Seatbelts??

I'm looking to put front shoulder harness style belts in my Jeep and hook them to the rear bar. With the exception of modern Jeeps what other vehicles have you guys used belts from? I would use jeep belts but around here those are gonna be hard to find in decent shape and I don't want to spend the money (insert Boyink phrase:To Dutch) on aftermarket racing belts.

 

I have a buddy that used some out of full size Ford van, welded nut on roll bar seemed to work well for him.

 

I got mine out of a mid eighties dodge midsize somethin or other at the pick-n-pull. Real helpful eh?

Alright - here's something helpful - when deciding a donor look at the direction the retractor will point when mounting the belt and make sure you're proposed mounting will work without the belt twisting. My retractor mounts on the front of the wheel well so the retractor buldges towards the front of the jeep. Also, my retractors are not straight up and down, which I'm pretty sure contributes to them being a little too aggressive about locking you in (ask Joel - he was not impressed after a day of being locked in them in Big Bear).

 

If you do more than mild off-roading, auto-retractor belts suck. You can get into positions where you park the jeep at an odd angle and get out to look around only to find out that the auto retractor is locked until you level the jeep out. Look on ebay or local swap meets for some used racing harnesses, the stock car and drag guys can't use them once the date codes expire. They usually look new, and sell cheap.

 

i got me some of just the belts that came with the 73 cj5 ... ill be getting rid of them once i get my 5 points ... your welcome to have them once i get the new 5 points there in good shape i think ... not brand new but with a little cleaning they should be good to go i have the things they snap into as well that are mounted on the seat you can have too ... ill have all the stuff in a month or 3 you can have them then if you want ill let you know .. just drop me an e mail

 

so do you weld in a piece of tubing through the vertical roll bar and thread it for the shoulder anchor above the outside shoulder? or is there an easier way that is as safe when using TJ belts?

 

Got my set up at a dirt tracker flea market type thing. Dirt trackers are required to replace the belts every so often, like maybe 3 years. This is probably true in other racing arenas as well. I paid 30 bucks for 2 sets of belts which included lap, shoulder and crotch belts ( 5 point harness). Unfortuneately, I only have the lap belts installed as yet. Shoulder belts will be installed and the crotch belts gonna get tossed.