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Got a 1995 5hp Briggs motor, all stock, runs good after carb rebuild. I still have the stock muffler, there aren't any holes in it just wondering if theres any way to make them even more quiet, aftermarket or custom without greatly reducing power

So I tried crossing the arms on the pitman, they cleared the frame just fine so there won't be any need to bend it, problem is that the threaded part that the nut screws onto on the tie rod is too long, they touch eachother in the crossed configuration, just wanted to give an update on that

Yeah I tried turning the rods but no difference

adjusting alignment on thunder kart today I tried adjusting the alignment via loosening the four nuts (circled in pic) on the steering arms, as the pitman arm has to be turned slightly to the left to go straight, problem is the wheels didn't seem to move or adjust at all am I doing something...

Forgot to mention it was definitely spray painted, I can see parts of the original blue underneath

True lol I'm sure there's some info, I saw someone had posted a neat sales brochure on a thread here too

You know what's funny about the part of fl I'm in, is the further north you go the more south you get haha

Anyone in the ft Lauderdale west Palm area here?

Dont mean to get off topic but does Anyone know how old or around the time these thunder karts were produced? The date code on the motor reads 11/28/95 looks like it could be the original motor too, its one of those 5hp Briggs "fun power" models. Just curious lol

lol thanks everyone!

im having the same situation with mine, its just like yours with a bend at the top and the arms are not crossed. do you notice your steering is very sensitive because of this setup Cub10? that is the issue I am having and wondering if my setup is wrong or correct

yeah because all of the Thunder karts like mine I see the pitman arm is bent at the top and the tie rods aren't crossed, im willing to try it if it will make a difference but if it was designed that way it was for a reason, thinking it might be out of alignment or something else that should be...

ok ill give that a try, wonder why they made them bent like that ---------- Post added at 02:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:35 PM ---------- if I recall I think the pitman arm is welded to the steering shaft

Ive been wanting to check out Cali one of these days though, been doing a lot of traveling on google maps looks nice there LOL

haha I noticed there are lots of us on here in floriDUH

any advice to bend it straight? blow torch, pliers?

gotcha. ill give that a try first and adjust the alignment as well before I go drilling and modifying things, right now any improvement will be great. I don't even wanna go too fast on it right now afraid it will flip its so sensitive. ive had other karts in the past similar to this one and...

Hey everyone my names Mike (hence the username lol) hoping to connect with other small engine enthusiasts like myself, been into this stuff ever since I got a goped when I was 10 (i'm 28 now kid at heart still) hoping to get my daughter into this stuff now. look forward to getting help and...

Hi DHC - I see you've reversed your steering arms on the pitman, was going to try that... you think that will make a difference? will I need longer steering arms or will they just adjust long enough?

Whats up everyone, noob here... just picked up this kart recently (see photo) looks like a Thunder Kart? took it for a ride, 5hp briggs motor runs but needs a tune up, trying to get this sensitive steering issue fixed first. I read around and saw a few people have reversed the tie rods on the...