Recent content by Szigtopher

Hey guys in your opinion should i go with a mid mounted engine and a 72in kart or a off center engine and a 63in kart length? Either way ill have a 40in rear wheel base. Attached is a "mock" image of both lengths. I am just worried that the 72in will make the kart too heavy and a bigger turn...

Don't really get what you mean by dual side rails but we plan on having cross bars welded in under seat and one for engine mount. Will all those prevent bending?

Ok I want to use the 16 gauge because i have welding wire for that and not for the 14 gauge. Hmmm is there any problem with not raising the back up higher? I was planning on just a flat frame Thanks! We were planning on welding some plates to it for strength! Will attach pics of my design in...

Also if the back axle is used with pillow blocks and the front wheels are on spindel brackets welded to the front sides of the kart then it is ok that the front wheels are like 1" higher set then the back?

Hey guys me and my brother are going to make a very light go kart, 1 seater with 6.5hp engine. Is 1" by 1" steel tubing 16 gauge too thin or will it work? We only weigh 170 lbs so it won't be holding up a ton of weight and there is no roll cage so it shouldn't be too heavy. So can i get away...

Local kart track said they have tons of used tires I can have for free. Only problem is finding rims for them now

Ok so i think all that i need now are wheels and wheel hubs. Anyone have good ideas for really cheap wheels? Thining of calling around to the gokart tracks and airstrips to see if they'll give me there old stuff

Thanks! Couldn't I just push the brake rotor against a wheel hub and the project against the opposite wheel hub so that I only have to buy 2 per bearing and 1 for each wheel hub?

hey guys me and my brother are going to build a live axel kart from a predator 212cc engine and were wondering if this list looks good! It has everything minus the wheels and hubs that we need. QUESTIONS: -will this sprocket hub work as a brake disc too? Or will screwing the sprocket to it...

Is there anywhere where you can just buy the entire axel assembly? So the hubs and the bearings and what not? And that is a live axel is it the same deal in terms of wheel hubs and what not for a dead axel?

Thanks guys and I'm located near Seattle, WA if that helps for locally. Me and my brother want to do this as a fun project and have little welding experience but we want to try to takle it this summer and fall. Since I've worked on car engines I'm pretty sure I have most of the technical bits...

Ok so where is a good place to source cheap wheels?

Ok thank you everyone! Can someone point me in the direction of where to buy the axel and the correct hub to attach the sprocket to a wheel. Also, where is a good place to buy wheels? Can I just use some of the harbor freight wheels that are around 11in

Oh and how do the axels attach to the frame? Is it beat to use some sort of axel hanger and could someone post a pic or DIY of that thanks!