lifted club cars - lifted ezgo
Home FAQDonate Who's Online
Go Back   Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum > Modified Golf Carts > Lifted Golf Carts
Lifted Golf Carts Off-Road Golf Carts.



Post New Thread  Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 02-03-2008, 04:24 PM   #1
tbolt
Gone Wild
 
tbolt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Buckeye, Az
Posts: 329
Default Buy the right parts

When you are buying suspension and tires get what you need instead of the bargains. What do you have and how do you use it????








Glen
tbolt is offline   Reply With Quote
Alt Today
BGW

Golf car forum Sponsored Links

__________________
This advertising will not be shown in this way to registered members.
Register your free account today and become a member on Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum
   
Old 02-03-2008, 06:23 PM   #2
TheNewGuy
Admin/Moderator
 
TheNewGuy's Avatar
Yamaha
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 18,010
Default Re: Buy the right parts

Good advice and great pics Glen.

TheNewGuy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-03-2008, 08:07 PM   #3
tbolt
Gone Wild
 
tbolt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Buckeye, Az
Posts: 329
Default Re: Buy the right parts

Thanks, I know what my friends and I are running but would like to know what else works under similar conditions.

Glen
tbolt is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2008, 12:18 AM   #4
ruredy
Born Wild
 
ruredy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Clover SC.
Posts: 5,552
Default Re: Buy the right parts

Glen, I have noticed that your running 10" (rim size), tires when just about everyone else runs 12". I have always figured your doing this on purpose because it doesn't look like your afraid to spend money on that cart. i also know you like the 489's, they absorb a hellofalota impact.
I have been fortunate enough to have several carts with nearly identical suspension yet running vastly different tire setups. I run my big tire cart as you do yours, I would say my tires make up half of my suspension, I run over bumps that you can't even feel that would jar your eyeballs and make you want a kidney belt if I were to run over them with my cart that has the alltrails on it. The orange cart I ran the 489's on did twice as good as the cart with the alltrails, my big tire cart is probably twice as good as the orange one. and its all because of running big a$$ impact absorbing tires. The tires are maxxis mudbugs 27x12x10 on polaris rims, they stand 28 3/4" off the ground. I'm sure I don't push my cart as hard as you do yours, but i'll still get it a couple feet off the ground going over jumps. honestly without a rollcage and seatbelt I try to stay on the safer side of insane, but I can't help but cut loose every now and then. I'm not saying my cart will do as good as a long travel but being that it's a workhorse with a longer wheelbase, it does surprizingly well
ruredy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2008, 12:49 AM   #5
turnagainhardcore
Gone Wild
 
turnagainhardcore's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Leduc
Posts: 300
Default Re: Buy the right parts

One reason thast i would run 10's instead of 12's would be the extra rubber is alot softer, and you can run lowere pressures with out the bead coming off. that is why alot of off road trucks have only 15inch rims
turnagainhardcore is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2008, 07:10 AM   #6
tbolt
Gone Wild
 
tbolt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Buckeye, Az
Posts: 329
Default Re: Buy the right parts

Quote:
Originally Posted by turnagainhardcore View Post
One reason thast i would run 10's instead of 12's would be the extra rubber is alot softer, and you can run lowere pressures with out the bead coming off. that is why alot of off road trucks have only 15inch rims
Jon, the reason for the 10" wheel size is twofold. I want as much sidewall as possible, and it has to fit in the toyhauler. It only clears the the pull down bunk buy 1.5" now. I also run 7" wide wheels, to get the sidewall out there to protect the wheel and to better keep the bead seated.

Turnagainhardcore has been rockcrawling before it seems. Without the cage and belts you need to be conservative.

Glen
tbolt is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2008, 01:03 PM   #7
turnagainhardcore
Gone Wild
 
turnagainhardcore's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Leduc
Posts: 300
Default Re: Buy the right parts

Yeah i have done my share of off-roading. building up a new rig slowly its a nissan xterra. but the golf cart seems to be a bit cheaper :D
turnagainhardcore is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2008, 06:28 PM   #8
tbolt
Gone Wild
 
tbolt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Buckeye, Az
Posts: 329
Default Re: Buy the right parts

I'm not too sure about that. I have about $15K in my cart. And the 489's, they have taken me every place I have gone, they are good in sand with 3psi, they clean out really well in mud and they ride soft.
tbolt is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2008, 06:37 PM   #9
azboo
Super Moderator
 
azboo's Avatar
Club Car
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Pluto
Posts: 20,472
Default Re: Buy the right parts

Gee Glen... you probably could of saved some if you hadn't added that diamond steering wheel cap. I told you it was too extravagant. J/K

Boo
azboo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2008, 07:05 PM   #10
turnagainhardcore
Gone Wild
 
turnagainhardcore's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Leduc
Posts: 300
Default Re: Buy the right parts

Glens cart is one of my favorites it would deff make my top ten. . maybe even five. It's shiny and is practical
turnagainhardcore is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Go Back   Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum > Modified Golf Carts > Lifted Golf Carts


Thread Tools
Display Modes


Similar Threads
Thread Forum
need cc parts Gas Club Car
anybody needs parts? Golf Carts and Parts
Parts parts parts and parts Golf Carts and Parts
cc parts Golf Carts and Parts
Carts Parts Plus: Oversize Jets/Performance Parts Golf Cart Parts


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:33 AM.


Club Car Electric | EZGO Electric | Lifted Golf Carts | Gas EZGO | Used Golf Carts and Parts

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
This Website and forum is the property of Buggiesgonewild.com. No material may be taken or duplicated in part or full without prior written consent of the owners of buggiesgonewild.com. © 2006-2017 Buggiesgonewild.com. All rights reserved.