Rear axles

[tom dandes]

Yes, Brad. I had a machine shop in Albuquerque do one for me, but there's nobody near here I would trust. Don Axe will make me a good one of TG&P stock. Ted

I bought one of the Azuza flex proof axles and it was really bent bad. I contacted them and they made it right and sent me another at no charge that was really straight. I'm still using and abusing it today with no issues.

[Bill Peck]

I had heard of the problems with bent Azusa "flex-proof" axles, so before I bought a new one last winter I contacted them to see if they were aware of the issue. They assured me that they had rectified the problem, so I one from them. No problems with it.

[Tom Smith]

I just made 5 new 1" axles thinking it would save some time by doing 5 at once.  Trying to remember which one is which etc. when they're for 4 different karts can confuse that theory right away.

[ted johnson]

Tom, they're pretty, though! Five axles for four karts... Which kart has two axles? TJ

[doug tenney]

Teddy, you have to ask? Which kart has two axles? The one that has a wicked "push," of course!

[ted johnson]

Seems I remember a kart waaay back in the early days with two rear axles. There've been a lot of permutations, four steering fronts, four rears, steering fronts with a West Bend on each spindle. Here's Hank Rotroff's dirt SAE with three rear wheels. I remember another three-rear-wheeled kart at the Nats way back. Lady drivers, dual PP-82's. I had a Go Kart 1200, dual Mc30's and wheels on each end of the axle with a third wheel in the center of the axle. Nobody experiments these days! Ted

[doug tenney]

Seems I remember a kart waaay back in the early days with two rear axles. There've been a lot of permutations, four steering fronts, four rears, steering fronts with a West Bend on each spindle. Here's Hank Rotroff's dirt SAE with three rear wheels. I remember another three-rear-wheeled kart at the Nats way back. Lady drivers, dual PP-82's. I had a Go Kart 1200, dual Mc30's and wheels on each end of the axle with a third wheel in the center of the axle. Nobody experiments these days! Ted

Oh yeah!  As a kid, I think I paid a quarter to go in a tent and see that kart... and some other similar stuff... at the county fair.