Tiger Cage?
- Thread starter Odog87
- Start date
TR Custom Parts
Mark Hueffman - Owner
- Joined
- May 25, 2001
Believe those are designed more for tightening up the car for handling, not safety like a real roll bar/cage.
scot w.
GNSperformance.com
- Joined
- Feb 19, 2005
At this time they don't even offer a Tiger Cage for the G-Body cars. Although I have been after Brett for several years to come out with one and offered a nice test car for a prototype cage but no bite!
They may not be NHRA certified for drag racing but they sure would be better than not having anything at all, and even better yet they can be removed if you sold the car and transferred to another with ease.
Certified?
The East Coast Timing Association has certified the TigerCage for speeds up to 175 mph on its high speed course. This is just the beginning certifications at the moment.
How Strong are they?
• Connects to structural strength points of the vehicle in the floorboard, A pillar, toeboard, rockerpanel, B pillar, package tray and framerail areas – avoids the need to permanently alter your musclecar with weld-in subframe connectors
• Constructed of .120” wall 304 grade stainless tubing .
• Patented TigerClamps and bungs are made of investment cast 304 stainless steel. The tabs are .375” lasercut plate stainless.
• The TigerClamp has been tested to resist more than 670 ft. lbs of rotational force against the tubing. This means that it takes over 670 ft lbs of force to rotate the TigerClamp around the axis of the tubing. Most small block Chevy’s don’t make that much torque!
• The TigerClamp system will be available in bulk quantities to suspension manufacturers who wish to develop their own applications
stainless tubing
304 Stainless tubing has a tensile strength of 73,200 psi. This is compared to 1020 mild steel at 63,000 psi and 4130 chrome moly at 106,000psi.
Most current sanctioning body specs require a 1.625” OD .095” wall mild steel which would have a rating of 35,700 lbs. We use a 1.75OD .120” wall 304 stainless tubing that has a load rating of 43,015lbs As you can see, our stainless tubing has a slightly higher rating than the typical mild steel product.
clamps and bungs
The TigerClamp and bung components are made from a 304 cast stainless material by an AMERICAN casting foundry.
We have tested the clamp collars to resist over 670 lb. Ft. of rotational torque. We have tested the pivot connection to resist over 250 lb. Ft. of torque.
Bracketry
In car bracketry is all 304 3/16” thick stainless. We use 1020 steel backing plates underneath the car to evenly distribute the load through the oem floorpans and pillars.
Fasteners
The ½-20 thread pivot bolts are rated at 180,000psi tensile strength, which would equal a direct load rating of 25,500 lbs.
The 3/8-24 clamp collar bolts are also rated at 180,000psi tensile strength, which would equal a direct load rating of 15,800 lbs. each.
The fasteners used to attach the bracketry to the vehicle are grade 8 or better, rated at least to 150,000psi, which would provide a direct load rating of approx. 11,600 lbs each.
COST? $2,500 (Without the side bars) add those and your $3,000 +
They may not be NHRA certified for drag racing but they sure would be better than not having anything at all, and even better yet they can be removed if you sold the car and transferred to another with ease.
Certified?
The East Coast Timing Association has certified the TigerCage for speeds up to 175 mph on its high speed course. This is just the beginning certifications at the moment.
How Strong are they?
• Connects to structural strength points of the vehicle in the floorboard, A pillar, toeboard, rockerpanel, B pillar, package tray and framerail areas – avoids the need to permanently alter your musclecar with weld-in subframe connectors
• Constructed of .120” wall 304 grade stainless tubing .
• Patented TigerClamps and bungs are made of investment cast 304 stainless steel. The tabs are .375” lasercut plate stainless.
• The TigerClamp has been tested to resist more than 670 ft. lbs of rotational force against the tubing. This means that it takes over 670 ft lbs of force to rotate the TigerClamp around the axis of the tubing. Most small block Chevy’s don’t make that much torque!
• The TigerClamp system will be available in bulk quantities to suspension manufacturers who wish to develop their own applications
stainless tubing
304 Stainless tubing has a tensile strength of 73,200 psi. This is compared to 1020 mild steel at 63,000 psi and 4130 chrome moly at 106,000psi.
Most current sanctioning body specs require a 1.625” OD .095” wall mild steel which would have a rating of 35,700 lbs. We use a 1.75OD .120” wall 304 stainless tubing that has a load rating of 43,015lbs As you can see, our stainless tubing has a slightly higher rating than the typical mild steel product.
clamps and bungs
The TigerClamp and bung components are made from a 304 cast stainless material by an AMERICAN casting foundry.
We have tested the clamp collars to resist over 670 lb. Ft. of rotational torque. We have tested the pivot connection to resist over 250 lb. Ft. of torque.
Bracketry
In car bracketry is all 304 3/16” thick stainless. We use 1020 steel backing plates underneath the car to evenly distribute the load through the oem floorpans and pillars.
Fasteners
The ½-20 thread pivot bolts are rated at 180,000psi tensile strength, which would equal a direct load rating of 25,500 lbs.
The 3/8-24 clamp collar bolts are also rated at 180,000psi tensile strength, which would equal a direct load rating of 15,800 lbs. each.
The fasteners used to attach the bracketry to the vehicle are grade 8 or better, rated at least to 150,000psi, which would provide a direct load rating of approx. 11,600 lbs each.
COST? $2,500 (Without the side bars) add those and your $3,000 +
