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Old 07-13-2016, 10:26 AM   #5
Eric Merryfield
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Default Re: Tube bars out to front frame on a mopar?

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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone View Post
Anyone want to guess why that rule was changed, and who for?
safety for the most part, that image of the duster/demon crash a few years back comes to mind...every bit of cage helps....and lets face it a lot of the race cars are getting a little long in the tooth and can use the additional stiffness, even the lowly Gremlin was slowly twisting itself to the point of concern before its full cage....(pre-this rule, not through firewall)

Just about all of the unibody cars would benefit some more than others. How much it could help ET would be an interesting study.

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