Outer Limits 4x4 Board

ok so prop a stupid question, but what is the point of of a stinger on a front bar? i initialy thought it had somethin to do with coiling the winch cable over it for easy access in comps, but iv seen them on bars without winches

so, whats the point of them???

To stop you from rolling your car "head over heels" doing descents on very steep rocks. I think it's an american thing...... havent seen any here, probably impossible to get engineered anyway.

Basically to encourage the 4WD to roll on it's side, not the roof, if you go end over.

yeah they generally on comp trucks only, seen them come in handy once or twice too with a balancing act on the nose.

rightio. the yanks should just learn to drive better

Great idea, but not legal here.

Stinger in action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty5V0dNw9pI

how are they not legal. i was of the impression that the leading edge of the bullbar must be rounded no less then 10mm. i got mine engineered with a stinger. old pic and mine isnt that tall either. i love it for nosing up stupid steep shit. oh and i know its ugly lol

76patrol wrote:how are they not legal. i was of the impression that the leading edge of the bullbar must be rounded no less then 10mm. i got mine engineered with a stinger. old pic and mine isnt that tall either. i love it for nosing up stupid steep shit. oh and i know its ugly lol

how are they not legal?......because they protrude forward on too much of an angle and anyone hit will potentialy be forced under the vehicle.

thats not a problem - at least in WA - i checked this with my engineer when doing my front bar - as long as the sides deflect away from the vehicle you can basically do anything you want up front - technically you could weld big spikes to the front of the bar work (according to him) and its legal - although common sense says you wouldnt... lol as well as the amount of police attention you'd receive.

In the pic above - if the end pipes werent pointing backwards wrapping the body - it'd be an illegal bar, but those small bends make it deflect away and hence make it ok... very strange, but meh.

yep thats what my engineer said in qld too. except for the spikes lol.

It's worth doing your research - the goalposts do move.

In Vic, there used to be no rules about the profile of a bull bar- only radii etc. However, a some time in the last few years, the rules have changed and any additional barwork much follow the profile of the front of the vehicle, and can't obstruct vision, making the 4 poster "Mack style" bars also illegal.

I've built a stingerish thingy in the past and it was awesome in the bush - It never got used to prevent an endo but was great at threading the car though tight tracks as it was tied to the side rails.

Here's a photo:



I think they are great ( I have on on the front of my RC car and it's awesome - it's almost impossible to endo forwards, and its not even very big - if was full scale, it would be about 18" above the bonnet) but sadly if they are not current;y illegal in your state, I think they might be soon.

Steve

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY-2FhENm80

This is evans truck.... perfect use of the stinger bar

Brad