Can anyone direct me to information on how our Monte's (mine is a 2007 SS) fair in a roll over crash. I am familiar with the roll over resistance rating from the National Highway Safety Administration (which is really a handling rating and not a crash rating) but I can not find any information on actual results from a roll over in a crash. My reason for asking is the debate I have over whether or not to put a roll cage in my car for drag racing purposes. Do I need a cage or not. My research so far has indicated that 3 & 4 point roll bars give no additional safety protection in a roll over for the driver (the driver can still be crushed with these roll bars installed) and to get added protection a 6 point minimum cage must be installed. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

 

sounds like if the driver can still be crushed with those, you would get crushed without them

honestly, i got hit in my truck and got about a foot of air after impact and landed on my roof and didnt even dent my body part of the roof, thats in a 95 dodge ram

monte carlos seem a bit more sturdy and also seem to have a little thicker frame

 

ohh i know this one lol

they hold up pretty well, mine when i got it rolled over 4 times & all it had was cosmetic damage, held the shape of the car really well there deff safe cars so idk if u would really need a cage or not ive got pics of mine after the roll over in my photos i think lol

 

dude that pic is crazy looking! great job getting it back the way you have! sorry to interrupt but that is an amazing job you have done!

 

thanks it took a while to fix but deff worth it

 

if your doing it for drag racing get yourself a NHRA rule book and consult that

 

03jgMonte, i looove your sig.
Great work!

 

I was thinking along the same line as you.

You'd have to check with the track you're racing at, or the official rules of the NHRA.

 

Around here, if your car runs under something like 13 seconds (I think it's 13, it may be something else, I don't remember for sure), you have to have roll cage, helmet, the whole nine yards in order to run it.