Thread: Oh What A Feeling ........................

Originally Posted by PAT303

My arguement against such bars is most 4wd wagaons handle like beached whales so why add more wieght out front making them worse,we are driving in the Oz bush,not out running down the Taliban. Pat

I'd be whining about roof racks, over a bullbar if that's the argument.

I do,I was away last weekend and the amount of 4wds around with crap hanging off them is getting stupid,everything from a load of jerry cans to 12'' tinnies,we had a grey nomad drive his new LC and van over a couple in a car killing both last week,stupidity at best. Pat

Originally Posted by roverrescue

Sorry Muppet,
Orange is just greater western sydney...

Tuff bars have a well earned reputation for full frontal protection - end of story.
Interestingly they are aluminium in material. Weight wise would be very little in them between an ARB and a Tuff.

If you dont think they are practical chances are you dont need one.

But back on topic - I saw some other pics of the busted up cruiser ute, seems at least the passenger side blew out both upper and lower swivel pins of the swivel ball. From the pics on this forum I had guessed the actual necked down housing just inboard of the ball had let go, but instead they managed to rip out the swivel pins from the ball.

Great effort on sand

S

Great for collecting firewood as well

Baz.

Originally Posted by BMKal

Here's another winner ............. without the mouth full of steel this time



I think I've seen these number plates before somewhere ............. NSW aren't they ?

Coming first in that race doesn't make you a winner.

some people must have never driven out in western qld, these bars and scrub bars work, and work far better than most std bars,

Originally Posted by rangie ute on 38''

some people must have never driven out in western qld, these bars and scrub bars work, and work far better than most std bars,

And a lot of people seem to think the side rails are there to brace the 'roo bar to stop it folding back under impact..... biggest reason they are fitted is to limit side panel damage when you tag something with the corner of your car.....

Originally Posted by Sprint

And a lot of people seem to think the side rails are there to brace the 'roo bar to stop it folding back under impact..... biggest reason they are fitted is to limit side panel damage when you tag something with the corner of your car.....

Yep, a single tube along side the car granted, but in this case it is twin tubes with plates mounted across the tubes, this set up is definitely going to be stronger than one tube and it won't collapse from a frontal impact as easy, therefore it must effect airbag deployment.
This design is designed to do both things, protect the sides, and support the front.......
The crush cans cannot be any stronger than the arb ones to be complaint otherwise the designed crush speed would be changed. Those twin side bars will change how the crush speed occurs.
I'm not arguing against the design of the bar, it's obviously designed to suit a purpose, although its not my choice, I find it a bit much, but against its legality.

Sorry, but there is no way that bar is srs compliant, regardless of the manufacturers claim.IMO.

Originally Posted by bigkevg

Yep, a single tube along side the car granted, but in this case it is twin tubes with plates mounted across the tubes, this set up is definitely going to be stronger than one tube and it won't collapse from a frontal impact as easy, therefore it must effect airbag deployment.
This design is designed to do both things, protect the sides, and support the front.......
The crush cans cannot be any stronger than the arb ones to be complaint otherwise the designed crush speed would be changed. Those twin side bars will change how the crush speed occurs.
I'm not arguing against the design of the bar, it's obviously designed to suit a purpose, although its not my choice, I find it a bit much, but against its legality.

Sorry, but there is no way that bar is srs compliant, regardless of the manufacturers claim.IMO.

Do you know what activates the airbags and how it functions?