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Old 07-10-2021, 06:02 AM   #1
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Wow this cart can pull! If I load any weight on the back or especially with 2 passengers on the back, this think will wheelie straight up skyward. So I want to build a wheelie bar(s). I have some ideas in the works but wanted to see if anyone else has done this.
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Old 07-19-2021, 02:43 PM   #2
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Default Re: wheelie bars?

You can turn down the max amps or turn down the throttle rate and leave the max amps untouched. That'll limit your wheelies.

I turned down the throttle response rate and my cart is much more comfortable and no longer pulls wheelies.

But if you want to keep the wheelies why not just add a couple casters to the underside of the rear seat step? If you have a lift then you might need blocks under the casters.
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Old 07-21-2021, 04:20 PM   #3
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Default Re: wheelie bars?

I broke the rear under body on my precedent from slaming the rear foot rest against the road. No passengers no extra weight lol. I too am looking for a wheelie bar of sorts. I want to add a shock to it with adjustable mounts so that I can set the pitch and also how quickly it loads.

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Old 07-21-2021, 04:26 PM   #4
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Default Re: wheelie bars?

I thought about drawing up some easy to weld ladder bars that could be cut on a plasma cnc. The biggest issue I have found finding a good place/way to attach the upper links. Nothing on the precedent in the rear is solid enough in my opinion to take the load upward. Its all plastic. You would have to make a cross member that goes under the frame rails but doesn't get in the way of leaf springs and mounts.

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Old 07-26-2021, 05:11 AM   #5
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I like the fun of wheelies. In my earlier days of motorcycle riding I had a nickname, "the wheelie king". So I do want to do wheelies but limit the height and not damage the rear structure.

I'm working of a single wheelie bar made from a fiberglass leaf spring with a caster wheel on the end. I plan to attach it to the axle in the center with u-bolts. I'm thinking the curvature and the flexibility of the fiberglass spring will work well soften the upper limit of the wheelie and prevent the rear undercarriage from hitting the ground. I'll post some pictures if it works out.
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Old 09-30-2021, 02:14 PM   #6
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I'm kind of guessing but it seems to me that u-bolts aren't going to be good enough to handle the leverage applied. Might have to fabricate some brackets to weld to the axle like pro racers do. Add some heim joints for adjustability.
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Old 10-01-2021, 06:21 AM   #7
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I thought about drawing up some easy to weld ladder bars that could be cut on a plasma cnc. The biggest issue I have found finding a good place/way to attach the upper links. Nothing on the precedent in the rear is solid enough in my opinion to take the load upward. Its all plastic. You would have to make a cross member that goes under the frame rails but doesn't get in the way of leaf springs and mounts.

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I got one of these for the wifes cart and then made an extended receiver for the rear step. Get this and make a receiver with a ball on top and a caster on bottom.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/35334153536...oAAOSwJB1f8zI0
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Old 10-02-2021, 08:01 PM   #8
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My buddy has a precedent. Just got it 2 years ago. In our annual Christmas parade I pull a float with my TXT that is 21 to 22' long and of that 16' is the bed of the trailer with as many as 16 people (usually less though). He pulled a 10' x 6' utility trailer with a couple people in it all decorated up. By the time we got home my TXT was fine and his precedent footrest was bent all to heck...

Just be careful of those trailer hitch receivers that bolt up onto the footrest. they look cool and are probably fine for a bike carrier, but I wouldn't trust one for a trailer. I fabricated my hitch receiver by welding to the large metal bar that runs underneath the bagwell as well as welding to the footrest and it's been a beast.
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Old 10-28-2021, 09:51 PM   #9
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Default Re: wheelie bars?

Got one made from a automotive fiberglass leaf spring I had on hand. Attached to axle with U bolts So far it's holding up fine. Angle can be adjusted via the u bolts.
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