My Jeep YJ Roll Cage (Super Budget Friendly)

[@FlawedOffroad]

▶Trail Gear front cage kit: amzn.to/3Hz8V61

[@MalarkeyTaylor]

Its crazy how much I started to notice cages once I started planning one. I'm in the beginning stages of making a custom one for my XJ, and this was a great walk around and has some great Ideas in it!

[@FlawedOffroad]

There’s some companies that sell pre bent tubes for xjs as well, diy kits.

[@bojeelll9192]

I'm happy to hear that I am not the only one that tells my phone to shut up when it rings or beeps and that's a very nice YJ

[@FlawedOffroad]

Thanks!

[@xisleprez]

I'm buying a '95 in couple weeks when I'm on vacation in NJ.... then driving it back to Texas. Enjoyed your content , thank you bro. New sub!

[@FlawedOffroad]

Sounds like a fun trip, good luck!

[@DirtRoadTherapy]

"Shut up bird. Mess around and find out!" So funny, before I closed up the eves in my shop I had dozens of birds living in them and it made it impossible to film, it just sounded like a jungle in the background

[@FlawedOffroad]

There’s a bird that chases my daughters cat around and never shuts up😂

[@jake-hy2zb]

Excellent! Thanks a lot for this video. I got some really good ideas even if I am keeping the sport bar with no back seat. You are right about picking up factory bars for the material. I have a 1/2 dozen of them for parts now.

[@NickSlingerland-yd8hy]

Great video thanks for the tips. The stock roll cage was also meant for a stock Jeep. Mine's definitely way heavier than a stock Jeep now. I will be using some of these ideas. Thanks

[@Dieselfumes1982]

I was goin to ask about ur cage but I bet 672 people probably asked about it so I waited and you finally are talkin about it

[@FlawedOffroad]

Haha when i get asked something enough times I usually make a video!

[@josephraker9835]

Roll cage looks very good I got a 90 yj planning on roll cage too you gave me some cool idea

[@FlawedOffroad]

Good luck with it!

[@HAYL0W]

0:38 i can confirm this. i had a slight lay on its side and it bent the cage enough that i want to make sure if i do have a bad roll i wont die. i no longer have any trust in the factory cage. which led me to your video

[@FlawedOffroad]

It’s a worthwhile upgrade that should be done before most of the mods ppl do that’s for sure! Hope it helped

[@HAYL0W]

@@FlawedOffroad yeah. it did, sucks the price went up that much on the kit you got but its not surprising,

[@FlawedOffroad]

@@HAYL0W it went up a long time ago. It’s because steel prices

[@silver_cd]

Found you through another YJ guy. I like you better so I subscribed to your channel. I like your content keep it up

[@FlawedOffroad]

Thanks! Curious to hear from who

[@jes6628]

No idea about this stuff really but the video was so good I subscribed

[@geo_cash]

Sick yj man. I also have a 91. Gonna go watch your other videos

[@MountZionOffroad]

Great video Dan!

[@FlawedOffroad]

Thanks!

[@jeepdoctv]

I need to do something like this on my scrambler build!!

[@FlawedOffroad]

I’m sure you could adapt that kit

[@Burke_Motorsports]

I have a TJ, been reading up on what I can do for a cage. Being a drag race fan for a long time, I have been looking at the NHRA rules for cages. I may end up having a buggy built. I just might be overthinking this.

[@FlawedOffroad]

Luckily you really can’t add anything that’s going to make a cage worse unless it gets welded in horribly. and Jeeps don’t really have. The best part about cage upgrades is you can do them incrementally. Mine was in 3 stages as funds allowed

[@coryhalling1614]

Great video. I have a 99 and 05 tj I'd like to upgrade my cages in

[@FlawedOffroad]

It’s not too hard to do especially if you do a section at the time if your budget won’t allow doing it all at once

[@tvstar650]

Keep it up love the vids

[@FlawedOffroad]

Thanks!

[@tateshepherd523]

Hey man, been enjoying your channel. Just sort of breaking into the YJ world and tryna learn stuff and your content has been great for this. Right now mine is fully stock, but I'd love to slowly work my way towards a more fun build. I came across the Poison Spyder full cage on extreme terrain for $1200 while window shopping. Ya, thats twice as much as yours... but with the price increase you mentioned on that front cage kit, and then all the extra stuff you had to do to reinforce the rear it seems like just getting a full kit could be a viable option? I do like the idea of just modifying the stock cage... seems like a fun project. I'm a novice welder and don't have a tube bender and all that but if it can be done with mostly straight tubing or if there's a kit out there that has pre-bent stuff, that would be neat. Alright, I'm rambling, I'll shut up lol. Thanks again for the content, keep it up

[@FlawedOffroad]

@@tateshepherd523 that sounds like a good deal I thought it used to be more. I hate the stanchions the ps cage uses though it’s so hard to get your feet in and out of the jeep. They basically go straight down from the dash by the speaker to the floor.

[@tateshepherd523]

@@FlawedOffroad Good feedback on that cage thanks! Sounds like the DIY version gives you more control and saves some costs. Thanks for the response!

[@FlawedOffroad]

@ keep in mind those prices I gave were pre-the last two or three rounds of inflation so it might not be all that viable anymore to go that route and save a bunch of money

[@andycocchia4202]

Similar to my Poison Spyder cage.

[@FlawedOffroad]

That’s a nice cage, I don’t care for the lower A pillars, they stick out and I can’t get my size 12s past them (buddy has that cage)

[@hardhatdiverscorp.2878]

What you paint it with ? Rattle can or the real stuff 2k …epoxy…etc ? What color ? Thanks

[@FlawedOffroad]

Rustoleum orange lol. I did it like 8 years ago it’s still holding up pretty well

[@rjewing850]

Did or have you found the straight bar across the back to be a head knocker for the rear seat passengers?

[@FlawedOffroad]

Not that Ive noticed but I only have kids back there. They are getting taller I should check the clearance

[@edrefeen4006]

I’m looking for the two mounts that hold the backseat in place that they roll forward on if you know where I can get any of those let me know please

[@exalteduser]

sadly I sold my parts jeep, I would try online

[@FlawedOffroad]

Look at eBay, I’m not sure if anyone sells replacements.

[@ehask06]

Ever run full doors? How about the ebrake, did you move it?

[@FlawedOffroad]

Full doors fit(barely as long as you place the a pillar in the right spot, the door card touches and you have to open door to roll window down.) Whats an ebrake? lmao no this A-pillar blocks it. rather than remove the pedal I have it pushed to the floor for the cage to fit (cables have been removed for years) If you must keep a parking brake the posion spider stanchions allow the brake to stay, at the cost of needing a size 7 foot to get past it lol(I got in scotts old YJ with that cage and it was horrible getting your feet past the PS cage)

[@ehask06]

Thanks, I forgot yours is an automatic. Thoughts on the Genright Stanchions?

[@ninja63639]

Can you still access the e brake pedal or did you have to modify it or what?

[@FlawedOffroad]

Shoot I didn’t think to mention that. I haven’t had a functional e brake for about eight years but I have an automatic so it doesn’t matter anyway. It absolutely will not fit with this trail gear cage. I have the pedal push down to the floor to clear the cage but there’s no cables hooked up to it anymore anyway

[@ninja63639]

@@FlawedOffroad thanks for getting back to me man. I've always wondered about it

[@FlawedOffroad]

@@ninja63639 send me a message on Instagram if you have it and I can send you a little video clip of kind of what it looks like

[@ninja63639]

@@FlawedOffroad I don't have it unfortunately. I may try and switch to a tj handbrake