Recent content by johnny5jz

Most has already been replaced. What is left is actually super stout. What's left of the steering is quite a bit heavier than most karts. At this point though, I only have this thing set up to do 15mph top speed. I have it dialed down to 8mph when my daughter is driving it for now. Sent from my...

I did notice that. I added 10 degrees of caster to it, readjusted the Ackerman angle and added about 1/2 degree of toe to each wheel. Since it has a rear diff, it is not quite as critical. It does steer really well now. It was pretty sketchy before I changed it. Sent from my VS987 using Tapatalk

Here is a pic of the drive train. Nothing fits off the shelf. I had to machine everything. I even got a friend to make the brake disc on his cnc. The gearing in the diff is 10:1. The gearing to the shaft is 1:1. Sent from my VS987 using Tapatalk ---------- Post added at 08:17 PM ----------...

I just started working on my first kart. It started life as a snapper rider and has a tecumseh 8hp snowblower engine. I had to do a lot of custom machining to get parts to fit this, but it just got out for its first test drive. Its fun, but still has a ways to go. I am from Ham Lake, MN and this...