rollbars are a trade off. In a rollover, obviously you are going to be better off with some sort of protection, in any other crash a rollbar does little to no good. It's hard to roll a car unless you do something stupid... rollovers are less than 10 percent of passenger car accidents.

On the track, the percentage is probably higher. That said... where do you drive your car the most? honestly, for a car you drive on the street 80% of the time, I'd just run with the factory rollover protection on the track.

 

Typical reason for needing a roll bar:
-not short enough to pass broomstick test (typical PCA requirement)
-want to run 4 or 5 point belts (not a good idea without rollover protection

Another option for the first reason is replacing the stock bars (keeping the same mounting points as stock) with tubes that are closer to top. This means triming down the stock trim covers away from the bars but I've seen this done nicely by a guy here in Ohio. Basically he had someone make a shifter boot like transition between the cut down factory trim piece and the new longer roll hoop tubes. Almost looked factory.

 

[QUOTE=kitwetzler,Jan 18 2005, 04:12 PM] rollbars are a trade off.

 

I just saw this thread. I am glad to hear the Elda bar is coming back, for a while I thought I got the last one.
If anyone is considering a roll bar Elda is the one to get IMHO. I had Wael do the install for me, and he did a terrific job. The bar looks great, I get compliments on it all the time. I felt like a Elda Sales Rep. at the 2004 Fall Colors because I answered so many questions about the roll bar. Wael, is a good guy too, and I felt good about giving him my business.

I have better pics than this, but for now this is all I have access to, it will at least give you an idea as to how the bar looks installed.

 

Any update to the Elda's availability?

 

Nothing firm. They're coming, that's all I can say right now.