Im just wondering if anyone knows if there were any safety constraints in the manufacture of tube doors? I know theyre made from steel tubing so theyre pretty strong, but idk if any of the designs of the doors were made to withstand a side impact? thoughts?

 

I doubt any of them are designed to withstand side impacts. Hell, the OEM doors I believe aren't either. They're there strictly as protection from the elements unless you get the optional side air bags.

 

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The tube doors are to keep you from falling out not protect you from the side impact of a 4k-5k pound vehicle. Like he said the stock doors barely provide any protection in a side impact and having side airbags helps a little. The main thing that saves you in a side impact in any suv is that you sit higher and don't bear the brunt of an impact from a car, if it's another suv or truck that t-bones you then all bets are off.

 

Even though they're zero help in a crash, I love my tube doors.

One of the reasons I got side airbags in this Jeep.

 

Check out Roughshods tubedoors. Probably stronger then a stock door.....

 

Wow. Reminds me of cattle grates on the ranch in TX when I was kid. They look sturdy.

 

Wow! those look sweet! Unfortunately the 630 price tag on those bad boys it juuuust a little out of my price range. I do really like the color matching though