12-22-2009, 09:40 AM | #1 |
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Rack & Pinion
Anyone out there ever throw a mini rack on their cart? Putting on a quad double arm front end and need a tight light rack to make it work. Any ideas, pics, links?
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12-22-2009, 10:18 AM | #2 |
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Re: Rack & Pinion
Club car has used a nice little unit for some time..... It only connected to one side.
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12-22-2009, 04:52 PM | #3 |
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Re: Rack & Pinion
I have a rack and pinion (stock vw i think) on my Yamaha G 14 now, but plan on replacing it with this:
http://www.chircoestore.com/catalog/...oducts_id=3492 Looks compact and easy to mount, so shouldn't be too hard to get working properly. Btw, where are you guys finding these quad front ends? Kelly |
12-22-2009, 05:13 PM | #4 | |
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12-22-2009, 08:12 PM | #5 |
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Re: Rack & Pinion
you guys got me torqued up on this...... Whats involved in replacing the the stock gear box with this.....mounts, longer column?, can you keep the tie rods? Mine are already overlength and bigger for the lift (94 G9).....
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12-22-2009, 11:36 PM | #6 | |
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12-23-2009, 09:06 AM | #7 |
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Re: Rack & Pinion
Thanks Kelly, hadn't thought about just using a knuckle. Looks like all the parts a guy would need are on that web site.......
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12-23-2009, 12:21 PM | #8 |
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Re: Rack & Pinion
Thanks Kelly. Thats kinda what i had in mind- actual size im thinking 8" taotal is about as wide as I dare to go. I bought a junk suzuki 230 for a 100 bones. Sold tires/ rims, motor cut off the front end and junked the rest- made $75. Kinda tricky with space to get it over to the right height but a think a couple knuckles may work. If not ill throw a couple spockets in with a chain and convert to the rack- that way i can change the ratio if its a light to tight.
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12-23-2009, 09:04 PM | #9 |
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Re: Rack & Pinion
Be sure to post pics for us to see what you have done. I can't seem to get out to work on mine (yard work, visiting my family, helping dad around his house, g/f's family is visiting from Canada, my yard work, the list never ends). Maybe things will settle down after X-mas. I would try to stick with steering shaft and u-joints to minimize steering slop, just another thought.
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12-23-2009, 09:05 PM | #10 |
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Re: Rack & Pinion
All sports has a nice rack on there long travel!!
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