Wishbone steering

[abcdefg]

Hi, I'm looking to make a kart that uses wishbone steering (http://www.carbibles.com/steering_bible.html as in this picture, I'm not very advanced so are there any books on the subject or websites with diagrams that anyone could reccommend?

[theo]

When you say wishbone steering do you mean a arms and suspension?

[Smurph]

Yeah, Wishbone is a type of suspension setup. The steering is a different system. That site is a pretty good explanation of a few steering principles, though. Pay a lot of attention to the ackermann principles especially if you wanna race.

It is probably the only type of suspension I've personally seen on a kart, and rather easy to accomplish. You'll need two "wishbones" per side, a shock absorber, and something above the upper "wishbone" to attach the shock absorber to.
http://www.gokartsupply.com/img/617c.bmp
Pay attention to where everything ties into in that pic, as its a good example of the wishbone suspension.

[theo]

You have to take a lot of things into consideration when building dual a arms. Unequal arms, caster, camber change from compression to full bump, KPI. bumpsteer etc. Here is a site with a lot of info for you to read before you start.

http://www.rorty-design.com/content/Ed_McCannick.htm