Honda V Twin – Club car Transaxle reverse direction? Best Setup?

tolowfoshow · 02-26-2011, 12:49 AM

I need Help. I have a club car transaxle, not sure what year, but the pulley is set up on the passenger side. I am going to put a 24hp Honda v twin in it but I have found that it is a counter clockwise rotation. This is a cart built from scratch so I don’t have anything to reference to know how to put it together. I assume that the motor should be mounted with the pulley on the driver side?? My question is can I just switch the axle around so that the pulley is on the driver side as well? From what I have found on other posts that I would then be running the axle in reverse which does not seem to be a problem. Is this the best setup? Or should I mount the engine backwards so that the pulley is on the passenger side? I am really lost on how I should do this. I didn’t realize when I was purchasing the parts that I probably bought the wrong axle for this type of setup but I don’t want to have to buy another one.
Any input would be terrific. Thanks!

Flintrock · 02-26-2011, 05:08 AM

Just turn the motor 180.

Don't mess with the rear end.

tolowfoshow · 02-26-2011, 03:13 PM

Sounds easy enough. Thanks for the helP!

Flintrock · 02-26-2011, 03:29 PM

That IS the easy part! Good luck with the rest, ask questions and post lots of pics......

tolowfoshow · 02-26-2011, 11:18 PM

Here are a few pictures of the axle mocked up. I am turning an old Harley Cart into a Limo. Still working on the engine support.

mvparcar · 02-26-2011, 11:53 PM

i like that rear suspension so far, nice work.

DOOmsman · 02-27-2011, 10:39 AM

How are you going to control rear axle twist up?

tolowfoshow · 02-27-2011, 02:33 PM

The twist up will be controlled by the engine support. It will be solid mount on the axle and a heim joint in the front creating a sort of Triangle suspension. All of the "Full Articulation" suspension kits i have found are not really full articulation...they have solid mounts on the axle at every point which binds. I am adapting 4x4 concepts to get a "Real" articulating rear suspension. I will post more pictures once i get it mocked up.

DOOmsman · 02-27-2011, 04:48 PM

Looking forward to more pix it is an interesting build.

tolowfoshow · 02-27-2011, 11:05 PM

So here is the motor mount installed. This setup has a crazy amount of Flex! The only thing that will limit it will be the shocks. I also included a picture of the front end. The a-arms are from a trx250r. I ended up cutting off all of the old tubing and fabricated my own to get the geometry correct.

02-26-2011, 12:49 AM	#1
tolowfoshow Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 18	Honda V Twin – Club car Transaxle reverse direction? Best Setup? I need Help. I have a club car transaxle, not sure what year, but the pulley is set up on the passenger side. I am going to put a 24hp Honda v twin in it but I have found that it is a counter clockwise rotation. This is a cart built from scratch so I don’t have anything to reference to know how to put it together. I assume that the motor should be mounted with the pulley on the driver side?? My question is can I just switch the axle around so that the pulley is on the driver side as well? From what I have found on other posts that I would then be running the axle in reverse which does not seem to be a problem. Is this the best setup? Or should I mount the engine backwards so that the pulley is on the passenger side? I am really lost on how I should do this. I didn’t realize when I was purchasing the parts that I probably bought the wrong axle for this type of setup but I don’t want to have to buy another one. Any input would be terrific. Thanks!
tolowfoshow Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 18

02-26-2011, 05:08 AM	#2
Flintrock Raised by coyotes Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central Texas Posts: 5,658	Re: Honda V Twin – Club car Transaxle reverse direction? Best Setup? Just turn the motor 180. Don't mess with the rear end.

02-26-2011, 03:13 PM	#3
tolowfoshow Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 18	Re: Honda V Twin – Club car Transaxle reverse direction? Best Setup? Sounds easy enough. Thanks for the helP!
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02-26-2011, 03:29 PM	#4
Flintrock Raised by coyotes Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central Texas Posts: 5,658	Re: Honda V Twin – Club car Transaxle reverse direction? Best Setup? That IS the easy part! Good luck with the rest, ask questions and post lots of pics......

02-26-2011, 11:53 PM	#6
mvparcar Getting Wild Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: pgh,pa Posts: 126	Re: Honda V Twin – Club car Transaxle reverse direction? Best Setup? i like that rear suspension so far, nice work.

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02-27-2011, 10:39 AM	#7
DOOmsman Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Reddick IL Posts: 11,220	Re: Honda V Twin – Club car Transaxle reverse direction? Best Setup? How are you going to control rear axle twist up?

02-27-2011, 02:33 PM	#8
tolowfoshow Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 18	Re: Honda V Twin – Club car Transaxle reverse direction? Best Setup? The twist up will be controlled by the engine support. It will be solid mount on the axle and a heim joint in the front creating a sort of Triangle suspension. All of the "Full Articulation" suspension kits i have found are not really full articulation...they have solid mounts on the axle at every point which binds. I am adapting 4x4 concepts to get a "Real" articulating rear suspension. I will post more pictures once i get it mocked up.
tolowfoshow Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 18

02-27-2011, 04:48 PM	#9
DOOmsman Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Reddick IL Posts: 11,220	Re: Honda V Twin – Club car Transaxle reverse direction? Best Setup? Looking forward to more pix it is an interesting build.

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