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Suspensions and Unsprung Wieght

March 10, 2012 July 4, 2021Go Kart Building, Go Kart Steering 0

I watched a couple of your youtube videos on suspensions and have a question. I completed a clutch driven go kart with stub axles and no suspension, but would like to add a torque converter. So I’ll need a live axle, and i thought I I’d add a suspension while […]

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How Does the Rear Sprocket To Tire Size Affect Overall Speed and Performance?

January 29, 2012 July 17, 2021Calculation Aids 2

Question: Does increasing the rear sprocket size to be the same size (or nearly the same size of the tire) cause the go kart to loose speed, especially as the tire gets bigger? The question is a peculiar one especially for those that are making their own go kart and […]

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Wood Go Kart Steering Basics

January 3, 2012 July 4, 2021Calculation Aids 0

The wood go kart steering is based off a bogie mechanism where the front wheels are mounted to one axle and the main axle on the front pivots at a center point. The bogie concept is based on basically a wagon geometry however it is very efficient as far as […]

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A DIY Home or School Project Well Worth Looking Into….

August 13, 2011 July 4, 2021Miscellaneous 1

One thing I like about projects is that they are mini building programs. Ever onward, ever upward, step by step, plug along until you finally see the fantastic results. Go Karts as you know are those types of projects, but as you well know too, once the go kart is […]

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Making a Free Wheeling Coaster Brake Drive For a Pedal Go Kart

June 25, 2011 July 17, 2021Go Kart Building 2

I have been racking my brain on how to develop a rear coaster brake system for a pedal go kart for a while now and it dawned on me the other day that I was making it too complicated. It does however require two bicycle rear ends to complete the […]

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The Case of the Bouncing Quitting Go Kart: Carburetor Grief

May 21, 2011 June 22, 2022Engine Diagnostics, Model T Go Karts 8

You may have run into this or you may run into this where you are riding your go kart on a bumpy, gravely driveway and suddenly the go kart stops running properly. It just up and quits. “Why would the go kart suddenly quit?” Is the question in your mind […]

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Goofy Twisted Belt Drive That Just Don’t Work On a Go Kart

May 10, 2011 July 17, 2021Calculation Aids 0

Question: Can a simple pulley and twisted belt drive system work on a go kart for a drive system? Answer: No, the belt will slip, and there will be tracking problems. The answer seems simple enough, the belts slipping and belt tracking, but there is more than meets the eye […]

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Go Kart Building 203: Climbing Hills Program Explaination

March 27, 2011 July 17, 2021Calculation Aids 0

The Go Kart Drive Line Program (This is an exerpt from the Go Kart Building 203 Book on the Drive Line Program) After having gone through all these calculations you may be anxious to get some answers quicker.  The go kart program will help with that.  Though it is not […]

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