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I love to see some photos.
I wonder if there is an easier way to fix the problem short of a lot of welding.
Curious in Livermore......
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Thanks Scott! That is a cool way to check it out?
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Scott E, nice "3D" photo. Now I understand. Beautiful kart, too, obviously put together by someone who knows what they're doing.
Looks like those stub axles can't really move much. There's probably rubber bushings at the attachments, and I'm guessing that's enough to wreck the handling. If so, maybe replacing the rubber bushings with metal would help.
Oh well, at the start of this thread I assumed that Blaine already owned a J and was wondering why no love.
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I wish I had one, but just a curious bystander right now...
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I don't know how many engineering teams have come up with ideas for suspended karts. I don't remember any of them winning major championship events in "vintage" days. Seems that the clean, simple designs have always been the best, as well as being lighter, cheaper and easier to maintain. TJ
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Bug once built a beautiful suspended kart for Jilene Chivell. I don't know how it handled, but it looked great! TJ