anyone install a 4pt or 6pt roll bar in a 2001+ mustang? if so how much of a pain in the but is it and what kind did you install? I am looking at the steeda 4pt with the cross brace for 5pt seat belts. any ideas or thoughts?

 

I have a friend with a 4 pt in his Cobra Convt and you cant even tell its there till you take the top down OR look hard enough. Very discrete. I personally would let a pro do the install though. Not something I care to do. Its more than a weekend job with the common tools.

 

im installing a 6pt in me fox, as long as you have some tools you should be fine, was gonna make my own but it would cost as much as buying one would.. all u gotta do it weld it in, ****ty part is you have to remove all of your interior.

 

I haven't installed a roll bar but I've been gathering as much info as I can because I'm going to install one in my Cobra this spring. Most (actually all) of the race shops I've visited use weld to fit cages. I not interested in racing....I just want to add some support and stiffness to the car. I found an article in the Feb '05 issue of Mustang Enthusiast which discusses the installation of a bolt in roll bar. The installation process seems to be fairly simple if you have basic mechanical skills (do you know the difference between a hammer and a cresent wrench?).... The kit they used is from Kirk Racing Products (kirkracing.com). The web site doesn't have much info but I plan on calling them to get some specifics. Anyway...I'm going to give it a shot. One other thing....the bars aren't very expensive but shipping is by truck freight and can cost more than the bar. Good luck.....

 

JDaniel,

do you know what kind of 4pt roll bar is in your buddys cobra? did he install it himself or have it installed?

 

adding subframe connectors will be much easier than adding a roll bar to increase chassis stiffness but even those should be welded on rather than bolted on for the best functionality. I've been prepping my '88 to have an 8 point roll bar welded in and it has taken quite a few hours to remove the seats, carpet, and sound deadending materials stuck to the floorboards where the various bars will be attached to the chassis but I have to have a bar for the qucker ET's I will be running at the strip with my new engine. I would think really hard about adding a roll bar for a street driven car as it will require a lot of labor and money if you don't do most of the prep work yourself! and if you ain't racing it at the strip, then why bother with a bar at all???? they take up space and add weight and make it harder to get in/out of the car, especially if you ever use the back seat for passengers. I'd add the subframe connectors and let it go at that!

 

i highly suggest that you weld one in. its much more effective in chassis stiffening.

 

i already have the subframe connectors welded into my car. i am planning on takeing the car to the strip every now and then to see what it can do, I am looking at the roll bar for the safety factory and I also want to install 5pt seat belts in it, and everything i have researched says the you need a cage (at least 4pt) to safetly install a set of 5pt belts. The back seats are and will never be used for passengers so i an not worried about acess to the rear seats. I am just wondering what i am lookiing at for cost and if it is too much of a pain in the but to install myself, and if so how much it might cost to be installed bt a pro.

 

Welding is so....permanent. Even if you start with a bolt in you can weld it in later. As far as removing the interior....I completely removed the interior before I had 200 miles on the car to install a new stereo system. With the convertible you can let the top down and easily remove the seats. Back seat access is not an issue....I have considered putting in the "rear seat delete". My wife and I are the only ones who ride in it so the back seat area could work better as "trunk" space. Besides, after I install the bar if it needs to be welded I have a good excuse to buy a buzz box unit.

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Mine bolts to the floor right behind the front seats. From there i frabricated a flat piece to run behind the rear seats. It bolts to the rear floor board and causes no problems with sitting in rear.