Roll Bar Rear Bar Question

Chad E532 · 01-24-2009, 07:25 PM

I am in the middle of installation of a S&W roll bar kit in my 77 Camaro. I want to keep the back seat so I ordered up the extra long bars that run though the package tray instead of the rear seat. They are long enough to run all the way back to the taillight panel.

My question is should I run the bars all the way back to the rear of the trunk which will tie the bars into the rear leaf spring perches, or would it be best to have another bend put in the tubes to drop them closer to the shock mounts?

Thanks
Chad

Alan Roehrich · 01-24-2009, 07:32 PM

I'd run them all the way to the back, and if you want to add a little stiffness, drop a kicker off of that bar on each side to about where the shock mounts are. There's probably about a 3-4 pound weight gain there, but on a stock floor pan car, the added stiffness is worth it.

Philip Saran · 01-24-2009, 09:18 PM

Chad,

I am having the S&W roll bar kit installed in my 1974 Duster right now,
no rear seat, but my two rear bars tie into the top of where the rear part
of my frame connectors are welded which is a few inch's ahead of the
front of my spring mounts.

Run to Rund · 01-25-2009, 12:46 AM

By the time you weld in the required crossbar, the rear seat will be virtually inaccessible. Might as well save the weight, remove it and make up some "upholstery" and a piece of carpet.

Todd Bailey · 01-25-2009, 02:15 AM

Chad,

You have a PM.

01-24-2009, 07:25 PM	#1
Chad E532 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lindstrom MN Posts: 156 Likes: 5 Liked 54 Times in 7 Posts	Roll Bar Rear Bar Question I am in the middle of installation of a S&W roll bar kit in my 77 Camaro. I want to keep the back seat so I ordered up the extra long bars that run though the package tray instead of the rear seat. They are long enough to run all the way back to the taillight panel. My question is should I run the bars all the way back to the rear of the trunk which will tie the bars into the rear leaf spring perches, or would it be best to have another bend put in the tubes to drop them closer to the shock mounts? Thanks Chad

01-24-2009, 07:32 PM	#2
Alan Roehrich VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 4,950 Likes: 1,044 Liked 1,124 Times in 296 Posts	Re: Roll Bar Rear Bar Question I'd run them all the way to the back, and if you want to add a little stiffness, drop a kicker off of that bar on each side to about where the shock mounts are. There's probably about a 3-4 pound weight gain there, but on a stock floor pan car, the added stiffness is worth it. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

01-24-2009, 09:18 PM	#3
Philip Saran Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Parker, CO. Posts: 721 Likes: 158 Liked 14 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Roll Bar Rear Bar Question Chad, I am having the S&W roll bar kit installed in my 1974 Duster right now, no rear seat, but my two rear bars tie into the top of where the rear part of my frame connectors are welded which is a few inch's ahead of the front of my spring mounts. __________________ Phil Saran Parker, Colorado

01-25-2009, 12:46 AM	#4
Run to Rund Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 574 Likes: 6 Liked 44 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Roll Bar Rear Bar Question By the time you weld in the required crossbar, the rear seat will be virtually inaccessible. Might as well save the weight, remove it and make up some "upholstery" and a piece of carpet.

01-25-2009, 02:15 AM	#5
Todd Bailey Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 303 Likes: 24 Liked 28 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Roll Bar Rear Bar Question Chad, You have a PM.