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09-03-2014, 08:47 AM | #1 |
Getting Wild
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Charleston SC
Posts: 122
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Marathon lift kit install, made simple
Guys, I looked and saw a few posts on here about lifting the Marathon carts. Here's one, with a few pix to help any new folks get their lift kits installed.
http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/pictu...ictureid=21574 http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/pictu...ictureid=21681 1. Jack cart, remove seat and inspect the motor bay for fuel lines, throttle cables, choke cables and air intake tubes. Make sure all these items are either unhooked or have plenty of slack in them before proceding. Doing the rear lift first, I used Monroe 31000 shocks to replace the OEM. Rockauto.com sells them for $16.00 each. For the springs, I used www.pitstopusa.com's SSSA275 springs. They are 14"x 2.5"IDx 275#. Again, 4" taller than stock and the 275# weight allows for a rear seat install down the road. Once clearance is achieved, place a floor jack under the differential, jack the rear end to prevent the diff from dropping when you unbolt the shocks. Remove the top and bottom bolts on both shocks, removing them from the wheel wells. slowly lower the floor jack until the old springs unseat from their mounts. Have another person watch the motor cables and attachments to make sure everything drops clean without binding. Lower the differential to allow the new springs to slide in place and jack back up to remove the play in the springs. Install the new Monroe 31000 shocks and your done! Now to the front. Jack the front end of the cart and place 12" off ground, on jack stands. remove the 8 bolts securing the leaf spring to axle.... remove plastic axle cover if it's still installed. Unbolt the the 8 bolts securing the axle to spring, remove the shocks and place them aside. Slowly lower axle, dont drop on the floor, keep floor jack under the axle.... I used 2"x1/4" box tubing, cut to 4" length, I welded directly to the axle. On the top, I reinstalled the original 8 bolts and tightened. http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/pictu...ictureid=21677 http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/pictu...ictureid=21678 For the front shocks, I used Monroe 31125 gas shocks, 4" longer than original and again, available from Rockauto.com for about $16.00 each. Install the new shocks, replace the front ciover and Install wheels and tires, and lower to the ground... and test drive. EASY install, cost is fair, I spent $155 for everything to install.... and I have maintained the ride height and weight capacity for when a rear seat get installed. http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/pictu...ictureid=21682 I opted for this upgrade versus the economy upgrade because I prefer the longer ride shocks and springs versus the flimsy lift brackets I recieved in a kit. If your using the eceonomy lift kit on a 88' cart, you will need to modify the spring adapters on the back to maintain spring rate when compressed. With this type of lift, no other modifications are required. |
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