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I was about to write something about how the angle of the "spindle axle" to the tie rod connector wouldn't change when mirrored right to left but then I realized that the rear facing angle would be obtuse to be on the ackerman plane. Anyways, I am buying a mig welder soon so maybe I can make it...

Wouldn't a rear facing left spindle become a front facing right spindle and still be on the same angular plane with the center of the back axle? I never took anything beyond algebra in high school and even that was years ago so I am a bit under educated.

nah I don't. There aren't spindles make with acute angles on the spindle for this kind of application?

Actually yeah that is incredibly helpful haha. So the tie rod should connect to the spindle on the same plane as the spindle connects to the frame and the center of the rear axle. I wonder if there is aftermarket spindles that could correct this issue.

So I take string and go from the center of my rear axle to the front and where the steering shaft meets the tire rods and the spindle ends of the tie rods should be even with the steering shaft end of the tie rods?

Okay I will throw a few pics out to see if any show anything of relevance full lock to lock and center to show the tires erm... horizontal center? Does that make sense?

Now I know what ackerman is in theory, but I am far from an engineer and every time I try to learn more about it, it swooshes over my head. I know it regards the angle of the wheels themselves in a turn to compensate for one tire spinning fast than the other. I think mine does incorporate...

18x9.5-8... The closest I can find from this site: http://www.gopowersports.com/carterbrothersgokarts.aspx is the model 1755 (http://www.gopowersports.com/carterpdf/1755.pdf) BUT my cart has a straight front spindle support bar. Anyways, I am glad I found out a little about my cart today. It...

Looks like his is http://www.gopowersports.com/carterpdf/1435.pdf this cart. Not sure if mine is a separate model or not because a quick GIS showed carts with the same wheels and tires as mine which suggests it is probably "factory" like that.

I cannot help you with what it is, but I have the same one in blue lol.

No idea. There is no brand name anywhere though I am pretty sure it is not home made.

Wow Duluth got hit hard I see, but thats not where I am haha. http://bangordailynews.com/2012/06/24/news/brownville-streets-power-cut-off-by-flooding-one-dead-after-crash-on-washed-out-road/ The track layout I went with is like this: I plan on expanding it to a full oval in addition to what...

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/06/24/news/brownville-streets-power-cut-off-by-flooding-one-dead-after-crash-on-washed-out-road/ There are some spots that are so washed out it blows my mind, but I don't have pictures. 8" of rain in 6 hours I guess. The track needs something to smooth it out...

Meanwhile this was going on

So I built a go kart track in my back yard. I think it will always be a work in progress but the grand opening was yesterday for a little get together/party with my 27th birthday being used as an excuse. The track is different materials in different spots consisting of loam, crusher dust, and...

I am about to make a thread about yesterday but here are photos of my two karts. The black one is a Manco Phoenix II and the blue one I dont know. Both have 6.5hp predators with straight pipes.

I just run napa 10w-30 in my predator considering it is a cheap chinese engine made to power machinery. Unless you have a legit performance engine I don't think you will find any real difference in performance or lifespan w/r/t brand and type of oil.

I guess I have too many thoughts going at once but I have a good idea of what to expect w/r/t governors and their removal as far as catastrophe is concerned. I guess what I wanted to type but didn't was more along the lines of how do you limit RPMs and/or how difficult is swapping connecting...

I have, yes, but not while I was actively thinking about the subject and how it applies to me. Time to re read!

Since I own two predators and I have intentions to some day upgrade them to rev out a bit, what does it take? Like nr-racing.com sells the "hop up" kits and the stage 1 plus a billet flywheel is good for 5500 rpms according to them. Since it is upgrade the valve springs I guess that means it...