sprocket Ratio issues plus engine placement

[ohsemix]

i guess its going to the scrap yard for some extra cash the shocks and rods are good what should i do with does? and for an offroad kart frame what is a good price so i can find a good deal and
i could also buy my cousins its a low to the ground street kart but i can get it for like 30

and im in Arlington by the Cowboys stadium

 

[firemanjim]

I wouldn't say scrap it.... see if you can sell the rear axle/swingarm for some pocket coin. Keep the tires n wheels and hubs. Buy a 1" kart axle 36" long, and some pillow block bearings. Buy some 1&1/2x2" tube and some scrap 1/4" plate..... build your own swing arm set up for the rear,making it WIDER. Re-do the front so its sits WIDER..... and while you're doing the front,see if you can shorten your wheelbase a bit.....

 

[OzFab]

I would also suggest, if you decide to go ahead with it, make the swingarm so the engine can be mounted on it; that should solve about 3 problems & save a lot of time money & patience...

 

[ohsemix]

I would rather find a better cart because this is my first go kart project and I have little experience how does $120 sound for a off-road cart with an engine and a roll cage style frame

 

[itsid]

not bad, but that description could loosely match to what you already have, so to make a judgement I think a set of pictures would help (again the image thing )

'sid

 

[OzFab]

This one looks ok

 

[BigThieme]

Your going to have to have a jack shaft you won't get going very fast or at all with 12 to 31. U want at least 1 to 6 ratio

 

[ohsemix]

http://dallas.craigslist.org/sdf/cto/4048095310.html

lol i didnt know it was a link but its the same one i found ill see what i can do and ill get back to yall

 

[OzFab]

If it's underlined blue text, it's a link, wherever you go...

Please avoid multiple posts, use the edit button instead

 

[firemanjim]

Thats a great kart for $120..... more kart than what im fixin to pay $100 for.....
H€¿¿, I just might drive to Dallas, lol