Ezgo Work Horse /Honda TRX250 drive train

[rocko]

If I don't put the springs on top and use the thru bolt ball joints and spacers that are supplied in the Jake's spring flip kit then I think it wouold work like it is , it doesn't hit the leaf right now while doing all the way on the steering , but that is with out radical bumps

[StoveBolt]

Did you try with a couple people on the cart?

[rocko]

I ran into a problem with the Jake's spindle , cost me a little money but a lot of time , the Jake's spindles' cotter ket hole is drill close to the end of the spindles' shaft , when I thread the castle nut all the way in till it contacted the outer bearing , the hole for the cotter key totally missed the nut and the nut would turn a couple of times before even hitting the key , it never had spindle washers on the cart to start with , and the oem spindles hole was a lot farther in from the end , went to about every Auto parts around and finally found the washers at a boat dealer , same nut , washer and cotter in a 1 inch spindle boat trailer set up that was sold only as a set , both sides cost $11 , got two nuts , 2 washers and 2 cotter keys , the washer put the key where it needed to be , could have been worst

[Pitbull Joe]

Glad to see you got it figured out. I'm pretty sure I didn't have that issue when doing the spindle lift on the last EZGO I had. It sucks when things like that happens.

[rocko]

a little tuff to see in pick , the OEM EZGO spindles' cotter hole is center in the 5th thread , the Jake's spindle is the second thread , the kit underneath the spindles is the same nut , the perfect thickness washer but you need to go up 2 diameter sizes on the cotter ----- the spacers to convert EZGO to Honda are being made 2 inches thick and I am going to have to grind a little out the id of the aluminum rims' center to let the bearing buddies slide thru , and the tires should be perfect in line with the body flares -------- in the rear I got 2 - 2 inch spacers , I had to have my buddy at his machine shop bore out a hole on the back side of the spacer as the 85 1/2 Honda TRX250A hubs have a lip on them , where the 86-up doesn't , it was an extra step but it really locks the spacer to the hub and will help to keep it from coming loose

[rocko]

leaves on top the axle , going to flip the springs next , then add blocks under the rear of the front leaves

[rocko]

had to cut one shock off as the stud was destroyed , any one know which shocks will replace oem with the axle flip , no sence in buy a nea shock and putiing shock extentions on them , if i am going to have to buy one and shock extentions it would be better to buy 2 shocks that fit

[StoveBolt]

You didn't use your hitch receiver? don't know about the shocks but wouldn't
use car shocks designed for a 3000 lb car, maybe something for an atv?

[rocko]

No I don't plan on using the hitch , I have another WorkHorse with a drop axle kit in it and had the hitch , tried to move a small trailer with it as it is really easy to steer a trailer with the hitch on the front and I bent the hell out of the hitch ------- on a good note I was able to order the hardware kit from the Jake's leveling kit for a Workhorse with the drop axle an it comes with two outer tie rod end (eyelets as they call them ) , 2 riser spacers , 2 thru bolts and nuts and the 6 bolts and nuts to squeeze the leaf spring retainer plates , it was $39 for that , I have to find some shocks that will work

[StoveBolt]

I never used the hitch (as a hitch) just thought it was a good platform for the springs and tied things together.