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03-25-2019, 09:47 PM | #1 |
Gone Wild
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Upper brush guard or roll cage
I was watching YouTube golf cart crashes and I didn’t realize that the cage was so unsturdy. now i know why they call it a upper brush guard. So i was thinking how can I reinforce the cage to make it a stronger. Has anyone seen done this before. I see that they make a cage for it but then I would need a different roof and windshield. I really don’t feel like spending the money for all that. I searched the forum and the web and found nothing. It really surprised me to see that the cage at the top doesn’t connect. Okay anyway any ideas would be appreciated.
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03-25-2019, 11:14 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Upper brush guard or roll cage
If I can find some thicker material the same size I could easily build this cage and make a few cross bars in there to sturdy it up. My only issue is that I am not sure what it hooks to under the body and the frame is aluminum so I assume it’s bolted to that.
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03-26-2019, 03:58 AM | #3 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Upper brush guard or roll cage
Maybe you can post a photo of the upper cage you are talking about.
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03-26-2019, 05:21 AM | #4 | |
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Re: Upper brush guard or roll cage
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Some have done them themselves and made more of a roll cage out of round steel tube The stock set up is only intended to hold the roof up. Remember: it's a golf cart. It's original design was to cruise around a golf course at 11 or 12 mph with 2 people, a few clubs and maybe a small cooler. Any thing we do to them beyond that is largely "on us". |
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03-26-2019, 06:08 AM | #5 | |
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03-26-2019, 06:44 AM | #6 |
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Re: Upper brush guard or roll cage
Second what Nole and meimk said. It's a golf cart. Not a side by side or anything meant for anything extreme. If you want any protection from rollover you'll need to scrap it and build your own out of DOM or something.
The club car roof struts are aluminum. Theres no amount if reinforcing that will offer any type of rollover protection. |
03-26-2019, 08:47 AM | #7 |
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Re: Upper brush guard or roll cage
It's not an ROPS. It's a sun shade. It's meant to survive going around a golf course at 14mph.
The roof struts on a Precedent are steel, you can add larger tubing or cross bars to strengthen those. You'll have to do far more work to the aluminum frame of the cart where they attach. |
03-26-2019, 08:57 AM | #8 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Upper brush guard or roll cage
I can’t bend tube but i can cut and bend square tube. If i can get the front to come into the cab and across the floor. I could tie into the frame there. The back has one of those extra seats on it. I think i could tie into that somehow. Not sure about this aluminum frame thing i think i should have went with a cart with a steel frame for strength. I was concerned about rust at first but it never even seen salt in fact it rarely gets wet. I know when i worked a the welding shop people brought in the aluminum trailers all the time to be rewelded they had stress fractures all over them from the jarring of pot holes on the road. I am not concerned about rolling it over my self its the kids i am worried about especially going down a steep hill with the way the brakes lock. It might be easier to govern it. I read here somewhere i can do this have different modes for different drivers without them knowing it. Thanks for the replies. Jerry
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