first time kart build for my son!

[Kaptain Krunch]

R chez no one is going to send you there kart for testing ok! The day that happens I will send you mine too!

yea its getting old, it was funny the first time but it not anymore.

 

[jeepman09]

How many degree of castor & camber ??

With what "Theo" said what would you guys recomend for a castor angle???? and what is the correct range for camber angle also??? I'd like to get these farily good so i can finnish the cart today!

 

[theo]

At least 5 to 7 deg. of caster, I wouldn't worry that much on camber.

theo

 

[r_chez_08]

R chez no one is going to send you there kart for testing ok! The day that happens I will send you mine too!

****it!

 

[jeepman09]

OK I TOOK THE GO KART FOR ITS MADEN VOYAGE AND I "CRASHED"... LOL

I hit hard enough that i had to rebuild the front end! (split tubeing see pic)

Ok now i got it rebuilt and it looks great only one issue it sucks to turn!!!! I cannot figure out what i am doing wrong so i will post pics for comments and answers.....

as you can see in the pics the out side tire of the turn is turning faster than the inside and i belive this to be backwards shoudn't the inside tire turn more?

WHAT DID I MISS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? AND HOW DO I FIX IT?

The Kart goes nice and straight and looks good but it would be nice to be able to turn it around to come home! or maybe i should leave it so if the kid wants to run away he cant come back LOL

 

[theo]

You have reverse acrmen. your inside tire should turn sharper then the outside one. On that kart you have forward steer, so the steering arms on the spindle should point toward the tire, yours points away. You have to cut them off and reweld them facing the tire. To get the correct angle draw a line from the center of the tie rod hole on the spindle arm, through the center of the king pin down to the center of the axle. It should be somewhere between 15 to 20 deg.

theo

 

[jeepman09]

OK i got the Ackerman correct now and it turns ok i just have one Question regarding the Hillard extreme duty cent. clutch..... it works fine on the flats and down hill but when i try to go up my drive way which is not all that steep i make it just about to the top and it gives out and starts to slip i tried to lay the power to it but that did not help either... any tips that could help! or is my clutch just bad!!!

Ill try to get pics up as soon as i can on the finished kart before i strip it down to paint it!!

 

[Raywelder]

Wow, That looks good, I'm loving it so far.

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

OK i got the Ackerman correct now and it turns ok i just have one Question regarding the Hillard extreme duty cent. clutch..... it works fine on the flats and down hill but when i try to go up my drive way which is not all that steep i make it just about to the top and it gives out and starts to slip i tried to lay the power to it but that did not help either... any tips that could help! or is my clutch just bad!!!

Ill try to get pics up as soon as i can on the finished kart before i strip it down to paint it!!

My hillard slipped a lot too, so i swapped it for a bike engine.

 

[jeepman09]

I wish i could find a motorcycle engine!!! any how it seams to be getting better maybe just a brake in period!!!
I have pics for you all!! first one is of the proper ackerman, next the disc brake set up! and the easy emergency kill switch, and a couple of the kid poseing on his new ride!!

 

[kibble]

Question regarding the Hillard extreme duty cent. clutch..... it works fine on the flats and down hill but when i try to go up my drive way which is not all that steep i make it just about to the top and it gives out and starts to slip i tried to lay the power to it but that did not help either... any tips that could help! or is my clutch just bad!!!

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Is the engine governed? I tried to look through this thread but didn't see if it was or not. Maybe I missed it, but if it is, could it be possible that the clutch is not engaging fully?

 

[jeepman09]

Kibble yes the engine is still governed ! i wanted to give my 10yr old a chance to get used to it before i removed it.. ill give him a few weeks before i tear into the engine to remove it Ill keep ya posted on what happens!!

 

[Rachet]

that is one great looking Kart! How did you connect the throttle at the engine? Would you mind posting some close ups? Don't forget the most important part of the build... Painting it! any colors in mind?

Rachet-

 

[theo]

You did a very good job on your buggy. How is the steering wheel on your hands after some hard driving?

theo

 

[rtenzo02]

Might wanna try some thinner tires up front for steering purposes ?

 

[jr dragster T]

You did a very good job on your buggy. How is the steering wheel on your hands after some hard driving?

theo

Mines chain too and I dont have any pain in my hands after some hard riding/drifting on dirt roads.

 

[87srvsnow]

that seat looks like something you would see in a laz-e boy store haha. it looks so comfortable. the kart looks great man.

 

[M@ster]

Very very nice! Perfect welding! What is the total cost?

 

[vandancouver]

yeah i was curious the cost so far also..

 

[TOO FAST]

Just for interest sake while on the subject of ackerman,
attached (hopefully) is the correct way to determine what
your ackerman angle should be.