17-05-2015, 05:22 PM
I think people are seriously under estimating the strength of the correct type of tube. The stuff i used is the is the stuff we use for land rover roll cages and we pull that 2.5T land rovers upgenst trees with twin motor giggle pin winches with a 6T pulling power and stall the winches and single tubes dont bend
Mounted to a structural part of the car with additional bracing is more than capable of withstand impact loads of a crash .
I will say though the ones that people bolt through the wheel arch are only as strong as the sheet metal of the arch and prob would pull away from their mountings
Mounted to a structural part of the car with additional bracing is more than capable of withstand impact loads of a crash .
I will say though the ones that people bolt through the wheel arch are only as strong as the sheet metal of the arch and prob would pull away from their mountings