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[03BLACKGT]

Ok so I ran into a lil snag. Today I welded up everything that ive posted in the pics above and aligned it all up so i can get on with the rest of the cage. I mounted up the shocks and steering rack and pulled out the jacks from under it.

Everything looks good BUT!, the mechanical shocks I used can be compressed almost all the way down with simply the weight of me standing at the very front of the frame. I realize that there will hardly be that amount of weight at the front, especially under hard acceleration but im not sure if this is at all exceptab;e.

Im afraid im gonna bottom out on the smallest of bumps. Anyone with a full suspenion able to give me some advice? I know I can simply relocate the shocks, but if idont have to, i dont want to.

 

[theo]

Double up the shocks. When you do the rear, have your shocks somewhere around 90 deg to the a arm that you have mounted the shocks to at full compression.

theo

 

[03BLACKGT]

genius lol ill stop and pick up an extra pair of shocks today. i might get bigger atv shocks for the rear

 

[Raywelder]

Mine compress alot when I stand on the very front, but when you stand in the middle, it is alot less compression.
It might be fine,

I know you can almost bottom the ones out at tractor supply when you do that.

 

[03BLACKGT]

ill jump on the ones at northern tool and see what happends.

 

[Raywelder]

ill jump on the ones at northern tool and see what happends.

Ha good idea, And you have an northern tool store? You suck.
Even though its probably too expensive for me anyways.

 

[Cautrell05]

Do you have the shocks leaned way in for maximum travel? Remounting them on the lower arm and standing them up will make them more effective but you will lose some travel. Just depends on what your after. For max travel you will need stiffer springs with them at that angle.

Nick

 

[03BLACKGT]

I mounted them on top after I installed the steering rack because things got crowded. Reason for the angle was so that the shock mounts werent ridiculously high after that change. And works well for travel yes.

Neway, heres a few pics of the cage coming to be. Rear shocks have been mounted and engine seated. Theres only like 1/4" clearence on the TC but it fits.
I dont quite like the look of the height. Unless I leaned my seats (which I havent found yet) farther back, I need the head room.
Theres still alot that needs to be done. I need a cross section for the steering mount kinda like a dash board. Then support off of that, and replace the 1" square tube bracing the upper rear frame with two 2" pieces.

 

[03BLACKGT]

Long time no post..

Sorry guys, its been a while since I've been on the borads. A couple weeks ago I picked up the last few peices I needed to get it running as well as some yerfdog plastic seats.
The steering wheel placement is temperary until I get more metal to finish the cage. I figure, getting it running and playing with it a little would encourage me to finish it.

I have to say the 10hp motor has plenty of torque on the low end but the 3600 rpm governor only pushes me to 30 mph. I was plowin through a foot of water and only slowed down because the belt began to slip. I was covered in mud in only a few minutes hehe.

Heres a couple pics.

 

[Raywelder]

Looks good, But get that cage on!

 

[ColokartDad]

she's looking good, should fly when it's done!
keep kartin!

 

[motor_head]

you should get 2 brakes and put one on both sides of the axel and put two brake pedals so that if on tire starts spining you put that sides brake on.