97 Club Car DS - Internal Components for adding a lift & larger tires

[tuc8458]

Hi all - acquired my 1st golf cart and going through upgrade options/ planning. Here are the details -

97 Club Car DS:
--Upgrading to 22" tires
--Adding 4" Lift

Cart Specs:
--48v; 4ga wires; GE 5.5 Motor; 400AMP Controller; Stock Solenoid; Stock differential/ gears; No rear seat and not a carry all.

Questions with the upgrade of the 4" lift and 22" tires:
---Do I need to upgrade the controller, motor or solenoid for hilly golf course/ street terrain? I am hearing recommendations that I should upgrade to a 500A controller, solenoid and an 8HP motor.
---Do I need to do anything with gearing?

Thank you for the add to the forum -

[Swan]

My opinion , I would lift it and add your wheels and tires and see how it goes. you already have a upgraded controller no sense of spending money if you dont need to . If you find it lacks torque then you can way out the pro and cons on a bigger controller . Same goes for the solenoid and motor.

[NoleFan4Ever]

I am with swan, get what you need now and see if you need more afterwards...

[NoleFan4Ever]

And you definitely will not have to replace the gears.... 12.315 now.... Your tires will not hurt it with bigger motor and controller you already have.