Poboy kartman
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Just saying...^
Justin123
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I think this will work
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Justin123
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Oh im sorry i didnt know a 5/8 steel rod 2 lengths of pencil rod and a few steel pad eyes equal high speed steering system im pretty sure this will work just fine only things really being added are the gears and bearings to take the struggle out of it
Poboy kartman
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Well....that sure comes off as a pompous smart-alecky post to folks that are trying to help. Remember...we're not selling you parts, we're not out anything if your build fails, and we're only offering advice based on previous build failures....
Go for it....You obviously know more than us ...Poboy out...
Justin123
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I guess some people just cant help their selves
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Pot calling the kettle black just saying
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Pot calling the kettle black just saying
Steering linkages from a lawn tractor are not designed to go fast. We are just trying to help you out here. Like poboy said, we are not trying to sell you anything, we are just trying to help. As long as you don't use the linkages to the spindles and the spindles themselves, you should be OK with the wheel and mechanism I can see in the pic.
Justin123
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No im using 3\4 round stock but a just saying instead of an actual piece of advice ,so here is what I have been working on
Justin123
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Gonna st it up just like the other carts except the gears and bearings
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chancer
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I hear what you are saying. There does not seem to be anything high speed or performance looking to a typical go kart steering system. but I know they work for at least 30mph. I was just mentioning my thoughts due to the simplicity of the system you described above. You idea may well work and I will throw you pointers as I see them. But (again just my opinion) what you are about to do looksmore complicated than neccesary.
But really... go for it, I mean why not. It is what you have and anything can be changed and adjusted as you go.
Poboy kartman
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Exactly...and no one ever said what you were doing wouldn't work...just asked to see pics of what you had in mind, which you did, and at that point you would have gotten the same response from me. I don't know why you felt compelled to post the defensive negativity before anyone even had a chance to comment.
I don't see a problem with what you are doing...(build-wise)....posting....not so much. The simple steering systems on karts may look simple....but that doesn't mean that there isn't more to them than meets the eye, and many a time people think they have it all figured out....but don't...and we can spot the potential problems a little easier by sheer numbers of past builds, especially when someone is venturing out on out of the ordinary builds.
The ball is now in your court....
Justin123
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Lol
chancer
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So any progress on the Kart?
Justin123
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yea got the steering ready to weld gonna do it tomarrow at work
Bobby24
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Cool, i look forward you seeing your work, i like when people.try different things, thinking outside the box. I was looking into using lawn mower spindles but the ones i found werent in real.good shape so i just bought go kart spindles. I need to update my project thread but have been lazy.
Justin123
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Yea I'm took them off a 18 hp yard machine cut off with a grinder and cutting disc i would have finished the front at home but my big welder died and my little lincoln wont penetrate steel that thick besides im gonna run thru the bone yard at work all kinds of good stuff there
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I was gonna buy a rack and pinion but and hubs but we are getting to close to Christmas so well do that for the next one already have most the parts for that coming my buddy gave me an older ninja 250 but that will be another post
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I was gonna buy a rack and pinion but and hubs but we are getting to close to Christmas so well do that for the next one already have most the parts for that coming my buddy gave me an older ninja 250 but that will be another post
Justin123
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So no progress yester day but i did pick up a ninja 250cc anyone looking to sell one of those shifter carts
New2Dis
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Ninja 250s are the best
Justin123
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I did the steering today after work it worked fantastic but i set it up upside down so when u turn right the wheels go left got to fix it tomarrow lol
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Naw its fine 
just sell it to one of them Aussies or Britts! They drive on the wrong side of the road anywoo.
If it was not for your kids, that would be a fun party kart. You know when a few buddies have had a few or 6 beers already.
just sell it to one of them Aussies or Britts! They drive on the wrong side of the road anywoo.If it was not for your kids, that would be a fun party kart. You know when a few buddies have had a few or 6 beers already.
Justin123
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Yea it would have been got it straight now turn great n sharp to
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