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[@MYNICEEV]

Always remember. There is no such thing as a problem. Only a situation looking for a solution. There is someone out there that can help. You just have to find them. Great video and I liked the boots Crystal.

[@oldschoolride]

Red Beard just recently had a similar issue with a steering rack on his customers yerf build. He built a bracket that mounted to the ends of the rack and then moved the tie rod ends to the bracket. He was then able to make it as wide or narrow as he wanted, to keep the ends in line with the suspension pivots. Hope that helps.

[@231flash]

I've been building stuff like yours for about 10 years and if you study it long enough you'll always find a way around any problem.

[@Fearlessfront]

Taking the time to make sure you do it right! I think no matter what you do you'll probably end up with a small amount of bump-steer. But overall, it looks great! But are those heim joints going to be big enough? They are looking pretty small next to those tires!

[@waynemelton1]

You know when the wife steps into the frame it's time to wrap it up and get to the store

[@dicasdehr4987]

Parabéns pelo projeto gostei, muito inteligente.

[@1941paco]

Oh Hell Yeah!! Great videos Tman, I think you have just the right combination of finished product in your videos, and I am learning with ya bro........keep up the great work!

[@edsongomeslopes6489]

Man, it looks great, congratulations!

[@LR-jr5hi]

Just an opinion but have you tried looking at RC Car Action magazine for ideas for some of your designs? I used to be into those little vehicles for several years and they speak of things like "bump steer" and "castor" and "camber angles" all the time. Also in the magazine, or online, I suppose are photos of the newest RC Cars and trucks out there. Some are very radical designs that really are great engineering feats. Like I said it just a thought. I miss my days of playing with those things but just can't keep up with all the new things they come with, mainly the cost of them, but I still enjoy it though especially watching you overcome some these problems and actually making your carts driveable and watching your children smile from ear to ear. That makes it worth the hours of work that you put into making the carts. God Bless and keep on making smiles on everyones faces with your creations>>!!!!

[@michaelschott5590]

Nice work man. I'll copy.

[@vonaxlrobles9673]

hello sir your creation inspired me to make my own

[@Tmansgokarts]

+von axl robles .... well thank you. Be sure to post some videos of it driving around when you get it done.

[@chrisleech1565]

Hey Tman, just subscribed, but I have been checking in from time to time and really enjoy your vibe. You are not afraid to share with the viewer the mistakes and pitfalls. I have had the nod of agreement and sympathy for these moments that you relate. What really caught my attention was this off road build. I will be following closely, but in the meantime could you let us know where you got the plans for the front clip assembly, and I imagine that they have the plans for a whole cart.

[@swabbster3]

Nice, you should Greece all the pivot points

[@sexybluelady]

Saw a tumbler in the background, hits the sub button. Thumbs up!

[@JaspersGarage]

I wouldn't worry about that problem, I noticed that in a citroen AX (20 year old car I found in the scrap yard) the steering linkages weren't pivoted in line with the wishbones at all, they were only pivoted at a common point, in the middle of the car

[@faceman5050]

Wow that's a nice front chassis you got going there.

[@WiperTF2]

Nice intro! Keep making your nice videos! They are of nice quality and new kind of content every time

[@amymck6410]

cutting and welding everything can be a pain, but why not extend the ends of the rack. get it lined up perfect

[@udizzy1969]

ur doing well just working out the bugs bro...cool

[@dodgeme1986truck]

I see a problem if used at higher speeds you are missing anti dive in your control arms layout if you tip the front of the upper control arm up about 5-10 degrees you will add anti dive while braking

[@tinydx95t2]

The fame that the A-arms are attached to is the upper part of the frame welded to anything? if it's not you could actually mount it above the upper A-arm and virtually eliminate the ump steer.

[@MrFinkFixes]

Did you do a custom A Arm build for the rear? can you link it to me

[@dopeybear420]

Dude love the outro great vid tman wish i could help

[@daybreaker6969]

looking good

[@Mootanks24]

Hey tman, would a regular tie rod system work okay with independent front suspension?

[@chrisleech1565]

Nice, well i apologize for making the assumption. But from what I have seen so far of your work the design has existed in your grey matter. That it went from there to the 3 dimensional, not from paper.

[@flavortown3781]

what kind of wheels and tires are you using on that thing are those 10in 4x100s?

[@clezim1]

brazilian congratulations ....you have any eletric kart project ?

[@marko3296]

Can the spindle be connected directly (rigid) to the A frame or is there a reason you are using eye ends? Ps ive seen most of your videos so i might eswell subscribe:)

[@frdradio]

Looks cool man. Good vid. I lol'd @ the boot fashion show video bomber.

[@Tmansgokarts]

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[@brandondannys-menary3678]

where did you but those tierods??? and what make them able to survive going up and down

[@DirtyDsGarage]

Some input for the steering. IIR your mount points for your A-arms should be the same on top and bottom. and your steering link needs to run parallel with your arms. - D

[@DirtyDsGarage]

I would add gressable bushings.. it would help and make it smother. - D

[@nicolec7290]

Nice tire

[@ilanozana9652]

Sorry i was bussy - but you can remove the ball joint make some adapter and extand the arm from each side

[@rajun_rebel]

it maybe in the comments already but what did the rack and pinion come off of orginally???

[@StuartOliver83]

Wow,I'm confused as to how I'll do my steering but this just throws me.. What do you think about using an aluminium ladder as the chassis on my tiny 49 cc build? I'm planning to bolt instead of weld and as its my kids first kart and won't really be going to fast but steel would be far to heavy and it probably wouldn't move at all.. Cheers

[@Tmansgokarts]

Stuart oliver Ha , I dont know how that would pan out. I've never seen anyone do that. But you could try wood ... gokartguru.com/wood_go_karts.php

[@walker-snow]

Good old days

[@randomguy343BOSS]

I'm building a go cart for the first time and want to know for a track kart what sort of stearing and suspension should I use

[@rjd048]

What you need to do is lengthen the rack so that they fall on the pivot line of the upper and lower "A" arms, also the tie rod should run parael with the lower "A" arm

[@LittleHotels]

+rjd048 Agreed. It's easy enough to make up extensions for the rack bar if you have a lathe.

[@NoahRoy22]

thx man I'm doing some plans on sum new sub

[@fazestorm8663]

Awesome bat mobile gokart

[@Mootanks24]

Could you tell me what I would have to do or refer me to a video, because I built a go kart recently and now I'm trying to turn it into more of an off-road buggy. Thanks.

[@StuartOliver83]

Cheers bud.

[@Davidiscrazy100]

Where did you get you steering system from? That looks like a good system!

[@jasonb4628]

I am getting ready to build my own kart. Independent suspension in the front and back chain driven with a sprocket. Any advice?

[@sideways4daystunewerksinc578]

Use cvd shafts or universal shafts. You can custom make the length on tractor parts. Just look around forever..

[@chrisleech1565]

Hi Tman, I am intrigued with the build, I have a cart project that I rescued from the scrap. It has a hinged rear end power module with a snowmobile 380cc fan cooled motor, 2pt belted transmission going to final chain drive to live axle and discbrake. This one man chassis, with a little modification, could be paired with your A-arm assembly. A simple weld on type arrangement. I am very interested in your U.S. suppliers for Hubs and Rims Tires and the rack/pinnion All Harbour freight and BMI?

[@mytraea]

Seems to me you would be better to drop it down in line with the bottom A arm pivot not raise it. As this would bring it more in line with your extended steering rods

[@Michaelchris516]

TMAN! you need to go check out a user groutaone! he is building a long suspension build and he has a way to completely change the caster in the rear and front wheels. go to his channel and look for long travel suspension build! you could definitely learn something from his videos!

[@GoldStarTech]

is it bad to have no camber or caster at all? have same length arms top and bottom so keep the tire square all the way? would that be weird on the steering?

[@Tmansgokarts]

I dont think it would. You should be ok as long as you dont beat on it to much.

[@LittleHotels]

+GoldStarTech No castor would make it horrible to steer. The 7 degrees mentioned seems like a good starting point, but if I were building it I would put some spacers on either the top or bottom inner rose joints so the castor could be adjusted later. Zero static camber is not so bad, but again it should be possible to get a bit of adjustment by screwing the outer rose joints in or out. Adjustability also allows you to correct any dimensional errors that have been created in the welded parts. Finally, personally I would have gone with more camber change by making the top wishbone shorter.

[@GoldStarTech]

yeah that makes sense. thanks.

[@oldschoolride]

Dang, just noticed that was 6 yrs ago, probably long gone by now.

[@KawiKid652]

What kind of rack and pinion is he using for this build

[@Tmansgokarts]

Not sure "what kind" of RnP it is . I'll Pm you if i find it.

[@KawiKid652]

***** Ok, thanks

[@231flash]

I still say your hem joints are going to snap. Go to 3/4" . As for the rack & pinon why can't you extend it out on each side so it lines up with the line of the a-arms and make it flex there?

[@wolfereese3692]

at 5:25 looks like the boss showed up ;-)

[@ourtube4u]

Ok thanks

[@killerkm4200]

what size bolts did you use to bolt up the a-arms? 3/4"? been looking through other vids, didn't see it mentioned specifically..

[@Tmansgokarts]

+Matthew Gilkerson ... I was thinking of using 3/4 but I decided to go with 1/2 . They have been working great, haven't had a problem yet.

[@killerkm4200]

+T-Mans Go Karts wouldn't that cause it to be alittle loose or sloppy, not being the same size as the tubing..?

[@killerkm4200]

+T-Mans Go Karts like, wouldn't the improper size bolts cause the arms to move around a bit, like forward and backward?

[@Tmansgokarts]

+Matthew Gilkerson ... oh , yeah. the tubing is 3/4 with 1/8 wall so the inside is 1/2 .

[@killerkm4200]

+T-Mans Go Karts ah, of course, I failed to take that into account. makes sense now.

[@ourtube4u]

How many degrees of caster do you have?

[@Tmansgokarts]

on this, I put in 7 if I remember right.

[@dumbidiot324]

i have a go kart frame and im not sure how i should set up the steering. could i email you a pic for some help?

[@Tmansgokarts]

its best to go over to my channel and do a search for steering. I have don videos on all my builds of how I set up the steering on each of them . That would give you a good base.

[@janiellegriffiths845]

where do you buy parts

[@chaddaking]

d frofesnal idea

[@chaddaking]

dont try at home.......with outh profeshnol

[@231flash]

Or cut out what's needed in the frame section so they line up?

[@KraeseRepairs]

do you have complete plans and parts list to build one?

[@Tmansgokarts]

no , not yet. at least not this one. I have a few over on my site.

[@KraeseRepairs]

I saw them but I'm really want to build something very similar. I have found sites that have plans for off round buggy's, not sure what I want to do yet. Thanks

[@secllclb]

Dear Sir, Is it possible to buy plans for the karts?

[@boogger31]

Were did you buy that rack at and how much was it

[@raikiran760]

ok brooo

[@joseangelpinal3555]

T-MAM HEY WHERE TO BUY THE CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH?

[@31funk]

Where did you find those wheels?

[@Tmansgokarts]

These are the ones on the Batmobile : www.ebay.com/itm/Duro-Top-Fighter-Tire-Size-18x10-10-Set-of-2-Tires-ATV-UTV-CLOSEOUT/281246909938?epid=1022203693&hash=item417b9f45f2:g:2zAAAOSwT5xZOKcM:sc:FedExHomeDelivery!59808!US!-1&vxp=mtr and these are the ones that I was going to use for the suspension stuff : www.ebay.com/itm/20x11-10-20-11-10-20x11-00-10-ATV-Golf-Cart-Go-Kart-TIRE-6ply-Wanda-Journey-P357/390359657568?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

[@BLACK-hl4ic]

@@Tmansgokarts okay, Thanks

[@MightyMowerMudding]

exacterally how many go karts do you have?

[@overbuiltautomotive1299]

i tryed 9 times to joint that bugggy site no luck errior messeges not to metion the secuarty questions well half were dumb lol or i am or both most likely ..yes my grammer is off intentionally

[@randomvideos3026]

The camber should be on the spindle never by the a arms. the horizontal lengths from spindle mount to the frame mount and the length of top and the length of bottom a arms should be the same

[@randomguy343BOSS]

im building a race cart / snow kart / gravel / tarmac kart if u wnat to see what im basing the skin off of type in redbull xj2010. its from a video game it will have at least 24 hp. thx for replying im on a tight budget i have to fund it

[@janiellegriffiths845]

like steering

[@Tmansgokarts]

Most of my steering parts , I make them.

[@janiellegriffiths845]

+T-Mans Go Karts so like the rack and pinion type in this video where can I get it

[@Tmansgokarts]

I found that on ebay I think.

[@janiellegriffiths845]

+T-Mans Go Karts OK hoping I can get a laptop soon so I may design my karts on AutoCAD hook you guys up when in start

[@kidink6456]

you have been invited to south Carolina state to build one

[@Tmansgokarts]

+kid ink ... LOL, nope but I dont thing I would be able to go any where . Cant really travel , to expensive and I got a family.

[@kidink6456]

+T-Mans Go Karts how much would you charge for one

[@Tmansgokarts]

+kid ink ... LOL, well it would be way cheaper to buy one then to have me build one.

[@kidink6456]

Way you from

[@tractors4life17]

Do you still have stickers

[@Pourdecisions]

So I hope my video will help U out. Let me know if u need any help.

[@heimlichhotrods]

Cool build I built my own 670cc off road go kart check it out at heimlich hot rods 😎👍🚗💨💨💨💨

[@levihandlin4550]

Who in the boots

[@alfonzoarisa4119]

excellent friend videos and would like to make me an equal to yours .. you could share the plans of the whole project especially the front and back of the suspension thank you I remain attentive

[@GoodGamerDude]

His wife Crystal.

[@Techmatt167Official]

first!

[@itssmateo2680]

Techmatt167 kene oullore

[@jamie-ox8sg]

Acrosst no no no

[@mikeevans625]

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[@jerrysjunk]

not enouth travel

[@billcurless1400]

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[@billcurless1400]

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