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A couple points here, no particular order-

*5/8" is fine for your front spindles. 5/8" MIGHT be strong enough for the rear spindles on a dead axle (1wd) kart.
*For a live axle kart, you want a 1" axle. 5/8" simply isn't strong enough.
*Those Harbor Fright wheels are trash. Okay for a furniture dolly, NFG on a kart. In addition, those wheels would be good only for the front on a live axle kart. They have bearing in them.
 
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Ok thanks for the reply! I am having a very very hard time finding some tires and rim combo for the live axle. I simply can not find them any where. All I find are 5/8. When I do find them (1 inch) they are like 50 bucks a tire. Is there a place I should be looking for tires? Any links to a pair of tires under 50 dollars that would work on a live axle would be great! Thanks!
 
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Who- Me? Wherever I can. Most of my projects end up using turf tires, from lawn tractor or garden cart origin. I also get stuff from Princess Auto, or Kijiji or Craigslist. Same thing for rims, really.
 
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I am really not finding anything worth paying. Is there a way I can just use the ones with a 5/8 axle bore and replace them with a 1 inch hub?
 
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Try eBay for tires And wheels. I got 4 tires for 89 and two wheels for 25 dollars. Especially if you are looking for slicks. Racers use them once or twice and are done with them.
 
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It might be easier to bring the tubes to shop that has a bender...if you have all of the bends drawn out, it has to be reasonable to get a machinist to do it; with a tube bender, it takes no time at all.
 
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Thanks for the help! I found these tires on ebay. If i bought 4 of them would it be possible to replace the 5/8 inch hubs with 1 inch ones. just two of them for the live axle. Do they look strong enough for a go kart?
 
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Again- dolly wheels. I wouldn't expect too much out of them. I have absolutely no idea if you'll find hubs to fit. The EvilBay ad does not indicate the bolt pattern or PCD. It's all guesswork from here.
 
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Find an electrical contractor who has a bender for electrical conduit. With some muscle pwer it can be done with a hand bender that has a long handle.
 
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