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Old 06-01-2022, 07:36 PM   #11
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I'm not familiar with the front end setup on the Club Car DS. Is it a straight axle? I completely designed a front end setup for my EZGO TXT that included control arms. I know some people that have just mounted the bags to the axles with some bag plates. What do you have?
So it’sb a club car DS. 2003. The front end of an ezgo is really easy to accomplish airbags or shocks, the club car not so much. I have an old ezgo and let me tell you how many times I’ve thought about switching carts. But since I started I must forge forward.

So I had ordered Monroe “Max Air” air shocks, which showed up yesterday , like 40 miles to long for my cart. Go figure , they’re made for a car? Who’d of known?

So as I was about to give up, my buddy rolled up on his Harley, and lo and behold, he had air shocks on it, that were just the right size I needed! So I talked him out of them and will be putting them on tonight!
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Old 06-01-2022, 07:37 PM   #12
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Wow, I started every sentence with “so I”…….oops..
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Old 06-01-2022, 07:48 PM   #13
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Just saw your cart Gotti, that’s what I’m talking about! See, someone out there has done it, your profile picture is dope. Love the platform you built it on .. I did a much more ghetto version, using metal ramps from harbor freight. Yea if you notice, my front end is not open like the ezgo. It kinda looks like a fat chick in a tin can! So I’m going
To bolt on these motorcycle air shocks and fab in the brackets to do so, and hope it works.
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Old 06-02-2022, 07:22 AM   #14
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Looking at that front end, I would've cut it off and started over. This was my first fabrication project of this type, so I'm sure I over complicated some things but at the time it was how I saw it in my head. I've learned a lot during this journey and if I do it again, I'll definitely do some things differently.

Keep going, I'm interested to see your finished project.
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Old 06-02-2022, 12:12 PM   #15
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Looking at that front end, I would've cut it off and started over. This was my first fabrication project of this type, so I'm sure I over complicated some things but at the time it was how I saw it in my head. I've learned a lot during this journey and if I do it again, I'll definitely do some things differently.

Keep going, I'm interested to see your finished project.
Yea that’s what I was thinking! Just gut the whole front end and rebuild it…. I may have found the solution in a pair of motorcycle air shocks… we’ll see todY how they fit. Can you send me more pics of yours or a link? That **** is SMACKED! Heeeeelllllla low! I love it!
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Old 06-03-2022, 08:01 AM   #16
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Yea that’s what I was thinking! Just gut the whole front end and rebuild it…. I may have found the solution in a pair of motorcycle air shocks… we’ll see todY how they fit. Can you send me more pics of yours or a link? That **** is SMACKED! Heeeeelllllla low! I love it!
I made a custom mount where the engine attaches to the frame because it was a hard mount. The new mount allowed the engine to swing down, so now it lays frame. The control arms I designed for the front eliminated the front axel, so that took care of the rest.

I took it off shop air and used the onboard air management yesterday. I have some leaks where I used the wrong fittings. I didn't realize that the connection for the compressors were NPT and not AN. I ordered the correct connectors last night. They should be arriving today.

I'll try to remember to take some pictures.
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Old 06-05-2022, 11:31 PM   #17
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I made a custom mount where the engine attaches to the frame because it was a hard mount. The new mount allowed the engine to swing down, so now it lays frame. The control arms I designed for the front eliminated the front axel, so that took care of the rest.

I took it off shop air and used the onboard air management yesterday. I have some leaks where I used the wrong fittings. I didn't realize that the connection for the compressors were NPT and not AN. I ordered the correct connectors last night. They should be arriving today.

I'll try to remember to take some pictures.
Please do! Your my only frame of reference! Lol. Yea I currently am trying to squeeze these big *** bags in way to small of a spot. I cut out everything but the steering “thing”, and basically sat my bags on top of the control arms, then welded little “arms “ down from the body that will connect to the top of the bag. I’m feeling good , then I realize that with the steering in it’s current state, I will have to build a “yolk” on it, because it will have to articulate up and down, and is not meant for a huge range of travel. So I’ll have to figure out some splined yolk system. There has to be an easier way.
If I was confident enough, I’d rip the steering out and relocate it and problem solved! But trying to re-engineer the steering is above my pay grade. I’ll post some pics.
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Old 06-06-2022, 12:17 AM   #18
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Please do! Your my only frame of reference! Lol. Yea I currently am trying to squeeze these big *** bags in way to small of a spot. I cut out everything but the steering “thing”, and basically sat my bags on top of the control arms, then welded little “arms “ down from the body that will connect to the top of the bag. I’m feeling good , then I realize that with the steering in it’s current state, I will have to build a “yolk” on it, because it will have to articulate up and down, and is not meant for a huge range of travel. So I’ll have to figure out some splined yolk system. There has to be an easier way.
If I was confident enough, I’d rip the steering out and relocate it and problem solved! But trying to re-engineer the steering is above my pay grade. I’ll post some pics.
Hope these post… having trouble with pics
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Old 06-06-2022, 12:18 AM   #19
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Tried to post several but nope…..
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Old 06-06-2022, 06:26 AM   #20
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Sorry, I didn't work on the cart any this weekend. I finally got parts in on my 1965 C10 that I ordered back in March, so I spent the weekend doing a 4 wheel disc brake conversion. Since I'm not a mechanic it took a little while. By "little while", I meant the entire weekend. Hopefully, I'll get back to the cart this week.

I completely had to rebuild my steering and frontend, so I know what you mean when it comes to that.
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