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Side Impact Bar for Live-Axle Chassis


James_Russell

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Looks like I'm going to need to get one fabricated by ARCH for my car. Last time I had some made I found five other people in the club who wanted one, and that brought the cost per item down quite significantly (over £40 off to approx £80 each inc. vat).

On a live axle car, the bar is attached to:

-bosses on the underside of the car on the chassis beam which runs below the driver's knees

-a threaded boss provided at the front of the sill, where it meets the scuttle panel (the same attachment point as the front leg of the roll cage)

-to the roll bar/cage with a clevis which clamps on behind the driver's right shoulder.

These are compatible with full cages but if doors are fitted you won't be able to open them!

 

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Potentially James...

 

My car doesn't have a rollcage, but as an ex-racer I assume it once did and therefore has mounting points.

 

From your description, the concern I would have is would it fit a car with a lowered floor, as this would obscure the chassis beam which runs below the driver's knees.

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A couple of pictures to give you all an idea of how they fit...

 

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s210/James_Russell48/Caterham/Classic/Seventh.jpg

 

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s210/James_Russell48/Caterham/Classic/IMG_0552.jpg

 

davedlr- I suspect your lowered floor might be an issue. Your chassis will have the correct bosses for it though.

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