 

Chro-moly steel is not that heavy. Our whole minibaja car frame for my school(full cage/suspension mounts/etc) weighs in at 36 lbs. Lots more tubing too..

 

I rode in this kids a4 with a permanent roll cage. He also had APR stage 3 i think, the car hauled and was glued to the ground. I sat in the back holding onto the cage..I almost got a concussion.

 

I think mild steel roll cage would be heavy. Chromoly should be fairly light. I believe must decent mountain bikes and BMX bikes use chromoly steel.