How is first gen roll bar attached?

[White94runner]

Hey guys I have a 94 runner and I want to put a roll bar in and I understand you can cut down a first gen roll bar to make it fit. There are 2 first gens at my local yard with roll bars in them but I forgot to see how they are attached. Are they welded in or bolted in? Any help would be appreciated and a quick response would be awesome as I would like to get one this weekend. Thank you in advance for any input. :cheers:

 

[maco33]

They are bolted in.

 

[White94runner]

Awesome thank you for the quick response. I think a white roll bar in in my white 2nd gen will look awesome and heaven forbid be there if I ever need it.

 

[TMAC110]

Hey I just did this in my 94 a little while back, here's a link to my thread about it:

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/classic-t4rs/129118-has-anybody-done-before.html

It isnt a whole lot of info and such but you can kinda get the gist of it. If I remember right you just cut down each leg 2 inches and then re-weld the mounting brackets onto them and then i just drilled 6 wholes in the back of the truck and bolted it in with 1/2 inch bolts and a little bit of butyl to seal it up. It is definitely a chore to get it to actually fit in the truck but once its in it all goes pretty smoothly.

 

[White94runner]

Nice thanks for the link and info tmac. Your mod list looks very similar to mine.

 

[KidVermicious]

I think a white roll bar in in my white 2nd gen will look awesome and heaven forbid be there if I ever need it.

I hate to say it, but it will do very little in case of a rollover, just a little bit more than nothing in fact . It bolts to the body, not the frame. I've never heard for sure one way or the other if the 1st gen body is reinforced at the mounting points, but I know for sure the 2nd gen body isn't. If you flop on your top, any significant force on a roll bar bolted into your bed will just shove the bar through your floor panels.

Which is not to say you shouldn't do it. It won't hurt anything, and I like having those bars back there to mount things on. Just don't count on it like you would a roll cage.

 

[White94runner]

Good point. I might see if I can weld some plates in to strengthen it up a bit. Not sure how it will work as I haven't really looked at it too close but I'm sure I can fab something up

 

[White94runner]

Regardless if it does roll over its probably going to the scrapper anyways. But any extra protection would be worth the effort.

 

[Bad_Vision]

Until a poorly configured roll cage rolls forward and decapitates you because you did it wrong. Safety and experience with roll cages. End of discussion you learn read learn read then ask a pro then read then learn from a pro then build a go kart and stress test the hole cage. Then maybe attempt a cage. Maybe.