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05-13-2021, 08:00 AM | #21 |
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Re: Reverse Engineering a Home Built Cart
@slonomo, Do you happen to know how far the mounting holes should be below the tube frame in the front?
If not i'm just going to try and eyeball it with a straightedge to the mounting holes in the back, |
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05-13-2021, 11:11 AM | #22 |
Gone Crazy
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Re: Reverse Engineering a Home Built Cart
The front holes should align with the back ones so you should be able to measure those.
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05-13-2021, 01:24 PM | #23 |
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Re: Reverse Engineering a Home Built Cart
Thanks Crash, The front bar sits higher than the bar the back holes are mounted in. I'll just see if i can get a tube or something to go through the back to mark where to drill up front...
This dang cart better be the bees knees when im done! lol Hoping to use this to push my woods trail deeper this weekend and setup a campsite for memorial day. |
05-13-2021, 02:07 PM | #24 |
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Re: Reverse Engineering a Home Built Cart
Once you get it dialed in it will be a nice solid cart.
While you're at it, If you happen to have the motor out, drill new engine mounting holes in the plate 1/2" forward to give you more low end torque. Does the same as putting a 1" shorter belt on. Makes the belt start pulling lower in the front clutch like the old Ford granny gear. |
05-13-2021, 09:21 PM | #25 |
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Re: Reverse Engineering a Home Built Cart
Sorry had a busy day. I don't have a cart to measure, unfortunately. If you are just fabbing it up to fit, it'll be ok if your bracket is a bit shorter/taller than stock, just compensate with the location of the shocks. When you make the shock brackets, might want to make it so you can try multiple mounting locations. If you are using stock Yami cart shocks you can pretty much mount them so the camber is neutral, it shouldn't sag much with those shocks if they are decent. You "could" make a couple mount points above those in case there is some sag.
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05-14-2021, 06:05 PM | #26 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Reverse Engineering a Home Built Cart
Real progress being made! cut off a lot of crap, unbolted more and spent a lot of time grinding.
New tabs are welded up front and and the arms are hung. That's is for today, but my next challenge is getting the king pins out, any suggestions? I have the whole assembly soaked in break free at the moment, I even bent a tool steel rod trying to get it out. (I did remove both roll pins) |
05-14-2021, 06:11 PM | #27 | |
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Re: Reverse Engineering a Home Built Cart
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no worries, it should be fine, nothing a BFH couldn't fix getting the bolts in! it seems pretty level, I drilled the holes in 2 plates, ran rods near the thickness of the bolts through the rear mounting holes and used that to position the tabs and weld em on. (note to self welding is hot and cardboard is flammable) I have a few options on the top shock mounts. the ones I just put on have a fair bit of adjustment until I drill the second bolt hole. I'll get everything.mocked up, then lock everything down after a few passes. |
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05-15-2021, 11:03 AM | #28 |
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Re: Reverse Engineering a Home Built Cart
looking good handling is significantly improved as is my clearance.
I'll need to rebuild the kingpins and get different tie rods, but overall way better and I can put it to work this weekend. only thing left to do today is cut off the brace jimbo added to the front and wire up my lights |
05-21-2021, 03:56 PM | #29 |
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Re: Reverse Engineering a Home Built Cart
on today's installment of Cerberus's wild ride....
Still awaiting new tie rods, but I got everything setup with some I had lying around. New chainsaw arrived and I was too excited to wait. decided I'd bob down the train a bit and clear more of my path. I'm trying to cut a good path into the woods for a campsite, and on a deadline for memorial day. ANYWHO. I go out last night and things seem ok, but on the way back my passenger tire bottomed out. thought it was odd, but I was on uneven ground and cut hard right, stuff happens right? Well today I'm out cutting again and thinking man...this ride is bad. Now mind you I'm out here offroading and not looking for a comfy ride at all just noticed it was far different. I take a took and see this! bent the shock mounting tab like a pretzel. so word of caution on the 4" lift kits,they don't take a bump at all! I do have the 6" mounts from another kit. I didn't use em because I'll need to hack away more welded on plates, but you live and learn. |
05-24-2021, 06:00 AM | #30 |
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Re: Reverse Engineering a Home Built Cart
Man that really sucks. Not sure what it's supposed to look like, but is that just a single piece of steel holding the shock? All my lift kits always had a double bracket of sorts, not sure of the correct terminology. But something like this.
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