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07-22-2011, 10:58 AM
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Not Yet Wild
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Worlds most beautiful beach
Posts: 26
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wheel hop
I'm on my second EZ-GO cart and always seem to fight a less than smooth ride. The cart always feels like I have a tire or two out of round.
I purchase a nice '05 PDS cart with a rear seat kit a couple of month ago. The cart, like my old '95, had some wheel hop. I swapped tires around between the two carts (along with an additional tire) and minimized the hop but it was still there. Last week I purchase 12" wheels and low profile DOT street tires for the cart. Although I am satisfied with my purchase, I was dismayed to find the hop still present. What else on the cart would contribute to the hop? I'd love to eliminated it once and for all. |
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07-22-2011, 10:04 PM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central Florida
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Re: wheel hop
did you get the 12" tires balanced? Believe it or not, they do need to be balanced.....
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07-22-2011, 10:48 PM
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Not Yet Wild
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Worlds most beautiful beach
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Re: wheel hop
I did not balance the tires. I did look at balancing the old tires but the tire shop didn't think it would matter given the top speed of the cart.
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07-22-2011, 11:06 PM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central Florida
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Re: wheel hop
on the 12" rims I always balance them.... most shops can't balance 8" and they have serious issues balancing some 10", but I have yet to find a 12" that can't be balanced and get great results from doing so.......
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07-23-2011, 10:16 PM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Jax FL
Posts: 598
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Re: wheel hop
Jack up the cart and spin the wheels. You will notice a bent axle. A bent front hub should not make it wobble or Hop.
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