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deerhunter88

Can someone take some pics of where there shocks mount on front the cart. The tabs on mine have a pretty significant bend in them on both sides. Just curious to if these bends are suppose to be there or not.. Thanks

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yellow36vpds

deerhunter88, those shouldn't be bent. It looks like the previous owner may have changed these out with an automotive shock that has a rod that is too long to clear the steering assy properly and they bent them to clear.

My rear ones were bent, but my cart has had a hard life prior to my ownership.

deerhunter88

HMMMMM... That's not cool. I don't really know much of the history of the cart before I had it. I know the guy was a tractor/diesel mechanic so its possible that he altered some things to make things fit. I had a buddy pull a wheel stand on the cart and land the front tires really hard on the cement, that caused the dent in the steering mechanism there.. I installed a set of heavy duty rear leaf springs on the rear two years ago.

What's my fix for this? buy new shocks and straighten these tabs back? Is it that simple?

yellow36vpds

hehehe, those wheel stands can do lots of crazy things to you and your cart. LOL

I just straightened my shafts back out as it was bent past the mount point. It seems to be working just fine afterwards with no ill effects.

Good Luck!

deerhunter88

What's the best type of front shocks to buy for a lifted cart such as this?

yellow36vpds

You might try looking at some of our sponsors sites to see what they offer. I have seen lifted carts with anything from stock shocks to those with coil-overs. All I can say is... your mileage may vary... I will be looking at the same thing once I get to that portion of upgrades.

onebadstang08

Just went out an looked at mine (brand new) and they are exactly the same as yours so you are good.

JohnnieB

In the photo, it appears to me that the part of the mounting bracket the shock stud goes through, is not perpendicular with the center-line of the shock. Of course, no being at aligned for maximum strength might be a result of the cart being lifted, but I suspect the top bracket is bent downward around 10 or 15 degrees.

Please post picture of bracket on other side and/or of a known undamaged bracket with shock mounted.

deerhunter88

On the video (21 seconds in)) I noticed that the tabs on this cart are also slightly bent. Im thinking mine are bent more than what is called for though. I will look this evening to see if I can notice a difference in the left and right tab. I may take shocks off and try to straighten them..

chloe

Your front end has suffered some significant damage. Looking at the video you provided, one can see the tab from a couple different angles. There is a lot more arc to yours than the stock ones.
I'm guessing your shocks are completely shot and offer no resistance when hitting a hard bump, (or when doing a wheelie).
I too would like to see the other side. Just to see if the damage is consistent.
I would not personally try to fix the tab. But I'm not a metal worker and don't know how to properly re-temper the metal. Just bending it back to the right angle will not solve anything as it will continue to re-arc over time.