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The grand daddy kart plans call for the steering in the rear (behind the A-arms), but, I'm curious... does anyone ever see it in the front in either plans or OEM karts? One of the issues I've had is the inside wheel of a tight turn will sometimes buckle. The angle at the arm-rod joint is close...

These chinese torque converters simply don't do the job well for me... I have two of them that have been run on the grand daddy kart with the predator 420cc. I've taken both apart more than once, cleaned and sprayed all moving parts with graphite, and they still like to bind and not retract...

I know, you should just buy one, and I am... going to a chromoly heavy wall tube axle.... ...but for now, I've got a broken 1.25" solid aluminum axle. Snapped off completely right a the bearing. Never again... chromoly every time going forward. To be fair, the design should have had the...

I know this might seem like a silly question, but I'm curious if anyone has tested out their fuel range in a similar buggy. And, yes, there are a LOT of factors that contribute to the number, like tires, weight, gearing clutch system, etc.... but, just tell me if you've figured out how much...

I'm considering the switch to the 44, for several reasons, which we don't need to get into, but I'm curious if there is any reason why it couldn't be run with the 7.5" driven 40 series pulley? I've seen a reference or two that suggests the 8.5" pulley is intended for the 44, but does it have...

This new ebay purchased 40 series converter has maybe 3 hours on it and it sticks.... retracts about 3/4 of the way then seems to hang up I think it has been doing it since new. If we shut the engine totally down, after a second it will "pop" back to full retraction, but it is delayad a bit...

I bought an axle hub for my project to run 6 bolt 5.25" circle pattern sprockets... which seemed to be common pattern in the karting world. For various reasons, I'm going to end up running #50/530 pitch chain, which is likely overkill, but it's what i'm going with. I can change if I really...

This started with with a youtube video, and me carelessly stating "hey son, look at this go kart buggy thing this guy built, I bet we could build that..." Fast forward a year and a 9 year old doesn't forget. It turned into "Dad, I thought you said we were building a go kart" So, in order to...

So I've searched high and low for the perfect 40 serious setup that we KNOW works well, as well as being cost effective. Well I arrived and thinking the only sure thing was buying the comet kit; however, even that one isn't perfect, it seems. I have a hard time paying top dollar ($400 by the...

I'll post a build thread soon.... still sourcing parts right now. I have the frame base done and working on the upper rail and cage now. Brakes parts is one of the items I've stalled on ordering. The MCP master/slave hydraulic setup looks very nice, but is also very pricey. Is there a...