Spoked wheel question

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Wile they may fit the axle, there are those of us that aren't keen on using "bicycle" wheels on a kart. It is questionable how well such a wheel would put up with the sideloads of turning. On a bike, the wheel is leaned into the turn so the spokes transmit the load straight up to the hub. This would not be the case with a kart.
 
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Understandable. The project im considering is basically a motorized rickshaw/pedicab. I'd be gearing it high and would be more concerned with torque and weight issues. Prolly top out at 10 mph.

Would the hubs on that bicycle wheel accept a go kart axle?
 
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For speeds that low you should be fine with those wheels. The main reason being it has 3/4" bearings, not the tiny axles normal bike wheels have. Remember to keep your centre of gravity nice and low though with a good track width to prevent it from tipping

EDIT: And as fabroman said, how do you intend on driving those wheels? Or will there be a seperate drive system?
 
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realizing now that hub is free makes that more difficult. I would like to fix the wheels to the rear axle. it would just be much more logical to do it that way considering go karts are already set up to run that way.

but id either have to find wheels that lock.. or maybe get hubs that fit the axle and key them.. any suggestions?
 
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After a bit of quick research, the most common way is to use a flange with 4 pins that lock into the spokes near the hub. Have a look at fig. 9 in this manual.

Note: As stated in the PDF, only one wheel is driven
 
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