wheels and tires

[EBACH]

i live in a city where there are apparently no "go kart shops". just a couple of kiddy park tracks. where do most of you get your wheels/tires from? i'm going to be running slicks. is it hard to mount them yourself? do they require balancing?

 

[OzFab]

We need more information: What size wheels? What are they going on?

 

[landuse]

You could purchase from onlime shops like BMI and Gokartgalaxy

 

[EBACH]

i'll have to determine the tire size once i get my rear sprocket.

 

[EBACH]

what size tires (slicks) do i need to run if i have a 10.25" rear sprocket??

 

[OzFab]

I wouldn't go any smaller than 12" tyres

 

[EBACH]

yea. thats what i was thinking. are the 12in tall tires hard to get? is that a decent racing slick size??

 

[EBACH]

i was going for 7:1 gear ration. but if i have to get a 72t rear sprocket, i'll have 6:1 ratio and i i'll have to deal with it. i'll run a 12 in tire, i just dont want the 12in tires to be too much for my engine.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Maybe just me, but I think you're doing it backward. Source your tires, and THEN select an appropriate gear ratio to work with them. This is especially true when you are limited in what tires you have available to you. It is much cheaper and easier to source a different sprocket...

 

[EBACH]

i think i'll be alright. maxxis makes a 12in tall tire.

i couldnt find a "cheap" 10t clutch anywhere. found some $250 10t clutches, but screw that mess. had to get the 12t. and i was really wanting 7:1 gear ratio for fast acceleration. just dont want my racing kart looking like a monster truck with the taller tires.

 

[EBACH]

how much of a difference would it be between 7:1 and 6:1?? i would like to run 11in tall tires and therefore could only fit a 72t rear sprocket. the 12's are going to look too big i think.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

A big difference! Going from 7:1 to 6:1 is a 15% decrease in reduction.

 

[Jimbo86]

Hey EBACH,

I live in Virginia too and really the only place to get wheels is ebay unless you find some on CL.

 

[EBACH]

yea gokartgalaxy.com has couple different 12in tires. and i bet some other sites do also, but i dont know them. ha! i would like to buy new, but if i find a set of used 12in, they will work.

 

[EBACH]

how do y'all feel about running 12in in the rear and 11in tires in the front??

 

[OzFab]

Most sprint/shifter/race karts run 10 x 5s on the front & 11 x 8s on the rear so...

 

[EBACH]

i got to run 12's in rear because of my 84t sprocket. so im going 12x6-6 rear and 11x6-6 fronts.

 

[EBACH]

and what size tubes should i buy for those size tires?? same size as the tire?

 

[DJEEPER]

yes

 

[EBACH]

not sure to buy 550 wide slicks or 600. here's a pic.