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I attached a picture of my karts front end. It took me a long time to figure out what was happening here, but I think I finally got it figured out. When you stand on the front end of the kart and compress the springs, the A-Arms rotate upwards, and thus move outwards slightly, enough to start...

You guys have been an amazing community that has helped me a lot, starting over 10 years ago when I learned how to weld so that I could build a go kart. That hobby fueled my passion for metalworking and ultimately encouraged my decision to leave a career of mechanical engineering to start a...

I would really like to avoid a lot of trial and error with this build, but we are building a larger version of the Grand Daddy go kart. It will have 20" rear tires, a Duromax 440 CC engine, and 40 series torque converter. I currently have a 60T sprocket planned for use with the rear wheels. So I...

I own a welding/fab shop, we're a little slow right now, so I figured I give some of the guys in the shop a fun project to do instead of sending them home. I've been looking through the plans, and there's a few parts of the design that seem... sketchy. I did a search through the site and see...

So I have two go karts now, one that was just trying to get the basics down and the other was a more serious one with suspension and stuff. The first one has a gear ratio of about 1:5 (I know that's way too steep and it's got 13" wheels) and the clutch rattles and smokes and hisses. However the...

So I'm wondering if any of you have used the shocks that are on sale right now for $10 at BMI karts? This is the first time I've added suspension to a kart and I'm wondering if these are how shocks are supposed to be. I ordered 4 (one for each front wheel and two for the back swing-arm engine...

So I'm building a go kart for my wife (hence the zebra design) so we can both ride together but I'm making her's way better than mine so I want to be able to ride it as well. I'm about 5'9" and she's about 5'2" so I can't really make it comfortable for both of us. So here's my design for an...

Hello, I've seen a few other threads about this but none have given me the answer I am looking for. I am looking for a muffler that will make my 212cc Harbor Freight engine as quiet as possible. I'm also on a cheap budget so nothing super expensive. I've looked at all the performance go kart...

I've been building go karts completely from scratch for a little while now. I'm able to get many of the supplies for really cheap because I work at an industrial supplier and can get most of my supplies for a little more than the cost to manufacture them. I've been able to find ways to fabricate...

Hey guys, I'm new to this forum as well as new to the go kart world in general. I've always wanted one and I love building things so I decided to build a go kart in order to save some money. I've got the go kart all finished up now (I'm unable to put any pictures up at this time) but now I just...