05-24-2011, 10:02 AM | #1 |
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Lifted Cart Swaying
Whenever we have 4 people on the cart it seems to sway pretty bad. Any recommendation on how we can solve this. The Air shocks seems to help but still annoying at times
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05-24-2011, 10:17 AM | #2 |
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Re: Lifted Cart Swaying
if you're lifted and have larger tires like 22's on there, you're likely experiencing sidewall flex under a load such as 4 people provide ... A lot of the lift kit / tire combos out there include pretty low quality tires with very flexible sidewalls - I know, I had that trouble too. I swapped out to a heavy-duty ATV tire with 4ply sidewalls and it's amaxing how much stability I gained (especially at full tilt on the straights and while cornering fast).
Increasing your tire pressure will *help* but not eliminate the problem, albeit at the cost of a stiffer ride |
05-24-2011, 10:56 AM | #3 |
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Re: Lifted Cart Swaying
Thats a good point. I have 22's although not sure of the quality of the tire or ply. I am going to take a look at the tires.
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05-24-2011, 11:39 AM | #4 |
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Re: Lifted Cart Swaying
if the sidewalls are single-ply (which the bulk of the "kit" tires are) that's contributing BIG TIME, especially with 4 people on the cart. I bought my tires through Dennis Kirk and actually found a set on clearance that ended up costing me a little LESS than the cheapies (I want to say they were right around $34 each)
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05-24-2011, 02:40 PM | #5 |
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Re: Lifted Cart Swaying
Thats great thank you for your help!
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05-25-2011, 07:09 AM | #6 |
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Re: Lifted Cart Swaying
So I checked the tires and they are 4ply. Any other thoughts is there some type of sway bar we can purchase?
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05-25-2011, 08:31 AM | #7 |
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Re: Lifted Cart Swaying
Just for a thought you may have a miss alinement in the front of the cart not enough pos. caster and possible toe in adjustment This has been reported on some lifted carts. Start with 4-5 deg. pos. caster that would be top of king pin toward the driver or ball joint and 1/16 - 1/8 toe in front of tires toed in this amount as opposed to the rear. Just a check but worth the time to check it as it can make it nasty to drive. GOOD LUCK
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05-25-2011, 08:35 AM | #8 |
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Re: Lifted Cart Swaying
Sorry but please supply the year of the cart so we know what were working with Thanks LOU
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05-25-2011, 08:39 AM | #9 |
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Re: Lifted Cart Swaying
Thanks for that info.
The cart is a 97 EZGO TXT 295cc. Not sure the brand of the lift as it was already on the cart when I purchased it. |
05-25-2011, 08:41 AM | #10 |
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Re: Lifted Cart Swaying
Chonch, the tires may say 4-ply right on them but the sidewalls often aren't - best to look up the tire by model, etc on the manufacturers site to be sure - a lot of the kits out there actually tout their tires as 2 or 4 ply and "omit" the fact that the sidewalls are single (multi-ply sidewalls are generally reserved for heavy-duty ATV use, racing, etc).
And yes, the toe-in can definitely affect front end stability at speed, I thought that was MY trouble before I gave up and got the better tires, actually - the toe will cause the cart to be "squirrelly" when you drive it fast, if that desription makes sense, a slow roll or sway is more indicative of weak sidewalls (hope that clarifies a bit) |
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