Newbie Needs Advice
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Speedster
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I was thinking something like 10"-13". I just looked, and there doesn't seem to be a lot (what an understatement) of trailer wheels that are even 13" from bottom of the tire to the top. Hints?
Rat
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Pay attention to ALL the numbers.
For example the OE tires for my Kawasaki Mule are 23x11-10; this means the inflated tire stands 23" from top to bottom at 11" wide, on a 10" rim.
You'd have better luck finding 12x5-6 kart tires
Denny
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Whatâs wrong with running all 4 wheels and tires the same size?
Rat
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From what I gather, he wants the Big-n-Little look. Fat out back, pizza cutters up front
Speedster
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I don't know! It goes against all my preconceived notions of how a go kart should be made.
Speedster
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Rat
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Physics will bâ tch slap your "preconceived notions" like a pissedoff polar bear.
When it comes to handling characteristics, wider is always better up until the point its just plain rediculous and hinders turning radius
Wider tires offers more traction AND a wider chassis offers a more stable platform for said traction when hurling into a corner... getting as low as reasonably possible helps as well because it leaves less room for the unsprung mass to roll.
Speedster
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Rat
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You would be better off with 12x5-6 waffles up front, and 20x10-8 or 24Ă12-10 on the rear
Speedster
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Speedster
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Denny
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You can get a 12x4x8 with a 4 lug wheel. Itâs a small trailer tire.
Do not listen to that moron in the video. He will get you hurt or killed with those HF wheels! The hubs rip out of those, tires last minutes on pavement before catastrophic failure occurs.
Do not listen to that moron in the video. He will get you hurt or killed with those HF wheels! The hubs rip out of those, tires last minutes on pavement before catastrophic failure occurs.
Whitetrashrocker
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Every frigging time I use a hand truck, the pneumatic tires are flat. The bearing suck and wobble. Not the thing I want on a fast(er than walking) powered anything.
Ever hear the saying "Lo barato sale caro"?
The cheap comes out expensive.
Ever hear the saying "Lo barato sale caro"?
The cheap comes out expensive.
Rat
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Pay more now to pay less later is definitely the way to play. FFS that the whole reason genuine Comet belts are pushed so hard here and it is exceedingly unlikely a blown belt is going to do more than leave some gnarly welts.
Speedster
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That's what I figured. How about these? They're a little larger than I was thinking, but I think they should work: Northern Tool wheels
Speedster
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Or these. They look great to me. Amazon wheels
Denny
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Now youâre using your head! Those are exactly what I had in mind.