Murray Hard Drive kart project

[james123]

hi there,

i have just finished doing up a Murray Hard Drive go kart but when i looks at pictures of it online the tyres of the cart are smooth enough like lawnmower tyres wheras my ones are big ATV tyres. i would like to get the original as these are flat and as this is a live axle with no diff i would prefer more slipage on the fields. thanks

the picture titled screenshot(1) is what the tyres should look like i.e the originals and the other pictures are what i currently have.

hopefully somebody has this go kart with original tyres.

 

[KartFab]

Did you try eBay? Just look up the size and add off road. See what pops up.

If you are looking for quality, get kenda or Carlisle. Trail wolf Kendal tires are similiar to those.

 

[james123]

thanks for the reply but im looking for the size , type and make of the original wheels. cant find a parts list for this go kart anywhere as the company dissolved a good few years back. they seem like the right tyres as i hate the ATV type for go karts , no fun

 

[KartFab]

Oops I misread what you were saying. 'Turf saver' tires are similiar to the ones you described.

If you want the size you just read off the sidewall of the tire, so in your case, you have 8" rims that have tires on them that are 7" wide and 19" in diameter. 'Any' tire that ends in -8 will pretty much fit that rim. I'm your case, you have 19" tires, whereas the parts manual calls for the 18x9.5-8 (also may read as 18x950-8) this will make the go kart go slightly slower with more torque.

So tire size? Check .
Tread? Ehhh sort of, you may have to compromise with a 'turf' tread.

 

[james123]

thanks very much , that answers a lot. By the way you mentioned a manual, woulds that by any chance be the official manual for this kart/ if so could you send me the URL or a copy of it as i cant find it anywhere

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also all i am looking to change it the tyres , not the rims. is there any specs on the rims saying what size tyres will fit on them or not. because on the current tyres they say that they are 7.00 in depth but you say that the manual says 8.5

also would i be able to fit a 7.50 depth tyre on a 7.00 rim. this might be a stupid question but you obviously know quiet a bit about go karts