Rollbar review
#23
FWIW, a lot of people (over 50 at least and many of them daily drivers) in the local club with rollbars and I have not heard of one concussion yet, but there was one member who died by rolling his miata without a rollbar and one who rolled his car and walked away b/c a rollbar. YMMV.
#25
I have the Boss Frog Clearview, and I really like it. I picked it out due to its compatibility (glass window + hardtop) because my NA has a glass rear window. I also like that it is SCCA Solo 1 certified as I do take my car to track day events. Yes, it was a little pricey, but I figured it was worth it.
#26
I'm 6'3 would i have problems with hitting my head on a hardcore? I think i'll end up putting corbeaus or something in before i get the rollbar just to get better clearance by mounting the seats directly to the floor. But if i did the bar first, would i end up banging my head all the time?
#27
I have a hardcore and I hit my head.. im 5'10 (getting a race seat eventually). I like my harness wrapped around a bar rather than tabs. Greater surface area = less stress, the problem is that your creating a moment on the bar where with harness tabs its completely in tension.
Things are harder to break in tension than in a moment. Then again the force needed to exceed the ultimate strength of the harness bar probably would have killed me anyways
The roll bar discussion is mute regarding hitting your head, get padding... OMG i just solved the 15 year old argument that M.net has every week... I think im the next buddha...
Things are harder to break in tension than in a moment. Then again the force needed to exceed the ultimate strength of the harness bar probably would have killed me anyways
The roll bar discussion is mute regarding hitting your head, get padding... OMG i just solved the 15 year old argument that M.net has every week... I think im the next buddha...
#28
Nope, got up to $5300, still didn't meet reserve. With $500+ in shipping minimum, that's getting to be mroe than I really wanted to pay.
Plus, with my evil plans - coilovers, turbo, MS, rollbar, harness, track abuse, it wouldn't really be right to chop up an M. At the very least, not worth a premium to get one.
I've come to the realization that my dream Miata isn't really what I want. What I really want (in a perfect Ha Ha kinda world) would be an R with AC. More realistically, something with the bare minimum of options (PEP/PSP) to get the torsen - that little sucker is essential, and I don't want to pay $800 for one down the road.
In the past, I had a couple of Datsun Roadsters (hideous little Japanese cars doing their best to be British, ugh) with rollbars. Never gave bumping my head a thought.
ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY BUDDHA
Plus, with my evil plans - coilovers, turbo, MS, rollbar, harness, track abuse, it wouldn't really be right to chop up an M. At the very least, not worth a premium to get one.
I've come to the realization that my dream Miata isn't really what I want. What I really want (in a perfect Ha Ha kinda world) would be an R with AC. More realistically, something with the bare minimum of options (PEP/PSP) to get the torsen - that little sucker is essential, and I don't want to pay $800 for one down the road.
In the past, I had a couple of Datsun Roadsters (hideous little Japanese cars doing their best to be British, ugh) with rollbars. Never gave bumping my head a thought.
Originally Posted by Loki047
OMG i just solved the 15 year old argument that M.net has every week... I think im the next buddha...
#29
My opinion on Miata roll bars for the street: You are much more likely to be involved in a collision where your head will contact the roll bar with enough force to do damage than you are to roll a Miata. If you are only driving on the street and occasional autocrosses I would not install a roll bar. If you are doing solo1 or HPDE’s, install an SCCA or other sanctioning body legal bar and be sure to pad any area your head might touch.
Taking your advice would have resulted in my death. Thanks, but I'll risk the concussion.
Mark
#33
There are 2 types of roll bar padding available. One is too soft: It compresses too rapidly allowing your head to contact the bar with almost as much force as an unpadded bar. One is too hard: It's ment to lessen the shock of a helmeted head contacting the bar.
When it comes time to start doing track days or HPDE's I will install a bar, Probably a Kirk or HardDog Hardcore and I will pad it with the harder SFI rated padding.
#35
My opinion on Miata roll bars for the street: You are much more likely to be involved in a collision where your head will contact the roll bar with enough force to do damage than you are to roll a Miata. If you are only driving on the street and occasional autocrosses I would not install a roll bar. If you are doing solo1 or HPDE’s, install an SCCA or other sanctioning body legal bar and be sure to pad any area your head might touch.
You take a DEADLY chance in a rollover without a bar.
You take a slight chance in a rear-ender with padded bar.
Get a bar.
Pad the bar.
Sleep safe at night.
#36
For those of you thinking about a bar and who aren't afraid of going to that other site. You might want to check out this group buy. It's manufactured by HardDog and is SCCA Solo1 legal. http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=205675
I might even get one for myself. (Did I just say that? I must be getting soft in my old age.)
I might even get one for myself. (Did I just say that? I must be getting soft in my old age.)
#37
As I mentioned in my post above I'm considering the HardDog bar on M.net because I'm planning on doing some solo1s, track days & HPDEs.
Being as most people on this site are adamant about having a roll bar I will not express my opinions about them here again.
#38
I know two people who've been killed in Miata rollovers, both w/o rollbars. One was a member of SDMC and my next-door neighbor. The other just a buddy. Imagine you were the guy who convinced him he shouldn't get one because he might hit his head someday if he was ever rear-ended.
On a SDMC run, my Dad was driving behind a woman who lost it on a curve and went upside down in a ditch. She crawled out from under the inverted car between the top of the door and the ground, because of the gap the rollbar created by supporting the car off the ground. She'd be dead without it.
#40
You might want to check out this group buy. It's manufactured by HardDog and is SCCA Solo1 legal. http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=205675
'course, I still ought to actually buy a Miata someday...