A big lift that would be

sho305

I'd love to build a huge lift, just for moderate running and screwing around (and looked cool). I might even gear it down 30mph would be more than enough. It would have HUGE tires on it.

Anyway, imagine this with a cart body on it, just a little wider and longer but not much:
I don't do much mudding, so I don't know if I'd really need a 4x4 drivetrain. Would be nice in snow though, so I'd about need to do a quad conversion.

I saw one guy here with the black cart that is near how big this would be, G1 I think. What would be the negatives other than slower steering/acceleration/compromised handling at speed/etc? I mean, I'd plan to drive it around just not get too wild with it. Would it need a rack to steer better or power steering? I would not use a stock engine, at least a 16hp which might not be enough to turn huge tires. Or would it be not that fun to drive?

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sho305

No comments? I better find that guy with the huge black cart.

I'm not sure I'd go 4wd, that would be very involved and I just don't have that kind of use but for snow and doubt I'd run it that often in snow. However a cart with huge tires and wide, just high enough, I'm really thinking about. I want to build a whole suspension for it, with the large tires I can make it longer and fit two 16hp clones in it. The only unsolved issue I have with that build is I must have posi at least if not 4wd. Would have to get a trans that takes a posi or use something else and come up with a way to reverse it. I don't want a locked rear either as I'd be on lawns.

AirJunky

Those Cats are putting out at least 35 hp stock. Seems like retrofitting a cart body / frame to an ATV chassis would be the only way to pull it off.

sho305

I know a guy with a small cat its not that fast, sure is a large quad though and might be enough for a cart. The old polaris was CVT but I see others have gone to it. I'd rather have that than gears, but it may depend on what one I found to buy cheap. A low range would be cool too. Would that make it worth the hassle? Would have a waterproof belt as well, or mostly so.

AirJunky

I think it depends on what Cat your talking about.

I had a 650 V2 with the Kawasaki V-twin & CVT. The thing ran great, top speed of about 42 mph with 27" Mudlites on it. The weakest link on the quad was that CVT belt. I spun it a couple times. Had to be careful about doing anything very aggressive in reverse because of it. I ended up installing some better springs in the clutch to make it work a little better.

Also had an AC 400 with a manual trans.... all Suzuki running gear. It didn't have a ton of power, but that trans was bullet proof.

The last year or so I've been thinkin that I'd like to have a Honda 680 Rincon. Bullet proof, gear driven auto trans with low range, and the balls to back it up.

sho305

There are some upsides to running an ATV drivetrain. Far as waterproof mostly I only encounter big puddles and say less than 12" of water I don't drive into more than that. With the cart I have to be pretty careful. I know the old polaris would eventually get wet most of the time in deep water, and you could scorch the belt pulling things, I'd likely gear it lower if I could ~40mph is enough for me. It would need to go through deep snow if it were a 4x4, that would be tons of fun.

I might be thinking of two builds really; I might as well go cheap if I run huge tires and a tall lift because it will not be that good on the trail so I might as well not make it that capable. It would be more for show, cruising, a cool toy. On the other hand if I made it a 4x4 I would need to keep it wider and lower (relatively) because I would be climbing things/etc and need it to be more stable and trail capable.

ohmar99

I would love to have mine on a big ATV suspension / drive train

custom carts

ther is a guy in jacksonville fla who build them monsterhe runs 44s and the cart runs 30mph the name of his shop is crazy carts in jaccksonville fla