08-24-2012, 05:22 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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4x4
How can i make my 1998 dcs ezgo golf cart 4x4 easily and cheap
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08-24-2012, 05:27 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Parrish, FL
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Re: 4x4
If you want easy Imaginative Manufacturing
If you want cheap, build it yourself, take lots of pictures and post them here |
08-24-2012, 05:44 PM | #3 |
nimda
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Re: 4x4
easy and cheap can't be used in the same sentence. You'll basically replace every piece of running gear on the cart. (no your motor/controller wont work)
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08-24-2012, 06:46 PM | #4 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Marion, Ohio
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Re: 4x4
I bought a Bad Boy Buggy front drive axle for my cart. I figure the cheapest way to get it running is to parallel another drive circuit. I need a matching 8hp motor and maybe twin Alltrax 4855s. I dropped about $750 buying and shipping the axle itself. A matching motor will be maybe another $400. Twin 4855 controllers will be about $1000. Will it be cheaper than buying a $10k Bad Boy Buggy? Yes, but the overall cost of the conversion will not be inexpensive by any means.
Oh, I almost forgot... I want a pair of front springs about 4" longer than stock. I am also collecting parts to build a CJ3 nose for it. Longer springs will help to get the proportion to look right. Honestly, nothing about it will be easy or cheap. Good luck with your build! |
08-25-2012, 04:29 AM | #5 |
Gone Mad
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Buford, GA
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Re: 4x4
Wow! Are you still working on this? I assume you'll need two ITSs and getting them to output the same value to each controller seems questionable, but maybe this isn't important unless you're creeping in 4WD mode.
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08-25-2012, 07:17 AM | #6 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Marion, Ohio
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Re: 4x4
I was going to try running a lead to each controller from the single ITS. Seems like if they are run parallel the one inductor will give both controllers the same value. What can happen? It doesn't work? Still lots of (expensive) stuff to buy before I try it. Since I have a pair of perfectly good stock motors, I'll probably just use those to see if it works. I also need to lift the rear of the cart about 4.5". That is how much higher the BBB axle is than the stock axle.
One thing I do need is another complete controller harness. |