But the OP is starting from scratch. So it's $395 vs $795. So yes that's a $400 dollar difference, but in the grand scheme of things is peanuts. Just one cage or bar for a buddy and it's paid for. Eat baloney for a month and buy the hydraulic the first time.

I understand budgets, I really do.........but lets be real here. You are getting ready to get started on a back half, big tire RACE car and $400 is a make or break deal?........maybe you should re-evaluate what you are getting ready to do.

I liken this to guys who build 40K motors and put steel rods in them, because they can't "afford" to put $1000 worth of alum rods in it every 150 runs or so.