What are windshield spreader bars?

[Mike]

Reading the RCRocs class 1 rules:


COMPLETE factory cage or add-on aftermarket cage a must IF the stock roof has been modified or vehicle has a soft top. ALL vehicles must have windshield spreader bars (sorry CJ guys!).

All Windshields must be upright and tied-in as factory, if not then a front passenger cage addition MUST be added along with a spreader bar. Windshield area must be solid and safe to be allowed to run without a cage front hoop. This is subject to marshall inspection at any time.


What bars are they referring to?

[frosty]

Sounds like they are talking about the spreader bar that runs across the width of the Jeep stock roll cage up by the top of the windshield.

[Numidian]

I've got two thoughts....

Either a vertical bar in the middle of the windshield going down to the dash bar
or because it seems directed at TJ's just a bar going across the top of the windshield because don't factory cages for TJ's just tie into the windshield frame at the front?

[frosty]

Its class 1 so a stock roll cage works. You dont or shouldnt need the vertical bar. They said sorry CJ guys because they dont have the streamers from the B pillar up to the A pillar. A TJ and maybe YJ has a spreader that runs across the top of the A pillars from the driver side to the passenger side. Along with the little feet that tie the windshield to the cage.

You can see it just above/behind the windshield in this pic.

http://www.stu-offroad.com/otherwriteups/sunroof/Jeeptop02.JPG

[Appalachian Offroad]

I believe they are talking about the 2 bars in a stock yj cage that connect b pillar to windshield. CJs didnt come with them.


This would be a legal cage.

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/1291/jeepbuildup001qs3.jpg

[Happy Bear]

I believe they are talking about the 2 bars in a stock yj cage that connect b pillar to windshield. CJs didnt come with them.


This would be a legal cage.

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/1291/jeepbuildup001qs3.jpg

Correct, and this would be an illegal cage:
http://www.jeepfan.com/projects/Rollbar/78CJ-OriginalRollBar.jpg

[Mike]

So as long as there is a full cage, with its own A & B pillars, it does not need to be tied into the windshield?

[Happy Bear]

So as long as there is a full cage, with its own A & B pillars, it does not need to be tied into the windshield?
correct

[Wolfhope]

Yes, correct.