12-19-2004, 04:48 AM | #1 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: eureka
Posts: 577
| rockcrawling go-cart
so i was out in my garage today cuting up my stock tlt chassis to fit in the pede tranny when i see in the corner of my garage a golf cart axel i think. its a solid axel with unlocked diffs , and it has so many 4-link mounting area possible on it. it has just drum brakes,and where the drive-line would attach is just like my tlt axels but higher up for some high clearence drivelines lol. it just seems so perfect for my plan, provided i can lock the diff. so it would be easy-ish to do if i found a front axel with steering cause this one has no steering, . there is a ton of extra shocks laying around the garage from my dads '70 chevy cst k5 blazer. dont know if they would work on it but its an idea. i would probably use a motorcycle engine sense for some reason we also have like a billion of them too. but dont you think that would be bad ass? a rock crawling truck ,go-cart sized with like a 400 sized engine id try to make it a mini rock buggy, lol any comments or suggestions for a front axle. p.s. i probably wouldnt be able to build it for quite a while cause i have to get a job and start college soon, oh man i hated high school, i hope college is cooler, but i know its good for me,in the long run so ill do it |
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12-19-2004, 10:39 AM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
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| Re: rockcrawling go-cart
Not sure on a front axle. Though I know a guy building something similar. He's built a single seat tube buggy frame. Then He added a 24 horse gas motor. He's using two Samuri front axles. A hydralic pump to run the drivtrain. So the gas motor will drive the pump which will in turn, turn the wheels. Making it a hydralic crawler. No tranny, transfer case, or drivelines. I'll post pics if I ever see it.
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12-19-2004, 04:02 PM | #3 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: eureka
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| Re: rockcrawling go-cart
that seems kinda big, although i am looking at a Samuri down the street but its got big tires on it so mabey the axles arnt that big , but whatever. wow a hydralic driven truck, that must make some serous torque. my axel measures at about 42'' wide hub to hub, and 2 3/4'' diameter axel tube part. and the diff is about 7-9 inches tall. i dont know what id use for tires , i was thinking mabey 4-wheeler tires for one of the 4x4 kinds cause there skinnyish and i could get some beadlocks for them mabey. |
12-19-2004, 06:58 PM | #4 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Gay NorthWest
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| Re: rockcrawling go-cart
ive been wanting to build a gokart rock crawler it would be the coolest thing ever! but theres a million axle options and i havent quite figured out exactly what wouldw ork the best and be relatively cheap, golf cart axles sound perdy good idea, i was thinking of using pack mule axles off a polaris pack mule thing, but then how would you steer lol, i got a riding lawn mower frame and stuff in the back i could suit the axles up to that and run 4 wheeler tires and a 4 wheeler motor so i could have reverse..... ill go search around the internet and see if anyone has built one before! ryan |
12-20-2004, 12:34 AM | #5 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tampa, Fl
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| Re: rockcrawling go-cart
Where are the pics?
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12-20-2004, 03:59 PM | #6 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: orange county n.y. , building the hydro crawler
Posts: 195
| Re: rockcrawling go-cart
I have built a 4 link mower before it was awesome while it lasted but lawnmowers tend to be to narrow unless you get a big one. with 2wd it still made it up some nice rocks. It would flip everytime it got a bit hairy though. Im thinking of doing another eventually as soon as i finish my race mower , my garage has become a full time custom mower shop. When its done im chalenging the occ guys to a race..mod mower vs. chopper ill see what my 460 cc soon to be supercharged kawi will do . I think 4 wheeler rims will bolt up to a golf cart, if not its not hard to machine some hubs. Search google for i think patriot racing mini monster trucks it'll give you some good ideas. found the site http://www.patriot-racing.com/Patrio...ers/index.html |
12-22-2004, 10:48 PM | #7 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Grand Forks, ND
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| Re: rockcrawling go-cart
well i consider myself somewhat of an atv buff. yes u can get tons of different beadlocks in all different shapes and sizes kawasaki makes the mule polaris makes the ranger there |
12-22-2004, 11:34 PM | #8 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Posts: 616
| Re: rockcrawling go-cart
sounds like a cool idea but id im 6' 5" so a samuri would be a gool size gokart for me. lol |
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