1.75" X .120" HREW Tube?

scoutman wrote: The stuff that service steel carries in stock is 1.75x .083" which is apparently what the dirt track guys use for their racecars.  I have a few sticks of it by mistake that I'll have to use for something.  When we tried to bend it for Al's front bumper it kinked the bend.  Make sure it is the heavier walled stuff, and yes it will come in 20' lenghts.  Johnny will have to order the .120" walled stuff but it should only take a day or 2 to get in.

Interesting.  I always thought it kinked because we read the directions AFTER doing the bends.  Great, now I don't feel so guilty.

Thanks,

98TJ wrote: It looks more like something a $49 Chinese yard swing set is made out off.  It's thin.  I'm think I could build a lawn chair or something out of it.

120 wall is just a hair under 1/8 inch thick, while 083 is like 1/12 inch thick.  Keep in mind that in a race car cage you want deformation, so it gives and absorbs the impact.  In a rock crawler, this just means it bends.  Everything I have read says use 120 wall or thicker for 4x4 rig - that's what I am going to use......and 1/4 wall for suspension links.

98TJ wrote: Went over to SS and bout 20' of 1.75 X .083 for $24.  He said that was roll bar tubing.  It looks more like something a $49 Chinese yard swing set is made out off.  It's thin.  I'm think I could build a lawn chair or something out of it. Brad

That's the price he gave me, except I asked for it in the .120 flavor.  Apparently, he only knows one type of tubing in the 1.75" size.

Did you find out the price for the .120 stuff?

98TJ wrote: Al wrote:  Did you find out the price for the .120 stuff? I didn't ask for a price (what's money to a Jeep owner?), but I did ask him if he could get it and he said yes.  I also asked him if I could just call and order it over the phone or would I have to come by a pay first.  He said I could just call and he would order it. I was going to order 40', but I may not be in town next week to pick it up. Brad

I bought some of the .083 stuff from SS a couple of weeks ago.  Added a B pillar hoop and tied it to the factory 4Runner rollbar, so I could pass "tech" at the Tuff truck competition at the VBC.  What a joke that ended up being, as there was no "tech".  Anyway, figured it would be good learning for me, as I have never done any cage work before.  Looks great and had no kinking, using a 8 inch radius mandrel.  I'll go back one of these days and replace the .083 with .120.  Johnny said he could get .120 wall for 5 or 6 buck more(I paid $24 for .083).  I plan to order a couple of stick next week to start fabricating bumpers. 

Posey 

98TJ wrote: Posey, How long does it take Johny to get the 1.75 X .120?  I need to get 20' or 40' also in the next few weeks. Brad

He talked like it would only take 2 or 3 days.  I'll call him Monday and see.  I will probably go ahead and order two sticks.

Bought some HREW round tube from Service Steel today.  I called in and ordered it at 3:30 on Thursday afternoon and it was here the next day.  They said they have a truck running from B’ham every day. 

Price was:

1.75 X .120 = $1.50/lf + tax

1.25 X .120 = $1.10/lf +tax

Brad

I think it might have come down about 10% in the last month.

Brad

If you order it, pick a couple of days when it's not raining.  I couldn't go get it on Friday and it sat out in the rain, dew and frost all weekend.

Brad

Pangea1 wrote: I buy my steel at JMS Steel in Decatur.  They have good prices and have everything that I need for my wroughtiron shop.  Never heard of Service Steel.  Where are they located.

They are on the west end of Airport Road, just a bit west of where the road crosses huntsville spring branch.  Its not called airport road once it crosses Leeman Ferry, cant recall what the name changes to, johnson road or something?