crash brace for big IC

[The Pope]

found this on Ebay, a nice upgrade for those worried about getting in a wreck with a big IC.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Neon-...QQcmdZViewItem

Nice idea, steel tubing in the nose cone, hidden and strong. The down side is this thing is stronger than stock, that means the frame takes more of a hit. BUT this also means a slow bump in a parking lot won't trash your expensive IC though. Piece of mind for people worried about getting in a wreck and real protection to parking lot A holes

[FrankNbeans]

looks like a "Slow boy racing" one.

[TurboDodgeWagon]

Seems like just a piece of boxed tubing would be stronger than that.

Looks like that would do alot of damage to the IC if it was a pretty decent head on hit.

[The Pope]

round tubing is a lot better than square, it is stronger for many reasons.

More likely to damage the car worse. The stock bumpers assorb impact, this one doesn't so the frame takes a lot harder hit. Personally I know what happens in a wreck with a big IC. The IC takes the hit and your safe. But many people fear they are left with no safety with a big front mount, this should curb that so more people can enjoy the huge difference they make on the SRT 4.

[GLHNSLHT2]

Round tubing flexes. Square does not. Why do you think my rear strut brace is made from Square tubing

[FrankNbeans]

wouldn't you want the front crash bar to flex? Isn't that the point on having the hard foam above the stock IC? It should take the inpact and not just transfer it to your frame.

[The Pope]

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Originally Posted by FrankNbeans wouldn't you want the front crash bar to flex? Isn't that the point on having the hard foam above the stock IC? It should take the inpact and not just transfer it to your frame.

You do want it to flex, you do want metal up there to absorb impact. The Big IC does that, I know from my brothers wife smashing a Honda. BUT there are many out there that actually think that without the soft impact beam up there that there life is in danger. There are some that bump people in parking lots and want protection for the IC. The lack of give will make this thing give out a beating more than absorb one. Just to make some feel safe and still have what every SRT 4 needs bad, a huge IC.

[The Pope]

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Originally Posted by GLHNSLHT2 Round tubing flexes. Square does not. Why do you think my rear strut brace is made from Square tubing

"Lost in the woods"

You used it because it is easy to drill and bolt down a square tube, not because it is better. Do a little reading and you'll find that square tubing role cages and chassis were made back in the 80s and tested. Funny cars, rails door slammers they all run round tubing for a good reason. A local chassis builder here built a 68 cuda from square tubing, it lasted only 2 years. The round tubing chassis last 10 years or more. The big reason is the ability to twist and come back, round will do it, square won't. Notice your sway bar isn't square lol.

[GLHNSLHT2]

I used it because it doesn't flex. What shape are your frame rails? You want a little give in a roll cage obviously. And most everything there is trianulated. It also doesn't hurt as much when you bouce a body part off it. I can mount a round piece of tubing in a vice on the bridgeport and either square it off with an endmill and drill it or just drill the thing