Recent content by Shadow9

It appears you have about 6 in between the throttle rod end and the bracket to hold the end of your throttle cable. That means the throttle rod, when the return spring pulls it back to the starting point will be pushing on a string, the cable end. So you will want to have a return spring on...

We have an old carter bros with live axle and no springs. We would like to soften it by adding spring suspension. Has anyone converted one of these to springs? Do you think the front is more important to convert or the rear? My guess is the rear since your butt, that otherwise absorbs the...

In this application, the springs are stretched rather than compressed, in order to absorb the wheel travel. Does stretching instead of compressing a spring pose a greater breakage hazard? This setup has 3 pivot points per wheel, not counting the spring itself. A simpler design with only 1...

The throttle cable runs from the engine to the throttle rod threaded end - there should be guides on the right side of a single seater, or under the seat of a 2-seater. The L-end of the throttle rod connects to the accelerator pedal and the tinnerman nut goes on the end of the L so that it does...

Correct you are. The first HF hub broke after 1 hour; I rebuilt the old wheel with the tube and tire from the broken HF. The second HF broke after the second hour, but had a spare lawnmower wheel at hand so was only down for a few minutes. Next week, I convert it back to a live axle once I...

The HF wheels were on sale for $4 apiece so I had to get them. I will switch to Kenda tires soon, after burning through the HF tires.

3/4 axle to a 1 in hub My kart has a live axle but was set up as one wheel drive when I got it. To convert it back, I need a live axle hub for the passenger side rear, but cannot find a matching hub with a 3/4 inner diam. There are many hubs available with a 1 in inner diam so if I could use...

Low oil sensor Which wire is the low oil sensor? I assume it is one of these near the on/off switch. The third pic is where I would mount the kill switch.

Kill Switch for a 212cc I want to add a kill switch on this kart rebuild and I have a Pred 212 engine for it. There is an on/off switch on the front of the engine. Would it be as simple as mounting a switch and bracket somewhere near the driver side seat, and wiring it directly into the...

Scrub brake setup If you opt for scrub brakes, attached are some pics of the scrub brake setup on my cart. This is a home fab with a pillow block made from a piece of metal bar and pipe on the dead wheel side; the drive wheel side has a piece of metal pipe welded to the leading edge of the...

I just picked up an econo cart. Mine has no brake hub on the drive wheel and I need 3 newer tires/wheels. Do you still have the set mentioned above for sale?

I realize now my brake setup description is incomplete. The flat metal flap applies directly to the rear tires when the brakes are actuated.

Picked up what I believe is a carter bros super wheels from the 60s or 70s. It is a 2 seater, no roll bar, no belts, no engine so I got a predator 212cc at HF. Next I will need a clutch and chain; possibly brakes. Should be a good first project for me and 2 boys, 7 and 9, so we can work our...