Asking the pro's!

Yes I think it is.

.095 DOM is plenty and you do not need to be a welding God to make a decent cage out of it like Chrome Molly.

There is a great article on the topic here: https://www.xxxoffroad.com/index.ph...-name-dom-erw-hrew&catid=31:general&Itemid=46

I went crome molly with my cage , I was thinkin you can never be to safe

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Weight

Im thinking the samething, but im worried about the WEIGHT of the 1 3/4 .120 wall tubing.

GabeZ said:

Im thinking the samething, but im worried about the WEIGHT of the 1 3/4 .120 wall tubing.

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if you go chromoly you can do .o95 and it is lighter and safer than dom, .120 chromoly is for trophy trucks and class 1 buggies.

UTV Mayhem said:

if you go chromoly you can do .o95 and it is lighter and safer than dom, .120 chromoly is for trophy trucks and class 1 buggies.

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It's just that i have 60 feet from my Bronco, that I haven't used and I was thinking about it. I think the 1 3/4 .120 wall is for PreRunners, 2in is for the big boys.

GabeZ said:

It's just that i have 60 feet from my Bronco, that I haven't used and I was thinking about it. I think the 1 3/4 .120 wall is for PreRunners, 2in is for the big boys.

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true but 1 3/4 is the min for score legal, if you got it lying around, run it!!!

That's What im thinking, I just want to make sure it's not TOO heavy.

when you go to put the fittings on you will find out that it is too thick.

And way too heavy for a rhino IMO.

Rog

What do you suggest Rog.? Should I spend some money?

.120 4130 is overkill. Chromo is not lighter than DOM. It is just stronger which means if you wanted to you could use a thinner wall chromo than you would DOM. Then you would save weight. A properly designed DOM cage is more than enough for a Rhino. BITD rules say you must use at least .095 DOM

Way overkill...My 3000# mustang racecar cage is made of .095 chromoly. .120 wall is way over kill. .095 would be overkill. Some people run even thinner wall when running chromoly in this app, but I think better safe then sorry. .095 should be good. Whats more important is how it's built. I'm sure a pro could build a stronger cage from PVC then some of the homebuilt deathtrap cages i've seen out there.

Did you guys know that NASCAR specifies DOM?
Its because you can get better and safer welds with DOM.

Redman said:

Did you guys know that NASCAR specifies DOM?
Its because you can get better and safer welds with DOM.

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Yes they do, because of the flexing of DOM, it will bend more before it breaks. It has nothing to do with safer welds.


Gabe, I would do .095 chromoly main hoops and .083 cross bracing. Dustin (AZBDBY) has good designs if you want to make your own. I am sure he would send you some info. :good:

Rog

Did my Rhino out of .095 DOM. Super light and plenty strong! I'd stay away from the .120 wall Gabe, list that stack on Dezert Rangers and get some .095.