76 CJ5 Rollbar

hey all-

when i bought my CJ, there was some kind of crazy 'cage' in it... more like a pieced together wrangler rollbar... and didnt like it...

i found another bar to put in it, but it doesnt look right... its too vertical...

can someone direct me to where i might find another 'original' rollbar or provide a place where i can see waht the original lloked like?

i am loooking for the right rake of it... it looks to me (in some pix) like the original laid back at the same angle as the windshield...

mine bolts to the rear wheel-wells... will provide pix if it helps..

THANKS!!

TB

 

The rake is exactly parallel to the windshield. You probably got a '72-'75 bar.

'76 CJ5:

 

TexasBlues,
A good place to try for a new role bar is JW Auto Wreckers in Antelope, CA (916) 723-3950 they have bunches of bars. Here is what mine looks like…the PO welded on the cage but the bar is as far as I know original.
Douglas

Let me know it the pics did not come through I can pm them or try to repost.

http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=18780&d=1183995816


http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=18780&d=1183995816

 

That looks like a Smittybilt bar, not Jeep equipment.

J&W is a long way to go for a fairly common item. I'd suggest you advertise in the classifieds here, and on other Jeep boards. The southeast has some Jeep-only junkyards too, but I'm not familiar with them.

 

good deal... thanks...

i may end up cutting mine to get the rake right... but will search before i break out the torches....



thanks again!

 

I have a roll bar from my 76 you can have. I sold the jeep and still have the bar. Pay shipping and it's yours

 

good point. I guess I wasn't reading closely enough

 

Will a roll bar from a 76 work on a 73? If so, I'll work something out with you.