Harness bar
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no, they dont hold the seat bets, but they look bigger/thicker IIRC
anyways, i get what Savagina is saying and it makes sense, it was not engineered to withstand any kind of force front to back, i just never thought of that nor have i ever seen one fail...it makes me curious to know if indeed he is right, id hate to find out this is the case while chewing on my steering wheel after an accident
anyways, i get what Savagina is saying and it makes sense, it was not engineered to withstand any kind of force front to back, i just never thought of that nor have i ever seen one fail...it makes me curious to know if indeed he is right, id hate to find out this is the case while chewing on my steering wheel after an accident
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no, they dont hold the seat bets, but they look bigger/thicker IIRC
anyways, i get what Savagina is saying and it makes sense, it was not engineered to withstand any kind of force front to back, i just never thought of that nor have i ever seen one fail...it makes me curious to know if indeed he is right, id hate to find out this is the case while chewing on my steering wheel after an accident
anyways, i get what Savagina is saying and it makes sense, it was not engineered to withstand any kind of force front to back, i just never thought of that nor have i ever seen one fail...it makes me curious to know if indeed he is right, id hate to find out this is the case while chewing on my steering wheel after an accident
I wouldn't ride passenger in a car with harnesses wrapped around it, and if I were teching a car at an HPDE, I'd tell the owner to run his OEM 3-point belts or not run at all. That bar wasn't designed to take the loading forces of a set of safety belts.
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Do not use the cockpit brace as a mounting point for the harness. The cockpit brace is just a length of metal flatstock covered in rubber. It's not designed to take the force of a harness on it during an impact. It'll probably bend or pull those 2 bolts right out. The HD harness bar I run is bolted in 4 places, not 2, and is DOM tubing. That cockpit brace lets go, your in for big trouble. Your face and torso is worth the $100 to get the right piece.
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i was thinking closer to 2", and to everyone who was bitchin bout the 4 pt. i never said anything about a 4 pt., i would likely run a 6pt. I don't think I'll do much ducking/rolling if i had a 3 pt in anyway, i highly doubt i'm strong enough to overcome the G's of a rolling/flipping car. Besides I'm gonna make a rollbar for the car eventually anyways
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Yeah, I bent a factory seatbelt brace pulling on it.. I would NOT trust my life to that piece! They make harness bars for our cars roll bars for a reason, if you're not going to use proper safety equipment then use the factory installed stuff.
Reminds me of the honda owner who secured his 4 point harness shoulder straps to the rear seat belt buckle...
Read last post: http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/f42/4-point-21909/
Reminds me of the honda owner who secured his 4 point harness shoulder straps to the rear seat belt buckle...
Read last post: http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/f42/4-point-21909/
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would there be a safety difference between having a separate bolted harness bar and welding a horizontal bar onto my future roll bar?
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and do you really think i'd fair much better if my head was skidding across the pavement with a 3pt. vs 6pt.? as already stated i would never be able to pull my head down in a rolling car anyways. And don't worry about the cockpit brace, i don't have one
would there be a safety difference between having a separate bolted harness bar and welding a horizontal bar onto my future roll bar?
would there be a safety difference between having a separate bolted harness bar and welding a horizontal bar onto my future roll bar?
Don't use any harness without a true roll bar.. it's simple really and makes good sense.
If you do decide to go with a harness and no roll bar please keep a camera running i'd like your skull pop like a squished M&M if you ever roll over. Make sure you put in your will that you want the video posted on youtube so other ricers won't make the same mistake.
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You wouldn't have to fight it depend on which way you were rolling. I’d rather have a chance of being able to get out of the way rather than no chance at all. You would be surprised what a human can do when the adrenaline get's pumping. You are getting some good advice here take heed.
Don't use any harness without a true roll bar.. it's simple really and makes good sense.
If you do decide to go with a harness and no roll bar please keep a camera running i'd like your skull pop like a squished M&M if you ever roll over. Make sure you put in your will that you want the video posted on youtube so other ricers won't make the same mistake.
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Don't use any harness without a true roll bar.. it's simple really and makes good sense.
If you do decide to go with a harness and no roll bar please keep a camera running i'd like your skull pop like a squished M&M if you ever roll over. Make sure you put in your will that you want the video posted on youtube so other ricers won't make the same mistake.
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whaaamx5, i'm pretty sure bolts would be safe enough, considering i may even buy my own roll-bar. I am pretty certain that i don't have to worry about if that were the case how would wheel studs work?