Topic: Roll cage spreader plates
Now that we're on version 2.0 of our roll cage for the MAM race, I have a question about spreader plates. Our cage builder put 6" X 12" spreader plates at all the contact points for the cage. He also gave me another set plates to put underneath the car below the plates he put on. The problem that I see with doing this are the stiffening bends that Dodge put in the floor pans will prevent the second set of plates from making good contact (large air gaps) with the existing sheet metal. Also there is a piece of the unibody running underneath the existing spreader plate. If I put another plate on the bottom it would have to be smaller than the upper plate.
The rules state: Bolted or welded, sturdy mounting methods are required at every junction between rollcage and car. Usually, this means creating robust mounting plates where the tubes join the body or frame; you might even have to reinforce the area around the mounting plates to guarantee suitably sturdy attachment.
I can see if you had a bolt in cage where a second set of plates to sandwich the floor pans would be desireable.
New motto for Team Viper Light: Where one roll cage has more drama than an entire season of General Hospital.