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Originally Posted by 7thgear
you didn't even read my question
so let me ask it again in simpler terms, and i will continue to ask it until you provide an answer, because it is not an opinion question but a technical one that you as the manufacturer should know:
how will your bar and the belts attached to it behave in the event of a side impact where the pillar holding either end gets deformed.
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Sorry, I didn't mean to dismiss your question, and I certainly did read it.
The only way we would know the answer to your question would be if we had done extensive crash testing. We did not do
any crash testing, don't have any plans to do so, and we have no data indicating how this harness bar would react to any kind of crash, impact, etc.
All buyers of this product do so at their own risk, and the bar is designed for off-road use only. We do not make any claims that it meets any requirements from any regulatory bodies, etc.
My hunch is that any reputable race shop building a full cage would also be in the same boat. They would likely not be able to provide any data on the actual crash-worthiness of their cage, or how it would precisely react, until one was actually crashed. Unfortunately, even computer simulations wouldn't likely capture all of the variables.
Crash testing vehicles is an expensive matter, and I can't think of a single company in the aftermarket that has the funds or capacity to conduct or properly analyze such a test.
We want to be completely transparent about all of the above, and we have nothing to hide. We tried to make this product as stout as we could with the resources, materials, and knowledge available to us. We can't promise anything more. That's why we are not making any specific claims about rigidity, etc.