best fitting pre-bent cage?

[durty]

im looking for a 10-point cage for my 03 std cab s10, ultimately id like to have a custom one built for the truck, but cost wise id be better off buying a pre-bent one and installing it myself.

anyone have any pics of pre-bent ones? im looking for ones that keep it real tight against the interior(street truck), and id like to keep my bench if at all possible

[thumpn]

jegs has one listed as a jegster cage but it is the same as comp eng. http://www.jegs.com/i/Jegster/550/943904K/10002/-1?parentProductId=749658

[durty]

Do they leave the ends long enough to go to the frame? Is it notched?

[bgblock427]

I got one from chris alston and it fits tight.

[durty]

Are the alstons notched? Thats the deciding factor, i dont have a notcher

[thumpn]

none of them will come pre notched but you dont need a notcher you can notch with just a die grinder with a cut off wheel

[bgblock427]

the cage will not be notched. You can get a notcher for about $50 off ebay or use a hand grinder and take your time. I have used both and recommend the notcher. cuts will fit tighter and you can sell it when done.

[slow89s10]

i have an s&w cage in my truck and it fits very nice

[durty]

any pics of the s&w? 10 point for 299 seems like a pretty good deal, hows the fit?

anyone tried the autoweld chassis roll cage? they have a pre notched 10 point for $335

[jdrags10]

here is a link to a place where you can print out a template to cut out and trace and it will alow you to notch the tube with a grinder.

http://metalgeek.com/static/cope.pcgi

[lxtasy]

You can also try www.brokedickracing.com. they are running a sale on their cages right now

[littlewickeds10]

I have the auto chassis weld 6 point in my truck. gettng ready to convert to 12 point. they do offer pre notched for a small fee

[durty]

hows it fit?

brokedickracing.com has 10 point notched cages for 279

[jakedog]

if i remember, when i notched mine i used a hole saw and my grinder, its been i a few years but i think thats what i did .

I know shipping is the big killer on the cages, when i bought my 8 point for my camaro it was a competition engineering. I had a local speed shop order it and it was like $80 cheaper than going through jegs .

Now on a side note, when i have looked at jegs for my s10 its in stock for a 10 point and truck freight is $119, if you go to Summit and look its not stocked and i believe its direct shipped and the shipping price says $15.00, Im not sure if this 100% accurate but i was gonna look into it more when the time comes .

[83blazerV8]

im installing a S&W 10 pt right now in my first gen blazer everything came notched except the halo, front struts and dashbar i would have pics but one of my kids lost (took) the usb cord for my camera

[littlewickeds10]

fit pretty good

[cooler racer]

I am in the process of installing one now. door bars and rear hoop braces come notched but most likely will need modified for better fit. Not very happy with this set up. main hoop fits directly over rear cab mounts almost centered and halo would have ended up over half way down on the 90 bends losing alot of headroom. I'm 6'1" so i had to rebend this also. So notching this is taking forever because of location angles. I'm pretty behind the times with computer tech so when i can get the kids to help i will upload some pics. Not very thought out to be a vehicle specific cage in my opinion. If you go this route good luck. Rob

[83blazerV8]

ya fittinging pretty good just behind the body mounts on my blazer and the halo is tight on the roof down bars didint take much to much work i put them right behind the front cab mounts fits tight doing a built up frame cage in back gonna run 4 down bars got to run to radio shack to get a new usb for the camera got pics but cant load them