Recent content by Econdron

Sorry for the delay in response. We have the kart still sitting in the shop. The framework and guts are all functional. We really just need to add the floor, make some sheet metal skin and decorate it, maybe do some fine tuning, but we got pretty busy and little side projects like this are on...

Both were bled, but is the caliper supposed to be angled so that the bleeders are at the highest point? I thought about that as well, but my biggest reason for thinking something is wrong is that the brake pedal bottoms out pretty easily. More leverage might help, but there's still something...

Making a modified Grand Daddy project, it's nearly complete but I'm having a lot of troubles getting the brakes to work. This is the brake kit I'm using: 1" or 1 1/4" Hydraulic Brake Kit - Red | 600505R or 600510R | BMI Karts And Parts I attached some pictures of the setup. I had it done as...

That's what I was thinking, but when you turn, doesn't that just un-align everything as the pivot points move with the tie rods? Or maybe that's not such a big deal if you get some bump steer while you're already turning?

It sounds like you know exactly what my problem is, but I'll be honest, you lost me a little bit. I attached some more pictures. The one shows my foot pushing down the front end, you can see the tire on the right is turned outwards a little and the tire on the left is still straight. If I had...

I attached a picture of my karts front end. It took me a long time to figure out what was happening here, but I think I finally got it figured out. When you stand on the front end of the kart and compress the springs, the A-Arms rotate upwards, and thus move outwards slightly, enough to start...

20" rear tires.

In my previous post, I mentioned I added the FNR transmission which in itself has a 1:2 gear ratio. It has a 12T gear on it and my drive sprocket is 60T, so that would mean I have a 1:10 gear reduction, correct? I had to order another sprocket anyway because the transmission came with a #530...

I could be wrong, but isn't a 1:2 ratio cutting the RPM's in half?

Well sorry for the lack of updates, we've gotten pretty busy here at the shop these last couple weeks and unfortunately hobby go kart builds are the least of our priorities! We have made some slow progress, I attached the pictures of the current build. As it is, it's ready to drive. I think I...

We're having some issues with the hydraulic brakes. They will stop the kart, but relatively slowly, and the piston is fully extended. I do not see any air bubbles in the lines, and we've gone back and forth pumping the brake pedal, opening and closing a bleed screw, releasing the pedal, waiting...

Are those high speed bearings I linked to above a good enough quality? Seems kind of odd BMI would sell wheel hubs for go karts under their go karts section if they weren't intended for use with go karts.

You're referring to bearings like these?: Flanged Wheel Bearing (5/8" x 1-3/8") | 300171 | 15300000041 | BMI Karts And Parts Or the high speed version: High Speed Wheel Bearing with Snap Ring (5/8" x 1-3/8") | 600630 | AZ8205 Azusa 8205 | BMI Karts And Parts

I had one of the guys here who is an off-road enthusiast take the kart out, and basically try to break it, with the intention of trying to find weak points in the design to reinforce. Which he did, but it happened before he even got off road. He went over a speed bump in the parking lot and it...

Thank you! I did find the stall kit at GoPowerSports: 2,600 RPM Stall Kit, 40 Series - GoPowerSports.com While messing around with the kart yesterday, we found the pedal was only partially opening the throttle. We tightened that up a bit and it feels a lot more like what I was expecting. It...