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06-07-2013, 10:20 AM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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g16 drives bad
I have a g16 with a 4in lift and 22in tires. It drives bad at higher speeds. It wants to jerk to left or right. Will new front shocks help it?
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06-07-2013, 07:48 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
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Re: g16 drives bad
You might want to check the toe/in first I believe it is 1/16 or 1/8 towed in. It also could be something loose in the front end.
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06-07-2013, 07:58 PM | #3 |
Gone Wild
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Re: g16 drives bad
Agree...
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06-08-2013, 06:30 AM | #4 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: g16 drives bad
I have set toe to 0 and 1/16 to 1/8 front end has no play in it.I put grease in steering box to. Still drives the same.And put 2in wheel spacers.
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06-08-2013, 07:05 AM | #5 |
G8 Specialist
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Phoenix
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Re: g16 drives bad
Mike, all I can tell ya is; read the whole Yamaha site. Thats what I did when I first got my car. Maintenance is the key to a good running car. You will learn tons!!
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06-08-2013, 07:08 AM | #6 |
Gone Wild
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Re: g16 drives bad
If you can post some pictures of the front end it might help.
Bob T |
06-08-2013, 12:19 PM | #7 |
Vegas modded 420
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Location: West MI
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Re: g16 drives bad
Usually toe in makes the cart sensitive and will dart left/right at speed. Toe out will wander left/right and steering response will be kind of numb. I keep my toe in out just a little so it is pretty calm at speed, though I don't run pavement very often it still acts that way on dirt roads. Loose parts can make them wander/dart as said, sometimes you can slide across the seat and tell if the cart turns a little to find your toe. The weighted side will control more.
Another issue is articulating rear cradles on newer yamaha, like other carts the articulating 3 point rear will lean much more in corners at speed and can feel hairy at times. Pachanga made a sway bar for his said it helped. Wheel spacers on the front can change steering geometry and cause issues. |
06-08-2013, 08:23 PM | #8 |
I Refuse To Get Stuck!!!
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Re: g16 drives bad
I'm doing a video,hopefully tomorrow to show the differences with and without the sway-bar.Everyone that drove the cart previously noticed the difference in handling immediately.
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06-09-2013, 08:03 PM | #9 | |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: g16 drives bad
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06-09-2013, 08:24 PM | #10 |
I Refuse To Get Stuck!!!
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Re: g16 drives bad
I would look at the toe setting with weight on the cart.It may need to be set.If the shocks/coils are weak,it will squat more than originally built and change the alignment more as well.
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