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BSR, thank you again. I appreciate the detail and the added reading material! Hellion, thank you also. I agree with the mock up, which I do plan on doing, but the question I guess was more so coming from an 'engineering' stand point, and do's and don'ts. I can mock it up and think it looks...

BSR, Wow, that's pretty impressive, thank you! I'm guessing these parts can easily be found via Google. Could you please give a little more dtail to the "7 inch driven". I'm not sure what that means. Also, is there a standard for the Comet belt, or do I have to measure what came as stock on the...

What's up Pit Crew!! Ok, a bit of action here on the Manco rebuild, and my sons and I are ready to wrap this thing up as quickly as possible. We need advice with gearing and axle length. We purchased the 8" live axel kit from Go Power Sports (click for link) - 40" axle, Axle Sprocket #420 60T...

Are there any other considerations prior to selecting axel size, or is it just appearance past say 42 inches? In my head: 7 inch rim + 26 inch frame + 7 inch rim = 40 inches. I would think 2 inch gap between frame and each rim, so that would equal a 44 inch live axel??? Does that make sense...

My son and I are rebuilding an old Manco Kart, and need some help with the axle length (We have no kart experience). The original axle was 36", but it had old 4" slick wheels. He wants to upgrade them to a larger off road wheel. Any suggestions on how to determine axle length? The cart rear...