Samurai Cages
Many options to keep you and yours safe and sound should you get the tires off the ground.

Important Cage Info

Family Style Sport Cage
These sport cage kits made by Trail Tough are designed to be used with the original Samurai roll bar and provide extra protection. They maintain a very close fit without diminishing head room or entry access and can be removed from the vehicle as a unit once assembled. The front and rear sections can be purchased separately. The rear section is family style and has bars for top and side protection. It can be used with soft or hard tops. All components in these kits are made from 1.5" x .120 wall material and are pre-notched, marked, and numbered for assembly positions. Requires welding and painting.

Click here to view pictures of the Cage installed:
• INTERIOR VIEW
• 3QTR REAR VIEW
• REAR SIDE VIEW
• SIDE VIEW

Front Cage Kit
Price: $295.00

Rear Cage Kit
Price: $295.00

Interior Main Bar and Full Sport Cage
This kit made by Calmini replaces the original factory main bar in convertible models and adds it into the hardtop set-up. The sport bar is constructed of 1.5" x .120" wall tubing that is CNC formed. Custom fitted bar adds rugged looks and safety to your vehicle and can be used to mount additional necessities into the vehicle such as a fire extinguisher or first aid kit. The rear main bar can be mounted independently or in conjunction with the complete front hoop assembly for a full cage enclosure.

The kit comes complete with all necessary pre-bent tubing, mounting and strength gussets, and complete hardware for the installation. Installation of this kit does require welding.

Complete kit
Price: $349.00

Rear Main Bar w/ Kickers
Price: $199.00

Full cage for soft-top
Don’t trust that thin stock roll bar to protect those you love. These cages made by Davesport offer the best, closest fit you can get! The full cage replaces the factory thin-wall main hoop and wimpy supports with a full .120" thickness bar. By fitting the cage close, body damage may be reduced in the event of an "incident". Comes with a front hoop with over the dash bar already welded in, pre-notched hoop connector bars, main hoop, full diagonal braces, gussets, shoulder belt tabs, hardware, and instructions.

Features include: 1.5" x .120" DOM tube (2.0" x .120" main hoop is an option); Super close fit, described by customers as "fits like a glove!"; Main hoop brackets (all four) are already welded on as is the dash bar; All tubes are notched perfectly, so you simply place them and weld them; All hardware (grade 5 3/8" fasteners with nylock nuts) included; Doesn't block dash vents or switches.

Price: $599.00

Front Add-on Cage for Soft-top
Protect yourself and the ones you love sitting in the passenger seat! If your doing anything more that trail rides, you need a cage. Ask anybody. This kit made by Davesport is an add-on for those who are on a budget and want to simply add on to the stock roll bar. Included is a front hoop with a bar over the dash (fits all Samurai’s, early and late) with floor mounting plates and double plates for under the floor, and pre-notched front hoop to main hoop connector bars. You don't give up access to your window crank or dash switches with this kit.

Features include: 1.5" x .120" DOM tube; Super close fit, described by customers as "fits like a glove!"; Main hoop brackets (all four) are already welded on as is the dash bar; All tubes are notched perfectly, so you simply place them and weld them; All hardware (grade 5 3/8" fasteners with nylock nuts) included; Doesn't block dash vents or switches.

Price: $289.00

Rear Add-on Cage for Soft-top
Made by Davesport, this rear add-on cage includes the full diagonal main hoop braces that come with our full cage kit, plus the rear hoop. You get better support of your stock roll bar with this.

Constructed from 1.5" x .120" DOM steel tubing. Comes with mounting plates welded on, all tubes pre-fit, and all hardware and instructions.

Price: $289.00

Rear Add-on for Softop with full cage
This adds a rear hoop over the back seat occupants to your full Davesport cage. Built from the same 1.5" x .120" DOM material as the full cage. Tubes are pre-fit, and kit comes with all required hardware.

Price: $179.00

Full Height Rear Roll Hoop Kit for Soft-top
Made by Davesport, this kit adds a rear hoop to your soft-top Samurai's stock roll bar. It is constructed of 1.5" x .120" DOM steel tubing, and offers the same high quality and excellent fit as all our products. Comes with mount plates already welded on, all hardware, and instructions.

Price: $249.00

Full Cage for Hard-top
Those with factory hard-tops may think they are a bit more protected than a soft-top during a rollover. Just the opposite though. We know of several Sami owners without a cage that rolled over and it crushed in the tin top like an aluminum can, trapping them in the Sami. Protect yourself and those you love!

These cages made by Davesport offer the best, closest fit you can get. By fitting the cage close, body damage may be reduced in the event of an "incident". Comes with a front hoop with over the dash bar already welded in, pre-notched hoop connector bars, main hoop, full diagonal braces, gussets, shoulder belt tabs, hardware, and instructions.

Features include: 1.5" x .120" DOM tube (2.0" x .120" main hoop is an option); Super close fit, described by customers as "fits like a glove!"; Main hoop brackets (all four) are already welded on as is the dash bar; All tubes are notched perfectly, so you simply place them and weld them; All hardware (grade 5 3/8" fasteners with nylock nuts) included; Doesn't block dash vents or switches.

Price: $609.00

Looking at cages? Here are some points to ponder:
• Pipe is generally more rigid than tube, and is usually produced in heavier wall thicknesses.

• Pipe is specified by a nominal dimension which bears little or no resemblance to the actual dimensions of the pipe. 1" Schedule 40 pipe, for instance, has an actual OD of 1.32", a wall of 0.133", and an inner diameter of 1.049". Tube dimensions are actual dimensions.

• Pipe fittings are sized to meet pipe sizes, but not tube sizes. A 1" schedule 40 nipple will fit correctly on a 1" schedule 40 pipe, but not on a 1" OD tube.
Tube refers to round, square, rectangular or any shape of hollow material of uniform thickness which is defined by the outside diameter and wall thickness dimensions. It is the grade of the metals and how tube is produced and processed that is important.

• Structural Tube is generally produced using the ERW (Electric Resistance Welded) process. Identified under the Circular Hollow Section (CHS) or Hollow Structural Sections (HSS) class. Some steel mills specifically develop structural tube for roll over protective structures.

• Mechanical Tubing is usually produced as seamless, as-welded or DOM (Drawn Over Mandrel) tube.

Types of Tube and Pipe:
Structural Tube - high strength welded steel tubing

Mechanical Tube - seamless, as-welded and drawn over mandrel

Stainless Tubing and Pipe - several seamless and welding processes requiring resistance to corrosive materials

Standard Pipe - several seamless or electric weld process, carries liquid or gas

What the acronyms mean:
Electric Resistance Welded (ERW)
Cold Drawn Welded (CDW)
Drawn Over Mandrel (DOM)
Cold Drawn Seamless (CDS)
Cold Rolled Electric Welded (CREW)
Hot Rolled Electric Welded (HREW)

Thier descriptions:
Electric Resistance Welded (ERW)
Cold formed, electric resistance welded tubing can be produced in round, square or rectangle shapes. ERW tube is produced by processing a flat rolled steel into strips which are cold-formed, welded and seam annealed or normalized (depending on the manufacturer). You can usually identify ERW tube by the blue strip down one side of the tube (which is the welded area). The ERW process can guarantee the weld to be as strong or stronger than the rest of the tube body. The origin from a flat strip results in a more concentric product than Cold Drawn Seamless (CDS). ERW can also be known as CREW (Cold Rolled Electric Welded).

Typical Applications:
Structural columns, beams, supports, heavy equipment frames with 58,000 PSI tensile.


Cold Drawn Welded (CDW)
Produced from a steel strip by cold forming, electric resistance welding (ERW) and cold drawing to finished dimensions, CDW is the most versatile and widely sold mechanical tubing grade. A variety of thermal treatments can be applied to alter the mechanical properties and machinability. CDW is used for a tremendous variety of machine parts where close tolerances and higher mechanical properties are needed.

Typical Applications:
Automotive components, shock absorbers, hydraulic cylinders, sleeves, bushings, axles and shafting.


Drawn Over Mandrel (DOM)
DOM is formed from strip and Electric Resistance Welded (ERW) then cold drawn through a die and over a mandrel resulting in improved inner surfaces and dimensional quality. This process, called cold drawing, may be repeated more than once to reach the planned OD, ID, or wall dimension. Multiple draws can also be used to increase the strength or improve the surface finish of the tubes. During the drawing operation, the tubes may be process annealed to increase the ductility of the material. Lower cost alternative to CDS with equal or superior physical properties.

Typical Applications:
Machined parts, rollers, shafts, sleeves, steering columns, axle tubes, drive shafts, bushings and is most readily adaptable in cylinder applications with a 80,000 PSI tensile.


Cold Drawn Seamless (CDS)
General purpose seamless tubing, which is a solid bar of carbon steel drawn over a mandrel to form the tube section. CDS allows selection of chemistry and rough tube size. Cold drawing produces higher physical properties without heat treating. Offers widest range of sizes and chemistries in mechanical tubing. Better tolerances and reduced machining allowances over Hot Finished Seamless (HFS).

Typical Applications:
Machined parts, bushings, spacers, bearings, rollers, shafts, sleeves and cylinders with a 75,000 PSI tensile.


Cold Rolled Electric Welded (CREW)
Cold rolled steels are steels that are shaped by high pressure rollers at normal temperature in the steel mill. Cold rolling work hardens the material substantially. The steel is then welded by the electric weld process. A cold rolled steel can be either a mild steel or a high carbon steel. Can also be termed as ERW (Electric Resistance Welded). See » ERW


Hot Rolled Electric Welded (HREW)
Hot rolled steel is steel that is rolled to size in the mill while red hot. Hot rolling steel does not work harden it as much as cold rolling. For this reason, hot rolled steel is more easily machined than cold rolled.


What's the difference between Tube and Pipe?
The general term for pipe was that it was primarily used for carrying gas or liquid. It was not intended for structural use because the dimensions used in describing pipe was not dimensionally accurate. Measurement was referred to its inside diameter and wall thickness. The inside diameter was a true dimension, but over the years had become "nominal" (in name only) so that when pipe size was referred to, it was an approximate inside diameter measurement with the thickness described by the term "schedule".

(Thanks to Scott at Rock4x)

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