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Kent, Sounds good, ... It will roughly cost $10.00 to ship it flat rate priority mail. I will PM you the details. Regards Bill

:roflol: I Love It!!!!!!! In fact, I love it sooooo much, ... that is the Official name I will use in regards to this debacle. Now check out the title of my thread on my first post! :D :thumbsup: :sifone: http://www.diygokarts.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8537

Wobbly, Apparently he has at least one dimension right, ... I used the dimensions from the plans.

Correct, ... Think of it as putting a pyramid with base of 2' into a square hole of 1'. It will fit and work until you bottom out in the hole yet you still have 1' more of travel to go. You will either bend the shock piston rod or the frame of your 1' example hole.

Bob, I would assume they are incorrect. If the shock was to be mounted at an angle, you would think the bracket should also be mounted at an angle. Just to let everyone know and to the best of my knowledge, the designer still hasn't shown his head in these forums to even try to correct any of...

Welcome to the beta plans testers club. I honestly do want my money back from these plans as they were not what I thought I was buying, ... a complete, workable and a PROVEN set of plans and I do feel suckered! :furious2:They are clearly not ready for prime time and the sale of the Arachnid...

Important Message: I have another issue with the plans that is going to be a big problem if you build it to the plans. It has to do with the Upper Shock Mount. If you look at pages 34-35, it shows the front suspension block with the Upper Shock Mount attached to it. It also references on page...

Hi Guy's, I have still been working out the rear end and I think I have it all worked out. I will be heading off to the junk yard to grab a couple of parts from a few 1985 Toyota Tercels. Such as the short side halfshafts, front steering knuckles, rotors and the front brake system. I am 95%...

I'm glad to see things are turning around for you!

Venting a little steam from the Arachnid front end, ... ;) Been their, ... done that, ... and I have the T-shirt for it! :sifone:

Venting a little steam from the Arachnid front end, ... ;) Been their, ... done that, ... and I have the T-shirt for it! :sifone:

The bench grinder is a great shop tool to have, ... but I'll go one step further. A 12" Disc Sander comes in handy like no other tool when it comes to what we are doing. Talk about fast and perfect fitting parts, ... Every-Time! :thumbsup: When it's on sale, it's $99.00 and weigh's almost that...

The Steel rods are not used for a pivot rod, ... it to be used as a jig to hold them in line during the welding process.

Ok, now I'm confused. Without sounding harsh, ... You said it's a major pain to modify or redo the suspension block of which isn't even completed, but, ... Your thinking of making a whole new kart from your own design? I remade mine in 2 days, ... the same amount of time you spent looking on...

From what he has said on his forum, .. he has read all the Arachnid threads. Here is his comment; Hello all! WOW a lot has happened in the time I have been gone. Looks like we are building some karts! LOL I read through the other forum to see what was happening. I am back if any of you want to...

Bob, First things first, ... Take that all-thread, ... and throw it as far away from the Kart as possible. It is VERY, very soft steel and will bend lickity split! Get some steel rod , NOT from a hardware store either, ... they are NOT round. Get some steel from a steel distributor. This is...

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While I can only speak for myself, ... To be honest with you, ... I probably wouldn't have known about the Bumpsteer or the Ackerman effects if it bit me on the a$$. I just wanted it to be fixed "IF" there was a potential problem and it has ill effects overall. What I do know is, ... I just...

Mikko, Thanks for the kind words and welcome to the site. ;) I think I will extend it a little. I'm probably not going to start the center until last. My train of thought is if I complete the front and the rear which is still somewhat up in the air, the center section will fall in-line. I...

I could, but my thinking is; If I don't get that dead on, ... their will be vibration that could either tear the rear right out or just be plain uncomfortable. The guy does shafts all day long, he is set up for this kind of stuff and has jigs to do just this. Also, ... Everyone I know, knows...