New go kart built for beginners

[Mikgokarting]

Hey, pretty new to this website but I’ve heard it’s great for tips and advice on karts. Me and a few mates have recently brought some 30x30x3 steel hollow square tubing for the kart project. We have cut most the metal to the exact measurements with a bandsaw and are near enough ready for welding. However we need a bit of advice on what we should do for the rear axle we are planning of going for a live axle and where to mount the engine, also we’re would be good place for the front axle. We did follow a plan however we decided to change a few small things from it also the plan was it inches not mm so we had to convert it over, I’ll put the go kart plan and what it looks like, and suggests or help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks mik

 

[slowJEEP]

You can DIY piece by piece or get what you need from a go kart supply website. Being you prefer metric, I assume you aren't in the US?

Jim in Florida

 

[Mikgokarting]

We’re in the uk Jim, it’s a project me and friends are doing in the metric system. We are trying to do it on a budjet we are able to use most tools and machines however we are just looking for the idle thing for an axle and engine

 

[pRoFiT]

i tried to search a little but cant find the diygokart thread on it. IIRC a 3/4 ratio of width to length on tire spacing is prefered. so this may help you align the axel and front wheel and how far out they should be from the kart.

Then look up akermann steering angles to determine the angles for your front wheels.

some links on steering
http://www.diygokarts.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11760
http://www.diygokarts.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11798
http://www.muller.net/mullermachine/docs/ackerman.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackerma...ering_geometry
http://www.bcot1.com/karting/
http://www.ihpva.org/Projects/Practi...s/ACKERMAN.GIF
http://www.kartbuilding.net/racingka...t/ackerman.htm
http://image.absoluteastronomy.com/i...ermann.svg.png
http://blog.kartbuilding.net/2007/07...-for-go-karts/
http://www.nordstrom-karting.com/doc... Article.pdf
http://www.rctek.com/technical/handling/index.php

Engine mount should have some slop in it to move engine forward back to tighten chain. depends on where your main drive sprocket will be. i put mine near middle which determine my engine location. but it could be far right left. maybe you need seat room and engine has to be to one side.

good luck.

axle bearings and hangers would be good start to weld to frame. i say 3/4" axle but i think 5/8" is the other standard. look it up i could be wrong. sorry in inches dont know metric standards. Or overkill and go 1" axle. im a big guy and 3/4 axle has been good for me. but if you want to put a lot of power and jump it maybe 1"?