How much weight does a cage add?

[0100]

I know it would depend on a lot of different factors (size of car, how many tubes used, etc), but I was just wondering how much a typical SCCA cage for an IT type car weights?

Just a ball park is fine, thanks.

 

[Greg Amy]

~150 pounds? 1.75x.095 DOM is about 1-3/4 pounds per foot. Get out a tape and do some rough measurements, see what you come up with.

Don't forget the weight of the mounting plates.

 

[RedMisted]

I think mine weighs around 130 lbs, but can't be sure. I've got a basic IT cage, nothing fancy...

 

[Knestis]

You can find per-foot weights of steel tubing in various sizes online, do some measuring, and get pretty close. I figured mine out but it was a long time ago and we put in a bunch of extra tubing.

K

 

[rsportvolvo]

Roll cage weight = tubing wt/ft * length of tubing used + mounting plate wt + welding wire used.

 

[pfcs]

Don't forget to deduct for the inspection holes.
and better weigh the paint!

 

[0100]

Plus the zipties and foam.

Thanks guys, 150ish works for me was just trying to get a ballpark.

 

[dj10]

Talk about technical masturbation....LOL