toyNG

I just got a roll bar and will be mounting it up soon. Any tips?

I know it's pretty basic. Just drill holes in the bed and bold right up. just wondering if any of you who have done so would have any advice. In particular, any tips to prevent the bar from rattling against the truck bed? thanks!

btw, if anyone wants a free plastic bedliner, just come by and take it!

waskillywabbit

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Throw it away. All that roll bar, and I use that term loosely, will do is rust a hole in your bed and make you look like Marty McFly.

Useless other than for aesthetics and a place to hang lights and grow rust.

ozziesironmanoffroad

theyre ok out here in cali or in the desert areas, where rust has a hard time starting, but if you're somewhere where rust happens, that hole will rust out very quickly. but if you want to mount it, (like i did), use lockwashers.

abecedarian

My turn!!!

If you MUST install that roll bar, plate the bottom side of the bed. Meaning, cut some 1/4" steel plates the same size and shape as the flanges on your roll bar and put it below the bed so that your bar and the plates are sandwiching the bed. AND apply something like herculiner or other sealant between the bed and the rollbar mounts and the plates before tightening the bolts down and afterwards covering the bolts.

toyminator2000

Don't expect it to save you in a rollover.

ozziesironmanoffroad

x2 on not counting on it being useful in a roll.

abecedarian

a slow roll, maybe, but not a full on flip.
but maybe it'll give a little protection

ozziesironmanoffroad

it wont save the truck though like a cage will. if it does anything, it will keep the back part of the roof from caving in on you. but i doubt it will do anything with a FLIP, as stated before, it will probably only do anything in a slow roll

87 yota

Coat the holes with rust stopper too!!

toyNG

Yes I pretty much figured that they weren't very useful in terms of protection. However, I got it because I figure it makes for a nice spot to mount a hi lift, fire extinguisher, spare tire, etc. Looks like the biggest concern will be creating a spot for rust to start. Hopefully thats not too big a problem in CA.

abecedarian

shouldn't be a problem in redlands since you don't get much snow. if you see yourself going up to big bear or arrowhead a lot, you may have problems though unless you take steps to protect the metal. then you might find your fenders rusting out first.

Jay351

We all know these "roll bars" are just light bars.

Heres what I did.

Drilled all my holes (left a good 1/2" between the bed and the bar), painted them so they would not rust.

I bolted them up with nice strong bolts, and I used biiiig washers to help spread the load.

Have fun!

Cyberman

What's wrong with looking like Marty McFly?


"What are you, chicken?"

toyNG

[QUOTE=Cyberman;50899485]What's wrong with looking like Marty McFly?


that's what I'm saying!!!!

abecedarian

Nothing is wrong with it. Anyone saying otherwise is just being practical- putting function over form.
Just protect your truck from those beasties that work hard to make your truck look like crapola.

Cyberman

Ya, I'm contemplating one myself for the truck I just spent months restoring. I found a bar here for $35. Just have to figure out how to fit it in my little car.
BTW, thanks for making the Marty comment. I ended up having to watch that movie.

yoder519

how would a spare tire work on a roll bar? never seen it done...or heard of. this i wanna see. float me some pics when you throw one on there

abecedarian

cross bracing between the bars coming down to the fenders, with a spare tire in the middle.

toyNG

check out this thread. It's on a 4runner, but I think it would work on a pickup too.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...ll-bar-133577/

abecedarian

that's a good setup. doesn't use up a lot of space in the bed